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WHAT TECHNICAL SUPPORT DO SCHOOLS NEED ?

WHAT TECHNICAL SUPPORT DO SCHOOLS NEED ?. Richard Galvin Director, European School Mol, Belgium richard.galvin@eursc.org. THE EUROPEAN SCHOOLS. 50 YEARS OLD INTERGOVERNMENTAL + E.C. 14 SCHOOLS in 7 COUNTRIES(EC institutions) 21,000 STUDENTS TEACHERS SECONDED

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WHAT TECHNICAL SUPPORT DO SCHOOLS NEED ?

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  1. WHAT TECHNICAL SUPPORT DO SCHOOLS NEED ? Richard Galvin Director, European School Mol, Belgium richard.galvin@eursc.org

  2. THE EUROPEAN SCHOOLS • 50 YEARS OLD • INTERGOVERNMENTAL + E.C. • 14 SCHOOLS in 7 COUNTRIES(EC institutions) • 21,000 STUDENTS • TEACHERS SECONDED • FOCUS ON BRUSSELS and LUXEMBOURG • MULTILINGUAL / MULTINATIONAL

  3. TRENDS • COMPUTER ROOM -> CLASSROOM • WIRELESS • MOBILE UNITS • PORTABLE / PERSONAL UNITS • CONNECTIVITY • INTERNET/WEB BASED • COMMUNICATION • COLLABORATION • ICT AS A ‘TOOL’ • DISTANCE TEACHING/LEARNING

  4. SERVICES/TOOLS • INTERNET • VIDEO STREAMS • PODCASTING • LMS – PORTAL • RESOURCES SHARING • CONTENT CREATION /ADAPTATION TOOLS • CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT TOOLS • COMMUNICATION/COLLABORATION TOOLS • VIDEO CONFERENCING • PRESENTATION TOOLS

  5. PEDAGOGIC ISSUES • A NEW WAY TO TEACH / LEARN ? • NEW FORMS OF ASSESSMENT ? • NEW SCHOOL DESIGNS ? • NEW WAYS OF ORGANISING ‘SCHOOLING’ AND CURRICULUM ? • ICT/eLEARNING AS A WAY OF ‘CONNECTING’ THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY • ICT/eLEARNING AS A WAY OF CONNECTING SCHOOLS – GLOBALISATION OF LEARNING

  6. TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR PEDAGOGICAL NEEDS ? • DEPENDS ON INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL and/or SYSTEM NEEDS • ICT PLAN / POLICY • INTERNAL NETWORK .v. OUTSIDE CONNECTIVITY • TECNICIAN(S) OR NETWORK MANAGER : CHANGING PROFILE • DECISIONS ARE MADE AT A PEDAGOGICAL OR AT A TECHNICAL LEVEL ?

  7. TECHNICAL / PEDAGOGIC / WHO IS INVOLVED ? • TECHNICIAN / NETWORK MANAGER • ICT TEACHER(S)/ COORDINATORS • CLASSROOM TEACHERS • MANAGEMENT • STUDENTS • OUTSIDE INVOLVEMENT: COMMERCIAL OR INSTITUTIONAL (eg LEA)

  8. INTERNAL/EXTERNAL INTERFACE • KEY AREA • USUALLY ‘COMMERCIAL’ SOLUTIONS eg ISDN,ADSL,DSL? LEASED LINES etc • CAN COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS BE ADAPTED TO SCHOOL NEEDS ? • COST ? • ISSUES HERE CAN LIMIT THE IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF A GOOD ‘INTERNAL’ INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLAN

  9. POSSIBLE WAYS FORWARD ? • SCHOOLS SHARE TECHNICAL PERSONNEL, RESOURCES AND COSTS • ‘PEDAGOGICAL’ NETWORK WHICH LINKS SCHOOLS AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS - REGIONAL/NATIONAL/EUROPEAN ? • HELP SCHOOLS TO PLAN ICT POLICY / INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

  10. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION ANY QUESTIONS ? richard.galvin@eursc.org

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