North West Education Technology Show 2006 at Reebok Stadium (Part I)
Written on November 23, 2006 – 5:21 pm | by Sahmeepee
Some notes from the first seminar I attended at the NWETS on Wednesday 15th November 2006
Seminar 1 - Harnessing Technology – A Strategy for Personalised Learning
By Norman Crawford (BECTA)
SUMMARY: A brief discussion of how personalised learning can be achieved through the correct use of technology, particularly by the use of virtual learning environments.
PROBLEMS:
• Only 1 in 6 schools using ICT effectively as of 2004 (source?)
• Often caused by the use of unsuitable technology
• Lack of 24/7 access hinders use
STRATEGY:
• Broadband infrastructure projects - largely completed
• Provision of content – don’t overlook
• “E-maturity” – skills and practices which make the most of the technology available – referenced Becta Matrix (self assessment for schools) & ICT Mark (Accreditation scheme)
DESIRABLE OUTCOMES:
• Closing achievement gaps
• More pupils following on to post 16
• Reducing levels of failure in adult life
(comparison drawn with Every Child Matters agenda)
“E-CONFIDENCE”:
• School is: managed effectively, innovative
• Learner is: self-directed, capable of choosing the correct tool for the job
“WEB 2.0”:
Some brief discussion of new trends in collaborative online communities which are popular with young people (myspace, piczo etc.)
LEARNING PLATFORMS:
Discussion of the terminology:
VLE – Virtual Learning Environment
MIS – Management Information System (e.g. SIMS)
MLE – Managed Learning Environment (i.e. VLE & MLE combined)
Discussion of the benefits:
• Collaboration between teachers
• 24/7 access
Discussion of potential issues:
• Transfer of data between schools (e.g. if pupil moves) may be problematic. Therefore systems should use open data standards. Borough/LA-wide systems may reduce the impact of this issue.
Additional benefits of LA-wide systems:
• Same login details across borough (parents/teachers etc.)
• Improved/easier collaboration between teachers at different schools
• Improved training provision
IMPLEMENTATION:
• Experience shows whole-school deployments best
• Planned strategically
• Teacher-lead
DEADLINES:
2008 – Personal learning space
2010 – Learning platform
LINKS/FILES/CONTACTS:
NW Ed Show Keynote Nov 2006.ppt
norman crawford can be emailed at becta org uk
2 Responses to “North West Education Technology Show 2006 at Reebok Stadium (Part I)”
thanks for that samheepee. I’ve been looking for more of the presentations (I spent most of the morning upstairs in the conference room) but despite emailing various people, I still haven’t had a reply. Where did you get your copy/.ppt from?
Hi beeswax,
I’ve emailed all three speakers I saw and hassled them for powerpoints like you. Maybe I’m just lucky. I have the presentations from the first 3 VLE seminars on Wednesday and I’ll be putting the other 2 up over the next couple of days.
The one from the UltraLab speaker (Kevin Thompson) is available on his website now, but it does have some issues on Windows PCs because he’s embedded quicktime image objects rather than plain old jpgs.
I’ve just had a look and their website seems to be having some sort of trauma so I’ll try to get the PPT up this afternoon after school.