LAMS in Schools Showcase 2009
Welcome to the inaugural LAMS in Schools Showcase webpage. The Showcase will be held at the ICT Innovations Centre, Macquarie Optional LAMS training workshops have also been scheduled for the day following the Showcase (18th June, 2009). The LAMS in Schools Showcase is being held at the request of teachers, school administrators and university lecturers who have expressed an interest in seeing how LAMS is being used in classrooms throughout the country. The emphasis for the day will be on practical LAMS demonstrations. These will be informal sessions that provide all those attending an opportunity to discuss the work being shown.
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Why Schools are using LAMS: Collaborative sequences can be adapted and shared Intuitive tools and user interface Easily sequence collaborative learning activities online Web-based Live monitoring of students What they are saying about LAMS use in schools? “Assisting students to select information from the web and use it effectively, is an area that poses difficulties for teachers. LAMS allows the teacher to superimpose step by step instructions on selected web pages so that the students' learning can be more closely guided. There is also a monitoring system that enables teachers to look at individual student responses to any task and indicates exactly what each student has completed.” Teacher/Librarian, NSW “While other learning management systems provide tools for communication, and for the uploading and delivery of content, they do not provide tools which help to sequence and run activities.” Secondary English Teacher, Vic “A strong feature of the LAMS design is the way it enables collaboration between students. The activity sequences that are constructed require each student to participate.” Senior university academic, NSW “One of the most commonly mentioned benefits of LAMS is the ease in which teachers are able to develop re-usable online lessons in a fraction of the time taken in other Content Management Systems. The drag and drop authoring environment is an excellent tool to complement face to face teaching and learning and as an added bonus is an “Open Source” application.” Secondary School Administrator, Qld
For venue and presentation information click here ** Cost of the day will be $40+GST per person to cover catering ** ** Cost of LAMS Workshops will be $140+GST per person ** |
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