E-Learning

Main points and thoughts from the reading E-Learning by Holmes, B. & Gardner, J. (2006)

"Online access to learning resources, anywhere and anytime" Holmes and Gardner (2006)

* Teachers now have the opportunity to surf the Internet to find teaching ideas, lesson plans, interactive whiteboard files, power points and join in discussion forums with other professionals anytime and anywhere. I find this keeps your teaching fresh, new and exciting for your students.

When I first arrived in London it took me a term to come to grips with teaching without all my much loved resources! But very quickly it became evident that usually I was better off to source new resources online anyway.

"No one is excluded from learning due to geographical, physical or social circumstances "

* E-Learning provides an exciting opportunity to learn no matter what your circumstances are. A perfect example is how we as teachers are able to study online as well as teach full time.

* E--Learning seems to me to provide an excellent way for the teacher to ensure they are a facilitator of learning. It allows teachers to guide students in the direction to make their own discoveries and form their own opinions through the support of E-Learning technologies.

How do I use E-learning technologies in my classroom?

Emailing, Internet - interactive reading and maths games, Smart board, Microsoft, Power points, Digital cameras etc