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trends in mature education markets. Lord Jim Knight Brussels, 8/5/12. Global shift in economic power. MORE FOR LESS.
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trends in mature education markets Lord Jim Knight Brussels, 8/5/12
Global shift in economic power MORE FOR LESS
"If we want to win the global competition for new jobs and industries, we've got to win the global competition to educate our people. We've got to have the best trained, best skilled workforce in the world." President Obama, Feb 2011
Better teachers Increased accountability More school Autonomy More Parental Choice Improved Leadership School system improvement School system improvement School system improvement international consensus on school reform Demand-side reform Supply-side reform
Empathy Bog standard Hero Head Supply side reform Education by DESIGN Systemic
Education Technology
Consumer Technology
New ways of working with BYOB • Peer to peer - mentoring, resources, inspection • Personalisation • Pupils as teachers • New forms of assessment
Engaging pedagogy • More social learning - better use of teachers' time - "flip schooling" • Collaboration, communication, teamwork, enterprise, enquiry • Local skills with employers & parents • Real time assessment for learning with more personalisation & on-line 1-2-1 tutoring
Pragmatic Early Majority Pragmatic Late Majority Early Adopters Traditionalists Innovators Technology Adoption
Technology Customer: Device Take Up: Pedagogic change: Jurisdiction School Parent Teacher Classroom Pupil Didactic Research based Signs of Maturity
ICT used effectively in classrooms for learning Good ICT learning opportunities Increased attainment in ICT ICT deployed appropriately Quality of ICT resources Improved outcomes Quality of teaching Teachers ICT skills Improved learning School leadership Leadership of ICT ICT resources Digital school implementation School factors
teaching learning differentiated personalised school based distributed consumer tech education tech 21st Century Education
More for less - new narrative Cost savings through paperless - savings on: paper, photocopying, communications, free learning content such as textbooks 1. Investing in technology saves school budgets Savings through different technology choices: - no laptop trolleys & IT suites - no calculators, recording equipment, cameras, atlasses, globes & timetables - potentially cheaper use of space - parents pay for device, content & recharging of personal devices
More for less - new narrative 2. Investing in technology is better for teachers • more performance data on pupils allows more personalised teaching; • shared teaching resources and user generated text books keeps content fresh and expertise shared; • new flexible pedagogy, such as flip schooling, improves effectiveness of teacher time; • more accurate & instant testing for summation assessment
More for less - new narrative 3. Investing in technology is better for learners • Richer resources as text, video, audio, animation, podcasts available on demand • more use of social learning and through play • mobile learning portfolio always with you • ideal for learning outside the classroom, including learning in the workshop or workplace • easier for parents to support their child's learning • More personalised including if you have SEN
Thank you Jim Knight - jim@step-a.org @jimpknight