http://www.foxedu.co.nz Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:09:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi to all who attended the workshop at the Learning@ Schools Conference in Rotorua entitled Powerful Learning Journeys - Using Digital Story Telling Within an ePortfolio to Show the Learning Process. Much has been written about Digital Story Telling, usually with respect to stories telling one's family ... http://www.foxedu.co.nz/2010/02/powerful-learning-journeys/ Last week I attended part of the VITTA (Victorian Information Technology Teachers' Association) Conference held in Melbourne. I spoke in a workshop session entitled "EPortfolios, Celebrating Learning. This workshop closely followed the paper I wrote, in conjunction with Viv Hall and Sandy Britain, for the NZ Ministry of Education. I ... http://www.foxedu.co.nz/2009/11/vitta-annual-conference-and-expo/ Hi to all who attended the Principals' seminar in Hamilton on the 11th November. I hope you found what I had to present helpful as you consider the role ICT has to play in the lives of your 21st century students. I would suggest the major consideration, should you be ... http://www.foxedu.co.nz/2009/11/principals-seminar-hamilton-11-november/ Hi to all attending the seminar day on 11 November. I look forward to meeting up with you at the Hamilton Airport Motor Inn. During the morning session my focus will be on e-learning, with a particular emphasis on ePortfolios and how they can be used to better engage students in ... http://www.foxedu.co.nz/2009/11/principal-updates-module-4-11-november-2009/ Hi to all in Sweden who attended one of my recent seminars. I trust you found the material presented interesting, thought provoking, and practical. There are several papers in the downloads category of this site that may be of interest. These will provide further information and supplement the material I ... http://www.foxedu.co.nz/2009/10/recent-visit-to-sweden/ This paper looks at the place of electronic portfolios within the context of New Zealand schools, and discusses how an ePortfolio can be used to support student learning. Ian is the coauthor of this paper which was commissioned by the Ministry of Education in New Zealand to inform discussion and ... http://www.foxedu.co.nz/2009/07/celebrating-learning/ Welcome to teachers and principals who attended the Learning at Schools' Conference in Rotorua, New Zealand. You will find the paper on ePortfolios here. Hopefully you will find it useful. You will find an Appendix at the end of the paper giving a list of websites where further ... http://www.foxedu.co.nz/2009/02/learning-at-school-conference/ The Fox family would like to congratulate Ian for being awarded the Queen's Service Medal in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours list announced today. Ian receives the award for his services to education. ...Robyn, Howard, Sarah, Carly, Sophie & Elliott. http://www.foxedu.co.nz/2008/06/queens-service-medal/ This paper discusses the concept of an ePortfolio and how it is being used in one school to support student learning. It discusses ways in which the ePortfolio can guide students towards becoming independent, self directed, life long learners. The paper has a comprehensive Appendix providing links to sites where ... http://www.foxedu.co.nz/2008/02/eportfolios-a-personal-space-for-learning/ To avoid the 'project syndrome', where students aimlessly copy material from books or the web with little real learning taking place, a 'management plan' to scaffold the process, may be the answer. Ian Fox: Scaffolding Learning Through Management Plans http://www.foxedu.co.nz/2005/04/scaffolding-learning/