QED'1721st SeptemberSofia

TWG01Educationsystemsinthedigitalage:

theneedforalignment

PeterTwining,ProfessorofEducation(Futures),TheOpenUniversity(UK)

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Groupmembers

England

IrelandUSABulgaria

Thailand

Finland

Cambodia

Morocco

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Alignmentmatters

Butler,D.,Leahy,M.,Shiel,G.,&Cosgrove, J.(2013).Building TowardsaLearningSociety:ANationalDigitalStrategyforSchools,Dublin:St.Patrick’sCollegeofEducation,EducationResearchCentreTwining,P.,Raffaghelli,J.,Albion, P.&Knezek,D.(2013)Movingeducationintothedigitalage:thecontributionofteachers’professional development.Journal ofComputerAssisted Learning,29,pp.426-437.doi:10.1111/jcal.12031http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcal.12031/full (accessed9-Feb-2017

Policy PracticeCurriculumAssessment

AccountabilityPurpose

Business101

Educationliterature

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Challenge1– Alignmentiscomplex

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Policy PracticeCurriculumAssessment

AccountabilityPurpose

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Challenge2– narrowfocus(onICT)

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… asevidencedbylackofimpact

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Frameworkshelp…

The UNESCO Framework

UNESCO (2011) UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers. Paris: UNESCO

e.g. The Innovative Pedagogy Framework http://edfutures.net/Innovative_Pedagogy_Framework

Other frameworks exist!

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Challenge3– appropriategoals?

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Appropriate

goals

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Ourgroup’svisions

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emphasisonethicalandmoralvalues.….ideological, ethical,educational,cultural,artistic,social,biological, political,andeconomicalprinciples

lifelong learning

profound senseofaccomplishment,hopeandoptimism

andcitizenshipinademocratic,sociallyjustandsustainable society

tobuildasocietyofcitizenship,democracyanddevelopment

fixthebrokeneconomytomakeitmorecompetitiveandopenpeace

abilitytocommunicate,tosolveproblem

capacitytofullyexercisefreedombyall

participatefullyascitizensinsociety

contribute tosocial andeconomicdevelopment

skillsandcharactertocontribute totheUK’ssocietyandeconomy

protectedfromharm

supported tosucceeddevelop totheirfullpotentialaspersons

todeveloponeself

tosustainably useresourcestohaveabroadperspectiveabouttheworld

abletoaccesshigh-qualityworkorstudyoptions

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Thinkingtheimpossible– TheYin-YangVision

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Ind

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UnpackingtheYin-YangVision

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Passion Agency Values

Resilience Communication Diversity

Participation Collaboration Equity

Recognition Problem solving Human rights

Success Learningtolearn Sustainability

Know

ledge/Expertise

Identity

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TheYin-YangVisionalignswiththeSustainableDevelopmentGoals

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Ourrecommendations

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1. Policy makers should continuously ensure that there is alignment within their system with a vision that is appropriate for the digital age.

2. Alignment needs to be grounded within an actionable vision that has buy-in from all stakeholders. Customise the ‘Individual fulfilment with Universal wellbeing’ vision (Yin-yang vision), which is a starting point for developing their own contextually relevant vision.

3. Use frameworks such as the UNESCO Framework (2011) as tools to guide alignment and implementation of the vision.

4. Use the recommendations from TWG7 about implementation of the vision development process.