The document discusses effective ICT in educational settings, emphasizing that technology should enhance learning rather than dominate it. It outlines 20 practical ideas for using ICT to engage learners, improve understanding, and empower students to manage their own learning. The focus is on implementing real-world applications of ICT while preparing students for future job markets that are continuously evolving.

1. Andrew Field
Head of ICT, Neale-Wade Community College

2. 1. What is effective ICT?
2. Explore 20 practical ideas
3. Conclusions

3. 1. What is effective ICT?
2. Explore 20 practical ideas
3. Ignore the technology

4.  ICT as a tool for learning – not
vice versa
 Should only be used where it will
enhance learning
 Informed choice not to use ICT
can be just as effective

5. Impact?
High capability?
Risk? Teaching?
Learning?
Directed?
Change?
Personalised?
Distributed?
Active?
Pace?
Enhancing?
Extending?
Empowering?
Pedagogy?
Deep?
Andragogy?

6. Making use of ICT to
 Engage and enthuse learners
 Raise achievement
 Enable better understanding
 Foster improved communication
 Have a positive impact on workload

7. Passive Activepupil engagement
learningDeepShallow
Exchange
Exchange OHPs
for data
projectors,
using
whiteboards as
projection
screens
Enrich
whiteboards
used
interactively
and with wider
range of
teaching
resources and
methodologies
Enhance
Deeper learning
though the use
of ICT based
learning and
teaching
resources
Extend
Significantly
alter the way
that learning
and teaching
takes place
using ICT
Empower
Pupils take
control of
learning
Use ICT to
research and
manage own
learning
Adapted from materials by

8. Opportunities beyond
the standard
classroom
The best activities
empower students to
take control
Adapt existing
techniques to
enhance learning
Realism – take
opportunities to
enhance learning

9. Multimedia backgrounds
Online student voice
Wireless input devices
Using ‘class’ e-mail
News broadcasts
Podcasting
Wikis

31. Effective use of a Virtual
Learning Environment –
Moodle. My choice
because it changes the
cost model.

32. My ICT website –
entirely free, packed
full of interactive
games and activities.

33. My History website –
even more materials –
see the forums too.

34. My commercial site –
anyone can generate
interactive starters &
plenaries. Also includes
free programs to download.

35. My teaching site with
tight focus on the
effective use of ICT via
tutorials, ideas and a
forum to find answers!
Plus the latest version of this
presentation 

36.  The top 10 in-demand jobs by 2010, didn’t
exist in 2004.
 Preparing students for jobs that don’t yet
exist, using technologies that haven’t been
invented.
 Don’t talk about opportunities and potential
– implement practical reality to add value.
 Ignore the technology, focus on the
learning.

37. andrew.field@effectiveict.co.uk