CORE Education offers 2 major National Educational Conferences that provide opportunity for national networking, debate and discussion that focuses on leadership, transformative educational development and effective professional pedagogy and practice.

• ULearn (held in week 2 of the October holidays)
• Learning@School (held in late February)

In addition, CORE also organizes a range of other events at a local and regional level, including:

• Regular breakfast sessions
• Workshops with national and international experts
• School visits and bus tours

CORE’s eLearning services include:

• eLearning policy development and strategic advice
• instructional design and eLearning development
• video conferencing
• ICT skills workshops
• ePortfolios

Building Capability in the Education Sector

early childhood - schools - tertiary

Developing learner-centred organisations - technology-rich learning environments

CORE's team of leading educators have specialist knowledge and skill in a range of areas including curriculum, eLearning, enterprise education, future schooling and online learning environments.  CORE-enable is a suite of services that draws on this expertise, and is designed to provide solutions tailored to your organisation's particular needs, enabling you to... 

	determine areas of need and priority
	make best use of time and resource
	pursue an evidence-based approach to a development programme
	find solutions
	effectively measure success of professional learning
	effectively measure success of your organisational development

CORE-enable has services to assist with the identification of needs in your school or organisation, and to provide solutions once those needs are identified.  Select from the services listed in the left hand menu to find out more of what is available.

CORE-enable programmes are provided in a variety of ways to suit your needs and circumstances...

• Face to face workshops or seminars • Mentoring and support via audio or video conferencing • Participation in online communities of practice

‘Enterprise’ is all about thinking outside the square and is one of the four future focus themes in the new curriculum document. Education for Enterprise (E4E) is a vehicle for implementing the new curriculum and is a refreshing approach to teaching and learning across all curriculum areas that prepares young New Zealanders to be ‘creative, energetic and enterprising’.  

CORE works with principals and staff to create an enterprising school culture characterised by:

•    Student-led learning
•    Learning in authentic, real-world contexts
•    Working in collaboration with your local community
•    21st century thinking and ways of working

Our services:

We can provide Education for Enterprise design for your school, as well as in-school support and facilitation for teachers and school leaders.

Tailored workshops for:
•    School leaders
•    Teachers
•    Students

Tailored seminars for:
•    Boards of Trustees
•    Parents
•    Business and community groups

For further enquiries about these services and costs please contact:

Anne-Marie Kite - annemarie.kite@core-ed.net
    OR
Gina Revill - gina.revill@core-ed.net

Enterprise For Education Websites

These links will provide you with further background information and examples of Enterprise Education in action.

Education for Enterprise - New Zealand

TKI Enterprise for education

A guide for the development of Education for Enterprise (E4E) in New Zealand Schools

www.outsidethesquare.org.nz
Enterprise Champions Network

Enterprise in Education - Scotland

www.determinedtosucceed.co.uk
The Enterprise in Education website in Scotland
Advice on learning and teaching approaches and case studies exemplifying enterprise practice

Enterprise Education – Australia

http://www.dest.gov.au/schools.enterprise/index.htm
Department of Education, Science and training

Enterprising and future focussed?

The first report from the Regional Education for Enterprise Clusters Evaluation Report prepared for Ministry of Education and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
www.nzcer.org/pdfs/16246.pdf
http://nzcer.org.nz/default.php?products_id=2147

Two different versions of the EPS tool have been created. The EPS-Lite version is free for you to try out in order to become familiar with the features of the tool and introduce you to the dimensions of hte EPS 'wheel' that forms the basis of the feedback you receive.

EPS2.0 is the fully featured version, and requires you to register and pay to use it. 

The table below provides an overview of the features of each version:

To access the EPS-Lite version click here

To register to use the EPS2.0 version click here

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Using the EPS2.0 online tool is just one part of the overall process you should consider in your whole school review and development process. 

The process outlined below provides an overview of what might be involved, and how CORE can assist.

	CORE staff are available to work with senior staff or whole staff prior to the implementation of the EPS2.0. The focus for these sessions is on (a) introducing the EPS2.0 tool, and (b) establishing a readiness for it to be used by staff. Schools should allow a half or full day for such sessions, depending on the size of the staff and what needs to be covered.
	The EPS2.0 online tool has been developed to be used independently by a school, from the online registration process through to the printing out of a customized school report. If preferred, CORE staff may also be employed to facilitate this process – for instance, at a whole school PD day where the survey might be completed by all the staff in a computer lab.

CORE provides an annual subscription-based programme of support for schools who have completed the EPS2.0 which includes: A regular e-newsletter containing updates and information about upcoming events Access to an online community of practice and a pool of online resources to support in-school PD programmes across the 18 EPS dimensions Audio and video conferencing support by arrangement Entitlement to repeat the EPS2.0 survey again at some stage during the 12 month subscription period.

Upon receipt of the EPS2.0 report, schools are in a position to determine priorities for development in the coming year(s). CORE staff are available to assist with facilitated follow-up meeting(s) leading to the development of an action plan based on the priorities identified by the school through the EPS2.0 process.

