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Harnessing Technology Review 2009 Presentation to Becta Board, 17 December 09. Dr Vanessa Pittard Director, Strategy & Communications Becta. Real Change, but sector differences. Progress in use of technology to support learning teaching and management. More colleges Pioneering
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Harnessing Technology Review 2009Presentation to Becta Board, 17 December 09 Dr Vanessa Pittard Director, Strategy & Communications Becta
Progress in use of technology to support learning teaching and management • More colleges Pioneering • Little change in WBL • Progress in secondary • Little change in primary
Growth in use of learning platforms • Long-term progress in FE • Strong development in schools • Still used in a minority of primary schools
Online reporting to parents • 38% primary, 49% secondary have some kind of electronic communication • 21% primary, 43% secondary say this is a priority
Using management information in learning and teaching • 63% FE colleges report good links between MIS and learner systems • Increased from 47%
Narrowed gap between ICT user skills and use with learners in FE
Problem of transition: lower use of technology in core subjects in secondary
Teachers increasingly positive about impact of technology • 70% FE colleges confident technology has positive impact on learning • 59% WBL providers feel technology has improved the quality of learning
More teachers report time savings from technology use • 40% ACL practitioners save at least an hour a week in lesson preparation • 35% WBL practitioners save at least an hour a week through using online resources