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ICTiS 2008 Learning Platforms Q & A Round Table Discussion Case Studies. DCSF Targets.
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ICTiS 2008 Learning Platforms Q & A Round Table Discussion Case Studies
DCSF Targets • By September 2008 all secondary schools will be expected to provide information to parents covering achievement, progress, attendance, behaviour and special needs, on a timely and frequent basis – this should be at least once per term. • By September 2010 all secondary schools will need to offer parents real-time access to this information (including the opportunity for secure online access) wherever they are and whenever they want. • Primary schools must also meet the basic requirement by September 2010 and the real time requirement by 2012. • And there are many more drivers from Government…..! Jim Knight - 09 January 2008 BETT
Meanwhile, in the real world… What will you do with your learning platform? There has to be a need if it is to succeed. Use existing skills in the school – anyone Under 28 years old can be seen as a digital native, (the rest of us are digital immigrants). E-confident staff (and pupils) can help drive the implementation of e-learning. It should not be left to the ICT staff. A senior leader is essential too, and an E Learning group or working party is recommended.
With Primary pupils • School council online – candidates can provide video profiles, run discussion boards, online voting. Pupils can raise issues anytime, pupil surveys run by the council • Peer-to-peer support – children helping each other with IT skills and other school work. Some produce amazing resources for their classmates • Class projects can be shown to parents when the pupil is at home. • “Buddies” in transition projects (cross school communication will be much with Merlin)
With older students • Anytime, anywhere access to class resources, revision materials, support forums with teachers and classmates (OK, less enticing than MySpace, but worth a try!) • Encourage subject wikis and class or individual blogs so students can share resources they find and progress their own learning • Subject departments - banks of training videos, accessible with handheld devices at sports venues (PE) - field trips, recorded in situ, uploaded immediately to the virtual classroom, interaction with students back at school (Geography) - video of experiments, with teacher explanation. Backed up by quizzes to reinforce the learning (Science)
For Staff • Virtual Staffroom – access from anywhere to school information; share files/planning; run surveys amongst staff: have forums or discussion boards; keep part-time and job-share staff up to date, or those returning after absence. Easy access to meeting minutes and agendasIn Secondary schools, extend this idea to departments • Virtual Governor meetings – one-stop shop for minutes, agendas, supporting documents, discuss issues on a forum before a meeting. Saves time and paper!
What will SWGfL Merlin do? • A simple sign-on service • Personal Online Learning Space • Virtual desktop • Regional online collaborative tools – blogs, wikis, forums, shared spaces etc. • Interoperability and Integration services – so you can ‘plug in’ your choice of tools • E-safety • Compatibility with Mobile Technologies (AKS)
Planning for implementation(discussion groups) Some areas for consideration: • How might teachers and teaching / learning adapt? • Who should learn with this type of tool? • Who will be creating the learning resources • How will schools manage the change? • How can parents benefit?