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{{OER4S
[[Image:UNESCO_MLW2014.jpg]]
|title=Mobile Learning Week 2014
|session=9}}


= Mobile Learning Week 2014 =
= Mobile Learning Week 2014 =


= Workshop =
We are proud to participate in MLW 2014!
http://en.unesco.org/events/mobile-learning-week-2014
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/themes/icts/m4ed/unesco-mobile-learning-week-2014/


* Workshop (Monday morning, ROOM 8,  09:30–13:00, see third item below)
* Tuesday evening: We are going out for an OER4Schools evening get together - please contact us if you would like to attend!
* Presentation (Wednesday morning Track 5, 10:15-11:40, see second item below)
* Senior policy makers' forum / research forum (Thursday/Friday - invitation only.)


= Presentation =
= Presentation: WEDNESDAY, 19 FEBRUARY, 2014, Track 5, 10:15-11:40  =
[[Image:MLW2014_prezi.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Our presentation takes place WEDNESDAY, 19 FEBRUARY, 2014, Track 5, 10:15-11:40:
'''Lessons learned from trialling an open multimedia professional development programme to support interactive teaching using mobile technology in sub- Saharan Africa'''
([http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/ED/pdf/MLW2014-Symposium_Programme-v3.pdf Full symposium programme.])


Prezi
The prezi for the presentation is available here:
* http://tinyurl.com/MLWOER4S
* http://prezi.com/w23xdnrpd8vl


