why wait for bsf? the technology solution paul hynes, programme leader, ssat...
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Why wait for BSF?The Technology Solution
Paul Hynes, Programme Leader, SSAT
‘Drive thru’ education?
“Cereal products like Cornflakes cannot be consumed on the road and are thus losing markets shares in the US. The consumer wants mobile, finger-friendly food which does not need a knife, spoon or a fork”
(Justesen, 2002)
“I’ll take that lesson to go”
The 2007 Illinois Institute of Design think tank on Schools in the Digital Age
“Kids lead high tech lives outside school and decidedly low tech lives inside school. This new ‘divide’ is making the activities inside school appear to have less real world relevance to kids.”
“Kids are increasingly motivated and engaged by what they learn in out-of-school programmes and in their virtual online lives, and mechanisms for capturing and enabling them must be found.”
Technology use in schools
Technology use outside
school
“a crisis of relevance”?
Tip 1 – Simple uses
Computer games as learning tools –
using and making
Collaborative tools – blogging, forums, chatrooms, wikis
What is the most effective classroom
ICT option?
How can student response systems
help?
Digital video – teachers and
students
Podcasting – teachers and students
Augmented realityVirtual worlds in the
curriculumEmbedding online
applications
Cheap, free, quick and
easy
Tip 2 - Students as...• Resource developers – ‘pimp my course’
• VLE champions
• Mentors, Coaches and Motivators
• Forum and chatroom moderators
• Lesson evaluators
• Classroom support
• INSET day leaders
• Litter pickers ?!?!?
Swap traditional practices with ICT
Swap traditional practices with ICT
Tip 3 - What is good?
Empower learners to take control of their own learning
Empower learners to take control of their own learning
Engage learners by using a richer mix of media
Engage learners by using a richer mix of media
Change the content, process and location of learning
Change the content, process and location of learning
Deepen learning through the use of ICT
Deepen learning through the use of ICT
ExchangeExchange
EnrichEnrich
EnhanceEnhance
ExtendExtend
EmpowerEmpower
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Passive ActivePupil engagement
NCSL 2007
Whiteboards? 3D cinemas? Poor VLE use? Good VLE use?
•View MS Word docs•View MS Excel spreadsheets•Listen to Audio files• Augmented Reality•Subscribe to RSS feeds•Take photos (inc. macro mode)•Record video•PSP specific learning resources•eBook reader
•View photos and video•View PowerPoint presentations•Access Internet wirelessly•Record audio podcasts•GPS system•Connect to a monitor/projector•Voice over IP
•(They play games as well)
Tip 4 – Student-owned devices
Student-owned devicesThe future ICT budget
Student-owned devices - total cost of ownership (TCO)
• Initial cost
• Technical support cost
• Training
• Disposal cost
• Insurance
• Classroom setup? Flexible use? Logon times?
• Sustainable wireless infrastructure
• Use of online applications
• Learning resources and activities in appropriate formats
Tip 5 - Narrowing the digital divide(s)• Home Access Programme £300 million
• E-Learning foundations? Parental contributions?
• Pay for it yourself?!?
• What is the extra impact of a student owning a device?
Tip 6 - Tackling within-school variation
• Do your departments know what each other are doing?
• How do they share what works and what doesn’t?
• Have your staff had an e-learning experience?
Tip 7 - The Wow
3D Games authoring
The wow - Augmented reality
- www.learnAR.org- Cheap, simple and flexible- engaging for students?- what is the potential?
Tip 8: Make sure your technical team are with you
• Are they still fit for purpose?
• Do they enable or block? Do they lead or follow?
• Audit their work - do they see the positives?
• See ICT Register and (BECTA) FITS work
Challenge:What are you going to do NOW to address the gap?
Technology use in schools
Technology use outside
school
Make a pledge!