Schools may wish to involve CORE staff in an ongoing way to assist in the implementation of the action plan, and the achievement of the action plan goals. CORE staff are available to assist through a programme of ongoing facilitated support, through face to face meetings or via video conferencing, or a combination of these. Because each school’s needs will be different, the nature of this support will need to be negotiated on a case by case basis. In addition to the negotiated programme of ongoing facilitated support, CORE also offers a range of programmes under its CORE-enable banner that are designed to enable schools to achieve their long term goals and objectives.

To download a PDF version of this page click here

The slideshow embedded below  has been used in presentations and seminars with teachers to provide some background to the EPS2.0 online tool.

Getting started with EPS2.0 is easy. The links below will take you directly to the pages where you can begin, or you might choose to read through some of the additional information available through the side menu.

EPS-Lite - follow this link to the page where you can access the lite verison of the EPS tool for free.

EPS2.0 Registration - follow this link to the page where you can register your school to use the fully featured EPS2.0 tool with your whole staff. 

EPS2.0 Registration link for ICT PD cluster schools - follow this link to register your school if you are part of an ICT PD cluster in 2009.

EPS2.0 Survey - this is the link to follow after you have registered and have received the login instructions and school key to use to access the survey for your school.

EPS2.0 Administrators  - once registered, school administrators will receive access to this area where they can monitor the progress being made in completing surveys, and where they can access the final PDF report once it has been generated at the end of the set time.

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Maximise the potential of your school's online learning environment

CORE Education can help you maximise the potential of the learning management systems you already have in place as part of your online learning environment. Issues you might need to consider when establishing an OLE in your school include: How to get your different online systems talking to each other How to store and back-up your important files How to manage student, teacher and parent accounts  How to ensure online safety and security  How to design learning for an online environment

CORE’s OLEMax team of qualified ICT professionals can advise about the systems you may need and how best to deploy them to achieve the results you want, in: Infrastructure Design System Interoperability Database Integration Identity and Access Management

OLEmax in action

CORE’s OLEmax team is available to work with you in the following ways:

OLEhelp

CORE staff will assist on a case-by-case basis with short term or specific tasks. This option will suit schools wanting to find solutions for specific problems, or visits to explain options or scope immediate solutions.

•     Hourly/daily rate

OLEtotal

CORE staff are happy to provide a quote for projects involving the full cycle of OLE development and implementation. This option will suit schools who want a full installation or implementation completed, and will work with the OLEmax team to achieve this on as a project. The quoted project price will be for the agreed outcomes over an agreed period of time.

•     Quoted project price

OLEbackstop

CORE provides an annual support plan involving ongoing advice and support for those charged with responsibility for the OLE within a school. This option will suit schools that wish to be kept informed of current developments in the OLE field. This option inlcudes ongoing support for implemented solutions with a help-desk service that can be negotiated to suit particular contexts.

•     Annual contract fee

Contact:

For inquiries about any of the above please contact the OLEmax team

email: OLEmax@core-ed.net

Technical Support

CORE’s skilled software engineers are knowledgeable and experienced in a range of LMS and open source web systems. They have an international reputation for their work on standards and interoperability. The software engineers are available for site visits or online support, and can provide specific help with:

Installation Security Customisation Branding   Monitoring Interoperability Backups Web2.0 integration They can also advise on hosting and networking solutions, including.. Internal school networking configurations Server co-location solutions Virtualisation services Cloud computing options

Teaching & Learning Support

CORE’s teaching and learning support team consists of classroom practitioners experienced in professional learning and support. They are regular users of the online environment in their current work, and are experienced in the development and operation of online communities of practice. They are available to assist with:

• Establishing the purpose and intent of your OLE
• Designing the OLE to suit your context and needs
• Providing professional development for staff
• Assisting with creating and maintaining online communities of practice

Ongoing Support

CORE provides ongoing support for those in schools who are responsible for maintaining their school's OLE. This includes:

• Regular newsletters and updates
• An online community of practice
• Email and phone support as required

CORE makes effective use of video conferencing as a means of communication and as a mode of delivery for many of its services.

Videoconferencing is a greener alternative to travel by air or road – a factor that’s important to CORE in terms of how it regards its corporate social responsibility. By eliminating the need for our staff to make unnecessary travel by car or plane for short meetings, videoconferencing provides an alternative that provides savings for all involved and delivers immediate reductions in fossil fuel consumption.

In addition, video conferencing enables CORE staff to model effective eLearning practices, combining synchronous and asynchronous modes of provision through the use of an online learning environment.

What is an OLE?

An Online Learning Environment (OLE) is the collection of online applications and tools that teachers and students in your school use to engage in learning activities. Typically this might involve the use of one or a combination of a Learning Management System, blogs, wikis, video sharing software and the like.

An OLE can benefit learning programmes in your school by providing an online space:

• where teachers and students can engage in learning activities outside scheduled classroom time
• that can be accessed from home, library or internet cafe
• where digital content to support learning can be stored and organised for students to access
• that provides a safe and secure environment for learning activities to take place
• where students, teachers and parents can share in the learning activities independent of time and place
• where students can work collaboratively on projects
• where students can publish and share their work.

Many teachers are already using online applications to enhance their learning programmes, and many schools have installed Learning Management Systems as a centrepiece of their online learning environment - but many are struggling to find the most effective way to maximize the potential of this investment.

Further reading:

Some useful entries on OLEs from Derek's Blog

OLE-MLE relationship - PDF download