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Mike O’Byrne National Coordinator, Scoilnet

Mike O’Byrne National Coordinator, Scoilnet. EdReNe, December 2007. NCTE – Brief Overview. NCTE established in 1998 as an agency of the Department of Education and Science to implement ICT in schools programme

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Mike O’Byrne National Coordinator, Scoilnet

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  1. Mike O’Byrne National Coordinator, Scoilnet EdReNe, December 2007

  2. NCTE – Brief Overview NCTE established in 1998 as an agency of the Department of Education and Science to implement ICT in schools programme The core objective of the NCTE is to promote and support the use of ICT in teaching and learning

  3. ICT Policy • 1998 - 2001: IT2000 - A Policy Framework for ICT in Schools • 2001 - 2003: Blueprint for the Future of ICT in Irish Education • 2007: €252 million investment announced • 2008: New strategy/Policy

  4. Technology Transforming Education Provision of online digital resources ICT Professional Development Technology development in schools/schools broadband network Advice/ support/services to all schools

  5. NCTE Initiatives • Technology Integration • ICT Professional Development • Digital Content • Scoilnet • Innovative projects • Special Educational Needs

  6. “Scoilnet (www.scoilnet.ie) will be developed as a portal of access to educational information and as a source of curriculum and training materials for teachers.” Blueprint for the Future of ICT in Irish Education Three Year Stragetic Plan 2001 - 2003

  7. Scoilnet focused on the delivery of content to teachers and students. Irish teachers want to find content that is linked to the curriculum “Resource Finder” has links to content that is found, reviewed and categorised by Irish teachers. Added value with Quizzes, Themepages and Crosswords

  8. When do users visit Scoilnet? Visits to the resource finder of over 30,000 per week. 50%-60% of resources are accessed.

  9. What are the top search terms in January?

  10. Sharing Content - MELT Partner Learning Object Metadata

  11. Scoilnet: MELT Metadata Setup a central Metadata repository adhering to international standards (IEEE/LOM) Populate repository with Metadata relevant to Irish education system Interface with EUN and other Federated Searches Work with the NCCA and with other key partners to develop an agreed metadata schema and content identification for an Irish context

  12. Digital Content Sharing -ImageBank • Online photo library • Focuses on providing photos of Irish places and spaces but other subjects are also included, such as animals, sport and flowers. • Creative Commons licensing is used — this allows you share your photos and specify how others may use them. www.scoilnet.ie/imagebank

  13. Digital Content Archives • Irish Times Digital Archive from 1859 – 2007 • - www.askaboutireland.ie • Very rich resources for many subject areas but in • particular English and History • fully searchable archive - free primary and post- • primary schools on the schools broadband network • access via the Ask About Ireland website

  14. Digital Content Creation Production of digital resources for key areas of the curriculum in collaboration with relevant partners IMMERSE partnership with National Broadcaster (RTE) and NCTE to create content for primary Visual Arts, Science and post-primary Science I Am An Artist DVD Ways of Knowing DVD Sci-Spy DVD

  15. Scoilnet: Procurement Digital Reference Content • Establishment of a list of Suppliers/Publishers of Digital Reference Content and Associated Services to enter an agreement with the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE). • Under the Agreement contracts will be awarded for the provision of digital reference content to primary and post-primary schools. • Categories of digital reference content will include • Encyclopedias, • Dictionaries, • Thesauri, • Atlases, • Media sources and • other materials • This material will be of educational value and will allow learners and teachers to support their curricular resources. The format of this digital reference content can be text, graphical, audio and video.

  16. Framework Supplier(s) DES/NCTE Content Providers Scoilnet: Digital Reference Content

  17. Thank You. Scoilnet National Centre for Technology in Education DCU Dublin 9 01 7008200 info@ncte.ie www.scoilnet.ie

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