pubs
And publications are available here:
* http://tinyurl.com/OER4schools
* http://tinyurl.com/OER4schools
* http://tinyurl.com/ICTPUBS
* http://tinyurl.com/ICTPUBS
= Workshop, ROOM 8,  09:30–13:00: OER4schools - Developing innovative mathematics and science teaching in sub-Saharan Africa  =
The workshop takes place Monday morning. The rest of this page contains the materials for the workshop. (ROOM 8,  09:30–13:00, break; 11:00–11:30.)
([http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/ED/pdf/MLW2014-Workshops_Programme-v3.pdf Full workshop programme.]) Please bring laptop, tablet, etc. We will access the OER4Schools resource online, or using our OER4Schools memory sticks with the offline resource.
{{OER4S
|title=Mobile Learning Week 2014
|session=8.4
}}{{OER4SchoolsWSInfo
|description=This is a trial session for our OER4Schools programme. We are doing a few activities together (such as cumulative talk, questioning, project-based learning), that are drawn from our programme.
|intention=The learning intention is for participants to get a good practical overview of the OER4Schools programme, and to evaluate whether the programme could be useful for their sessions.
|success criteria=Success criteria are:
* Participants are able to select one or more activities and sessions that are useful for them.
* Participants are able to evaluate how the programme fits into their own education planning.
|ict=Participants have been asked to bring laptops and tablets where available, so that they are able to browse the resource during the session.
|resources=Overhead projector, paper, pens.
}}[[Category:Dialogue]][[Category:Questioning]]
Note that to keep heading numbers simple, we are going to continue with top level headings, rather than creating sub-sections of section 3.
= Welcome to the workshop =
Let's go round and hear from each other. What is our background, and what are we interested in? What do we want to get out of this workshop? Let's appoint two scribes, and take notes. Let's share contact details.
=  Introducing cumulative talk - creating a story together =
{{ednote|text=
Cumulative talk is talk in which all participants agree and add to the previous talk (or sentence).
}}
{{activity|cumulative talk|: Creating a story together|10}} All the participants get up to rearrange the seating. Arrange the group in a {{activitytag|horseshoe seating arrangement}} if there is room. If not choose another arrangement allowing participants to see each other. Facilitator starts a story by saying one sentence. All participants then contribute to the story by adding sentences.
A good story would:
* be contextually appropriate: for example, use common names of characters and a setting familiar to participants.
* have a theme relevant for participants such as education (girl-child receiving schooling later supports family), importance of forests and wild-life (saving a snake later becomes useful for invention of new medicine), treatment of diseases (steps taken by a family to treat an ill person) etc.,
* be short and have few characters, and
* have a problem which is collectively resolved in the end.
For instance, you could create a story about welcoming a new child to the school, perhaps a child with an impairment or some kind. Tthe facilitator starts by saying: "The other day, I heard my neighbours talking about whether their child should be starting school, because their child has difficulty walking, and they were not sure whether children like that should go to school." {{indinc|A1.1|Everyone is welcomed.}}
{{ednote|text=
Facilitator can introduce the notion of Talk Rules during this activity if needed. Some examples are: “everybody listens when one person talks” because they have to add to that sentence, “respect others’ ideas” by adding to rather than changing their idea, “make sure everyone in the group understands”, “try to reach consensus in the end” – participants don’t need to actually come to agreement but the process of trying gets people to listen to each other. You may want to ask participants to generate their own examples of Talk Rules.
}}
The activity we just did is example of “cumulative talk” where participants build on what the previous person has said (“cumulative talk” is one example of whole class dialogue).
= Creating a supportive environments for learning =
=== Introduction to the lesson (for context) ===
{{activity|otr|Video on classification of vertebrates.|10}}
In the ongoing OER4Schools sessions, the teachers would already be familiar with Eness' lesson. However, here, just to introduce Eness' lesson itself, let's watch these two videos:
{{: Video/Eness vertebrates 4.mp4 }}
{{: Video/Eness vertebrates 5.mp4 }}
===  Whole class discussion: Creating a supportive environment ===
{{activity|otr| Video on classification of vertebrates.|10}} Video clips Eness vertebrates 10 ("Is a boy a mammal?") and 11 ("Is a whale a fish or a mammal?"); lively class discussion about classifying these animals, deliberately chosen to create controversy and to challenge the pupils'''
{{: Video/19 Eness 3 vertebrates 10.mp4 }}
{{: Video/19 Eness 3 vertebrates 11.mp4 }}
{{activity|wcd| on the learning environment and classroom management.|10}}
* Was there a supportive environment for pupil participation and dialogue in this lesson?{{lfl|2}} If so, how did the teacher achieve this?
* How did she help students to work out whether the boy and the whale were mammals? Did this discussion move their thinking forward?{{lfl|1}}
* What did you think about teacher control and pupil learning in these video clips?  How would a horseshoe seating arrangement have impacted on this?
* How would you manage something similar in your classroom? How would you encourage pupil talk without losing too much control?
{{ednote|text=
Did participants notice the “wait time” after asking a question before teacher made a further contribution or question? Increasing wait time a little increases thinking time and in turn leads to an improvement in the quality of students' responses.
}}
=== Reflection on what we have learned ===
{{activity|wcd|: Reflectiong on what you have learnt.|10}} Reflection on what you have learned from this session about
* Body language for encouraging dialogue
* Cumulative talk
* Encouraging most pupils to talk
* Withholding feedback sometimes to motivate pupils without fear of “wrong” answers: not evaluating pupil responses, just accepting them
* Forming rules for dialogue
* Managing the tension between control and learners’ freedom to contribute
=== Cumulative talk in the classroom ===
{{activity|stgw| in pairs: Planning cumulative talk in the classroom|10}} Now pair up, and come up with ideas for cumulative talk in the classroom.
* Consider that when this activity is done in the classroom with pupils, themes should be chosen from the curriculum.
* Also consider that the seating arrangement can be modified according to teachers’ classrooms such that pupils see each other. Pupils can leave their tables and just move their chairs (or sit outside if the grounds are suitable).
As you are planning this activity, ask youself the following questions:
* Do your students find it easy to talk?
* How can you encourage students to talk?
* Are some students likely to laugh at other students contributions? How can you create safe environments that enable students to take risks?{{lfl|2.4}}
You can use the [[OER4Schools/activity_template|activity template]] if you like.
= Introduction to questioning =
Questioning, offering opportunities for classroom talk, and listening to learner responses are an essential part of interactive teaching. They help teachers to determine
* what learners understand,
* what they misunderstand, and
* what they are actually learning.
=== Reflecting on current questioning practice ===
