Learning Platforms and New Technologies Tim Eaglestone- ICT Adviser Special School Leadership Conference 12 October 2006

Overview of the current digital environment Current trends in technology Government policy

Current trends in technology

Government policy

Technological trends Mobile Technology and the ambient web Web 2.0 and social networking MySpace Bebo

Mobile Technology and the ambient web

Web 2.0 and social networking

Mobile Technology and the ambient web Trends Power increasing Costs lowering Formats, systems and media standardising

Trends

Power increasing

Costs lowering

Formats, systems and media standardising

Mobile Technology and the ambient web Devices are communicating Faster data access (3G, WiMAX, Wi-Fi…) Internet accessible from gadgets GPS, gadgets know where they are Id protocols, gadgets know who they are

Devices are communicating

Faster data access (3G, WiMAX, Wi-Fi…)

Internet accessible from gadgets

GPS, gadgets know where they are

Id protocols, gadgets know who they are

Mobile Technology and the ambient web So what ? Greater access to learning material and media Greater difference real-world technology and schools’ technology Changed expectations surrounding access to information

So what ?

Greater access to learning material and media

Greater difference real-world technology and schools’ technology

Changed expectations surrounding access to information

Web 2.0 Blogs: participation, not publishing Flickr & del.icio.us: tagging not taxonomy Ranking: eBay, Amazon Reviews BitTorrent: decentralisation Wikipedia: trust

Blogs: participation, not publishing

Flickr & del.icio.us: tagging not taxonomy

Ranking: eBay, Amazon Reviews

BitTorrent: decentralisation

Wikipedia: trust

DfES e-learning strategy for education and skills (2005) The aims for a 21 st century system… will need the contributions ICT and e-learning can make, to… Personalisation and choice Flexibility and independence Opening up services Staff development Collaborative partnerships Personalise teaching and learning Include the hard to reach groups Open up a more flexible system Improve productivity and effectiveness all under-pinned by the priority actions for a system-wide e-learning strategy An integrated online information service for all citizens Integrated online learning and personal support for children and learners A collaborative approach to personalised learning activities A good quality ICT training and support package for practitioners A leadership and development package for organisational capability in ICT A common digital infrastructure to support transformation and reform

Personalise teaching and learning

Include the hard to reach groups

Open up a more flexible system

Improve productivity and effectiveness

DfES e-learning strategy - An institutional version… An integrated online information service for all citizens Integrated online learning and personal support for children and learners A collaborative approach to personalised learning activities A good quality ICT training and support package for practitioners A leadership and development package for organisational capability in ICT A common digital infrastructure to support transformation and reform Responsibility with school admin? Responsibility with ICT support? Responsibility with Heads of Department/Subject Coords? Responsibility with Head of staff development? Responsibility with Head Responsibility with head of ICT/infrastructure services? An integrated online information service for all learners and parents Integrated and portable online learning and personal support for learners A collaborative approach to personalised learning activities A good quality ICT training and support package for all staff A leadership and development package for organisational capability in ICT A common digital infrastructure to support transformation and reform

Responsibility with school admin?

Responsibility with ICT support?

Responsibility with Heads of Department/Subject Coords?

Responsibility with Head of staff development?

Responsibility with Head

Responsibility with head of ICT/infrastructure services?

What’s coming over the horizon? Learning Platforms Engaging with whole-school capability Greater collaboration

Learning Platforms

Engaging with whole-school capability

Greater collaboration

Learning Platforms All Pupils to have a personal learning space by Spring 2008 (DfES e-strategy) 30 November- LP Road show LP also means data integrity

All Pupils to have a personal learning space by Spring 2008 (DfES e-strategy)

30 November- LP Road show

LP also means data integrity

Engaging with whole-school capability Leadership and management of ICT Managing the Network Manager Total cost of ownership The Learning Platform as a technological architecture for schools

Leadership and management of ICT

Managing the Network Manager

Total cost of ownership

The Learning Platform as a technological architecture for schools

Realising this through greater collaboration Engaging schools, CSA, County Council and other authorities Economies of scale and aggregation MANAGED SERVICES!

Engaging schools, CSA, County Council and other authorities

Economies of scale and aggregation

MANAGED SERVICES!

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