iPad in education workshop NYGH Singapore Nanyang Girls High School Singapore 2012

In tandem with Release The Geek I shall be conducting a series of three iPad workshops in Victoria this March. It will be a great chance for me to catch up with my counterparts in Melbourne and also Wodonga. I hope you can make it to one of the three workshops listed below.

The aim of each workshop is to demonstrate the practical application of the Apple iPad mobile device in an educational setting. An emphasis on hands-on activities and the sharing of relevant strategies will be the hallmarks of each workshop.

Many educators are of the mistaken belief that the iPad is a replacement for desktop or laptop based devices. This is not the case. The iPad fills a different niche within the teaching and learning environment and an appreciation of this knowledge will facilitate better iPad implementations.

Participants will be guided through the use of a range of applications considered essential for educators. Strategies that focus upon creativity, writing, image-processing, mind-mapping, virtual whiteboards, gaming, video processing, audio recording, online publishing, wireless networking and resource management will be explored by all present. Key topics and ideas presented during the workshop include:

  • Classroom implementation
  • The role of the iPad in the classroom
  • The right and wrong way to implement iPads within schools
  • Curriculum mapping and lesson preparation
  • Practical app selection and management
  • Wireless presentation using AirPlay

The iPad in Education Workshop is coming to Victoria courtesy of Release The Geek. Workshops will be conducted at the following vebues and schools during the month of March. Session dates and registration details are as follows:

Monday 18th March 2013: National Leadership Centre for Catholic Education Victoria

Tuesday 19th March 2013: National Leadership Centre for Catholic Education Victoria

Wednesday 20th March 2013: Wodonga Primary School, Professsional Development Centre

Times for each workshop: 9:00AM to 4:00PM

Cost: $300-00 (excluding GST)

Register online at Release The Geek: http://www.releasethegeek.com.au/exploring-the-ipad-in-teaching-and-learning

Each workshop is limited to 25 teachers and they are filling quickly so register fast! Download the flyer!

iPad Workshops in Victoria Register Here

At the end of the course, participants will be able to develop the skills and techniques required to:

  • Identify and review practical iPad applications for educators
  • Create and compose text documents
  • Create and write presentations
  • Create and write spreadsheets
  • Create and publish artwork
  • Work with handwriting recognistion software
  • Create, process and publish audio and video files
  • Process images and photographs
  • Work with pdf documents
  • Create, edit, share and publish mind-maps
  • Connect with other educators via social media
  • Manage and sync files using iTunes
  • Identify and review rich news and media applications useful for educators and their students
  • Identify and review dedicated educational applications
  • Plan, create and map a curriculum specific lesson plan or unit of work incorporating one or more iPad applications
  • Integrate strategies and iPad technologies effectively into a curriculum

I have evolved this workshop continuously since I first delivered it to a group of Singaporean educators in July 2010. Experience with implementations in both Singapore and Australia in that time have provided myself and this workshop with a rich bounty of information that should benefit all participants. Hope you can make it to one of the workshops! See you there. ^_^ [Do not forget I shall also be running a series of workshops at the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and the Institute of Adult Learning in Singapore this April!]

iPad in Education Workshop IAL Singapore Institute of Adult Learning Singapore 2012

iPad in Education Workshop NYGH Singapore Nanyang Girls High School Singapore 2012

iPad in Education Workshop NYGH Singapore Nanyang Girls High School Singapore 2012

iPad in Education Workshop NYGH Singapore Nanyang Girls High School Singapore 2012

iPad in Education Workshop IAL Singapore Institute of Adult Learning Singapore 2012

iPad in Education Workshop Nanyang Technological University Singapore Nanyang Technological University Singapore 2012