In recent years, learning platforms have taken a central position in Dutch education. A learning platform itself is not enough for optimizing education. Besides powerful technology, a vision for the future and professional development are inseparable elements of a successful implementation. In this presentation Tim Remmers (Director of Services at itslearning Netherlands) shares the knowledge that the Dutch team constructed over the past years on implementing a learning platform in secondary education. A service-oriented approach versus an oil slick effect, emphasis on didactics rather than on technology, early adopters versus the late majority, levers of change, critical success factors ... All these concepts fall neatly into place in this presentation.

1. Implementing Educational Technology in The Netherlands
Tim Remmers
January 19, 2012 (Norway)
itslearning company gathering 2012

2. Feel free to ask questions

3. The historie of itslearning Nederland B.V.
1997 : The Teletop initiative (University of Twente)
2003 : Teletop B.V.
2005 : Tien Plus
2006 : Teletop Training & Advies B.V.
2007 : TeleTOP e-learning
2010 : Dactique B.V.
2011 : itslearning Nederland B.V.

4. University
University of
Primary Secondary
Applied
Education Education
Sciences
Vocational
Education
Dutch Education System

5. “Can you …”
“Which …”
“How …”
“Help...”
Work area for itslearning Nederland

6. “What types of ICT resources can we use for education.
And what are the pedagogical possibilities and benefits?”
“Can you help us formulate a school vision for ICT?”
“Our pupils will have laptops. How should we
prepare our teachers for this situation?”
“We are in the process of building a new school …
help us with an educational plan for the
ICT infrastructure.”
“How do we support our teachers in sharing
their knowledge with each other?”
“The opinions of our schools differ. But
still we want one VLE for all schools.”
“We want to facilitate the personal
development of our teachers.”

7. Implementing a learning
platform in secondary ed
Knowledge from the Dutch services team

8. Learning Environment
Rationale
Source: J. van den Akker (Director SLO) - Curricular spider web

9. Educational implementation
Source: Radboud University Nijmegen - Implementation Guide

10. Phase characteristics
Pioneer Pilots / Projects Organization wide
motivated, voluntary vision vision
management: wait and see leadership leadership
unprofessional, solo actions project approach standard method
small scale collaboration collaboration
individual successes professional no discussion about tools
quick fixes / solutions responsibilities element primary process
technology driven educational driven job profiles
creating own content professionalization job differentiation
lack of support focus on support
poor facilities focus on facilities
oil slick effect
bottom up bottom up and top down

11. Educational implementation
Source: Radboud University Nijmegen - Implementation Guide

12. Critical success factors
Source: Kennisnet - Four in balance

13. Expertise

14. Educational implementation
Source: Radboud University Nijmegen - Implementation Guide

15. Levers for change
• Oil slick effect
• Service-oriented
• Obligatory use
• Learning networks
• Educational concept

16. Innovation adaptation curve
Source: Everett Rogers – Diffusion of Innovations (1962)

17. Same approach for all groups?

18. LMS/VLE vs. LP: requirements anno 2012

19. Think of a school anno 2012

20. Phase characteristics
Pioneer Pilots / Projects Organization wide
motivated, voluntary vision vision
management: wait and see leadership leadership
unprofessional, solo actions project approach standard method
small scale collaboration collaboration
individual successes professional no discussion about tools
quick fixes / solutions responsibilities element primary process
technology driven educational driven job profiles
creating own content professionalization job differentiation
lack of support focus on support
poor facilities focus on facilities
oil slick effect
bottom up bottom up and top down

21. Inspired?

22. Colophon
This presentation was provided on January 19, 2012 by Tim Remmers during the ‘itslearning company
gathering 2012’.
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