I intend using the LearnCoach online programs to accelerate student achievement for Tamaki College students undertaking courses in Digital Technologies NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3.

During JumpStart 2019, I managed to trial some of the online LearnCoach tutorials with my NCEA Level 1 class. I developed a Workspace so that the students could capture the work that they had been completing on the LearnCoach site. The purpose of the Workspace was so that students could submit individual tasks relating to various sections of the module, and I could provide the students with formative feedback as well as track student progress. The Workspace was also designed to give the students who essentially were transitioning out of Year 10 and into the senior school, insight into the evidence that they have to provide, to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding when undertaking NCEA standards.

The students found the work to be extremely engaging. The students were already familiar with using Workspaces in my class for completing and submitting work, as well as tracking their achievement. Accessing learning activities through the LearnCoach site, was a new experience for the learners. They enjoyed being able to undertake learning activities that involved a mix of audio/visual video modules, developing codes to perform tasks, and testing their codes which they recorded using PhotoBooth on the Mac machines.

Here is an example of a slide deck that one of the students submitted into the Workspace:



Based on the impact of trialing the LearnCoach resources during the JumpStart 2019 program with my NCEA Level 1 class, I am keen to utilise the LearnCoach modules for all of my NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3 students in 2020.