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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program Presentation to the Moodle MOOT Monash University 6 th July 2015 Malcolm Beasley

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Wonthaggi SC and Bass Coast 864 KM 2 50 Townships. 1230 students. Wonthaggi SC= 2 campuses. Dudley campus Years 7 9. McBride campus Years 10 12, 580 students.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Demographics 31,623 estimated population. Lowest quartile income largest group. Tourism, accommodation, retail, food services, Health and Human services. Construction largest employer. Cheaper rents, average $235 a week (Melbourne: $370). 26% of all housing tenure are renters.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Disengaged Youth Not employed nor in Education http://profile.id.com.au/bass-coast/

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Risks in not intervening. Early school leavers are at much greater risk for remaining unemployed in the longer term, earning considerably lower wages when they are employed, and are likely to struggle to accumulate wealth over their lifespan (Deloitte Access Economics, 2012). Ultimately, these outcomes can result in higher costs to society in the form of health, welfare and criminal justice burdens (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training [Cedefop], 2010).

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Youth mental health challenges 7 people a day in Australia will die by suicide. 75% of all psychological problems start under the age of 25. 50% of all psychological problems start under the age of 15. More people die by their own hand than are killed in road accidents or by skin cancer. (Michael Carr-Gregg [National Youth Mental Health Conference] - 2015).

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Youth mental health challenges Suicide is the leading cause of death for young people aged 15 to 24 (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], 2009). Isolation. Anxiety, panic, social disorders. Going to school physically untenable. Disconnect from service provision. Disengagement from community.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Why Digital Outreach? Pilot in 2 nd Semester 2014. 6000 kilometres travelled in that semester 2015, 20 students so far. Outcomes. Telematics Trust grant Coordinator and Mentor. Transition and pathway outcomes. Moodle as core support system Blended Learning.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Why Moodle? Scalable. Easy. Accessible.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 A bit of history 2009 - 2014 Back in teaching from industry 2009. Previous Moodle experience. Used my laptop as server. Only one using Moodle at WSC until 2013. Ultranet debacle - Grass roots use. More staff onboard.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Blended Learning definition of blended learning is that it involves some element of student control of time, place, path, and/or pace. (Roadmap for Reform, (2011)]. lead to higher-level and higher order thinking skills [Pregot, (2013)]. Moodle as armature/scaffold touch base and consistent non-threatening engagement.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Blended Mentor based Outreach learning Some Hattie effects as a guide. (The higher the number the greater the effect) Self report (1.44) [the largest effect size]; Feedback(.73); Home environment (.57) ; How can we affect? Early intervention (.47); Reducing Anxiety(.4). [Hattie, Visible Learning (2009)]

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Low effect pitfalls Hattie low effects. home visiting (0.29); web-based learning (0.18); home-school programs (0.16); distance education (0.09). [Hattie, Visible Learning (2009)] Outreach is about engagement, pathways and partnerships. Regular and meaningful relationships counteract the low effects in our experience.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Content Design Guide Matched to the Curriculum/Relevant/Outcomes based. Inclusive/Real World Application. Engage the Learner/Allow exploration. Innovative/Careful not to overload. Effective/Positive Reinforcement. Formative Assessment/Feedback, feedback, feedback. Summative Assessment/Clearly identified rubrics. Coherence, Consistency & Transparency/Dont distract. Ease of Use/Fun, gamification. Cost-Effective/Energy effective. [Anderson and McCormick (2005) and various other sources].

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Content Comprehensive Case notes week by week. Regular instruction: Use a range of activity types; Many small achievable activities. Distance Education Centre Victoria (DECV): English and some others Year 10 and VCE only; Other VCAL options in the region; Client base unlikely to work. Specific WSC online study: I&E Careers, Motivation, Employment; VET Digital Media, Psychology Unit 2.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Must haves Medical referral. Home visits weekly; Dialogue and consistent case notes. Pathways. Progress indicator. Communication and MOU with DECV. Regular and consistent engagement with Moodle.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Lessons Learnt You cannot help everyone! Relationships key: Blended instruction; Must be visited regularly; Trust mentoring instead of instruction at times. Insist on parent physically present and space identified where study occurs. Became IT support person thats OK.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Where to now Team approach for mental health. More WSC courses accessible: Working with individual staff to get their VCE courses in Moodle and accessible; Subsidised by Telematics trust grant; Finalising blended learning design guide for staff; Training staff regularly; Demand equals supply.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Spin offs. More courses in various stages of development. A community approach to our disenfranchised and disengaged. Establishing staff and administration support for blended learning. Happier kids. Grateful families.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Some thoughts on pedagogy 21 st Century Skills: Collaboration; Knowledge Construction; Self Regulation; Skilled Communication; Real world Problem solving and Communication; Use of ICT for Learning.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Reports of relevance 21C Innovative Teaching and Learning Microsoft (2011): http://www.itlresearch.com/itl-leap21/; http://www.itlresearch.com/itl-leap21/ Learning Activity Rubric. New Media Consortium Horizon Report 2014: http://www.nmc.org/. Open University UK Innovative Pedagogies report 2014: http://www.open.ac.uk/.

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Beasleys Mindmap

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Wonthaggi Secondary College Digital Outreach Program 2015 Thanks Moodle Questions?