Interview with Tomaz Lasic
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Duration: 21 minutes
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Tomaz’s – Human blog
Belmont City College
Summary
00:15 Tomaz outlines his role at Belmont City College – teacher, moodle admin, ict mentor
01:12 Tomaz explains how he has got staff to engage with moodle – using earlier adopters
01:52 Moodle part of a grander scheme to increase use of technology within the college
03:01 Tomaz used a pilot using feedback from his students to find a grounding
03:39 To use moodle really well you only need to understand 5%
04:12 Students didn’t help with the techical side. One of the most useful pieces of feedback from the students was to use moodle appropriately finding the right blend
06:00 Can’t assume students have the digital literacy – they have the breadth of technical skills but not the depth of knowledge
06:35 It’s the job of the teacher to turn the lifeless digital information into knowledge
06:57 Moodle was the spur and is allowing Tomaz to integrate more ‘web 2.0’
08:01 Types of moodle use. 4/5 teachers are using very well. Tomaz recognises it is a gradual process. He is keen that his colleagues are the one who explain the potential benefits of using tools like moodle
10:51 Tomaz finds students are very good at exploring how to use technology but are more naive when it comes to online security, digital footprint
12:55 Integrating these issues into teaching
14:46 The issues of a very well defined curriculum and personalisation
17:21 Expectation of students in what they want to study and learn – still a tough nut to crack
19:27 We don’t know the destination of where we are going with technology but we have a direction