evaluating resources

Learning and Teaching with ICT

Year 2, Lecture 1

October 2011

Cc by-nc-sa Mr Ush

BESA 2010

BESA 2010

BESA 2010

Approaching £2 billion has been spent on ICT in schools during the past decade. As noted earlier, governing bodies are expected to apply the four principles of best value in ensuring the school and the country gets value for money from this significant investment. Local authority financial procedures and auditing ensure that the principle of ‘Competition’ is well met. This is not always the case for the other three principles which means that some schools do not obtain good value for money.

‘Compare performance with others to see where improvements could be made.’

‘Challenge why and how a service is being provided.’ ‘Consult stakeholders’

http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/behaviour.htm

http://www.learning-theories.com/cognitivism.html

http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/constructivism.htm

http://viking.coe.uh.edu/~ichen/ebook/et-it/social.htm

http://www.papert.org/articles/SituatingConstructionism.html

http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm

Investigate resources linked to a curriculum topic and age range of your choice, evaluating examples against shared criteria and contributing to a collaborative document.

To follow up:

Read Becta (2007), Quality principles for digital resources. Compare and contrast the Becta criteria to those agreed by your group during the lecture.

Discussions Immediate feedbackRange of resources Range of activitiesCollaborative workReview the lesson

Taking the best of the classroom and making it available at home

Sense of communityOpportunity to look backLearning from mistakesVerbalizing mathematicsPersonalized learningICT skills and understandingCatching upAssessment for learningKnowledge management