[[Image:Question marks.jpg|thumb|200px]]
{{ednote|text=
The idea behind this activity is to make the need for this session explicit.
You will need mini-blackboards and something for display (blackboard/flipchart).
Choose some topics that participants are teaching this week (from the curriculum), and display the topics (on blackboard or flipchart). Some examples are:
* the importance of water{{indinc|C1.2}},
* living together{{indinc|C1.13}},
* transport{{indinc|C1.5}},
* types of fertilizers (organic and inorganic) and their advantages or disadvantages{{indinc|C1.1}}, e.g.
* uses of different parts of a plant{{indinc|C1.8}}, and
* health{{indinc|C1.6}}.
}}
{{activity|stgw| in pairs: Coming up with some questions.|5}} Choose a topic from the board. Write a list of up to five questions on mini-blackboards or paper that you normally ask/would ask the pupils in class?
{{ednote|text=
Allow only about 3-5 minutes for this activity so that spontaneous questions are recorded.
After 3-5 minutes, explain what open and closed questions are (see background reading below) and ask the whole group for a couple of example questions of each type for illustration.  Write these examples (no more than two of each question type) on the blackboard or flipchart for reference during the game, or ask a volunteer participant to do so. When you are sure that participants have got the idea of the differences between the question types proceed with the game.
During the game, ensure that participants do not feel less motivated if their questions are more closed or surface type. To ensure this:
* Refrain from judging questions. Record/discuss questions factually without expressing any emotion.
* Mention that all types of questions have value and can be used for different purposes. Closed and surface questions are also important to some extent.
* Maintain positive body language by listening attentively.
Before the session, prepare the workshop room by marking OPEN on one side of the room and CLOSED on the other side. To keep it simple, draw a line on the floor with chalk and write OPEN and CLOSED!
To start the game, ask participants to look at the first question (on their respective lists), work out whether it is open or closed and move to the corresponding side of the room.  When participants have categorised their first question, take a few examples from each side of the room for clarification that they have been correctly categorised. Participants move on to the second question on their list and categorise it in the same way. 
Continue to play the game for five minutes, clarifying that questions have been correctly categorised after each new move, taking examples from different participants each time.
}}
{{activity|otr| Facilitator talk on open and close questions.|5}}
{{activity|Game| on open and closed questions.|5}} The facilitator will ask you to categorise the questions on your list, one at a time, as open or closed and to move to the corresponding side of the room.  Work through your questions one at a time and categorise them as closed or open when asked to do so. For each question, move to the side of the room marked OPEN if that question is open or to the side marked CLOSED if that question is closed.  Be prepared to explain your rationale to the rest of the group.
{{ednote|text=
Make this activity interesting by asking participants to run to the appropriate side of the room (OPEN or CLOSED) at the sound of a clap and ask the participant who gets there first to clap when it is time to move again after considering the second question, and so on.
}}
{{activity|wcd|: Reflecting on current practice.|5}} Where do you stand? Is your current practice of generating questions more open or more closed?
=== Reading about open and closed questions ===
{{activity|otr|: Reading about open and closed questions.|5}}
{{background|text=
'''Closed versus Open questions:'''
* Closed questions are factual and focus on a correct response. ''Some examples are: Name the different parts of a plant? What are the five nutrients that must be present in a balanced diet? How many sides does a triangle have? What is the formula for calculating the perimeter of a square? How many planets are there in the solar system? Name two sources of renewable energy.''
* Open questions have many answers. ''Some examples are: What could be the consequences of water contamination? How does a balanced diet help us? How could we use flowers of plants? Suggest ways to prevent the spread of malaria in your community?''
'''Surface versus Deep questions:'''
* Surface questions elicit one idea or some ideas. ''For example, What is the difference between organic and inorganic fertilizers? What is the use of carbohydrates in a balanced diet? Which part of the sugar cane plant is used for eating? Which features of a cactus plant are useful for its survival in desert regions?''
* Deep questions elicit relations between ideas and extended ideas. ''For example, What would happen if only inorganic fertilizers are used for growing plants? What connections do you see between the climate of a region and its vegetation? Why is the water in the nearby pond not safe for drinking?''
‘What if’ and ‘Why’... questions can help you delve deeper into pupils’ thinking.
}}
=== Handouts ===
{{oinc|OER4Schools/Questions you can ask}}
{{oinc|OER4Schools/Open and closed questions}}
= Browsing the OER4Schools resource =
{{activity|stgw|Browsing the OER4Schools resource.|30}} Now browse to http://www.oer4schools.org and identify a topic that is useful or of interest to you. If you have brought a laptop (or another device to which you can connect a USB stick), you should also browse the offline version provided. The offline version has all content from the http://oer.educ.cam.ac.uk, including all videos. There is a lot of content, but for now focus on the OER4Schools resource. As you are browsing make a note of what you find, and consider:
* PMI: What do you think is a plus, what is a minus, what do you find interesting? Why?
* How would you be able to use this resource for your own purposes?
Please appoint two scribes, and make notes. (Write on your piece of paper which group you are.) Also use the activity template to record how you might use the resource following the workshop.
=  Making a plan for the use of the resource =
{{activity|wcd|What did you find?|30}} We now discuss what you found. You should now have a good overview of the OER4Schools resource. The OER4Schools programme is a complete programme, but you could also use parts of it. Is there overlap with your own activities? How might you be able to use OER4Schools? Or perhaps there is something that you can contribute?
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= More browsing: OER4Schools, ASKAIDS, ORBIT, ... =
{{activity|stgw|Browsing the OER4Schools resource.|30}} Now browse the wiki again (http://oer.educ.cam.ac.uk), either exploring further parts of the OER4Schools resource, or exploring the ASKAIDS resource, or the ORBIT projects. Is there anything that takes your interest? As above, as you are browsing make a note of what you find, and consider:
* PMI: What do you think is a plus, what is a minus, what do you find interesting? Why?
* How would you be able to use this resource for your own purposes?
{{activity|wcd|What did you find?|30}} We now discuss what you found.
-->
= Follow-up activities =
{{activity|afua|30}} What activities are we envisaging following up from this workshop? When are we doing them? How do we feed back? Let's agree a few activities that we might be able to do.
{{fup|1}} Activity 1.
{{fup|2}} Activity 2.
{{setting of follow up}}
== Activity summary ==
{{activity summary}}
{{OER4S_NextSession}}
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