Transcript Ideas for VLE meeting

Welcome
Objectives
• To outline the processes, time frames and
recent developments relating to the e-learning
initiatives.
• To provide opportunities for colleagues to
shape and share their thoughts and
experiences relating to this.
• To provide resources and models that can be
used to support the change agenda in schools.
Parts of a plant
Florence
Nightingale
Country Dance
Sex Education
Romans in Britain
The Victorians
Macbeth
Sikhism
The life cycle of a river
Spreadsheets
Holocaust
Friction
Curriculum Revisions
Content (facts) are less important than before.
Functional
skills
confidence
Thinking
Skills
Research
skills
curious
resilient
enterprising
Social
skills
compassionate
Learning
skills
principled
The effective use of technology can help change the current educational
paradigm in the following ways:
OLD PARADIGM
NEW PARADIGM
Teacher-centred instruction
Student-centred learning
Single sense stimulation
Multi-sensory stimulation
Single path progression
Multi-path progression
Single media
Multimedia
Isolated work
Collaborative work
Information delivery
Information exchange
Passive, receptive learning
Active, inquiry-based learning
Factual, knowledge-based
Critical thinking, informed decision
making
Reactive response
Proactive, planned
Isolated, artificial context
Authentic, real-world context
Technology is not replacing teachers, merely providing extra tools to
facilitate improved learning.
Boeing’s desired attributes of an
engineer
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Awareness of customer and societal needs
Good communication skills
High ethical standards
An ability to think creatively and critically
Flexibility – self confidence to adapt
Curiosity and a desire to learn
A profound understanding of the importance of
teamwork
If learning platforms have
the potential to…
improve the quality of
learning and teaching
stimulate
motivate
and
empower learners
transform
administration,
extend
learning opportunities
and raise standards
support management
and
encourage
independent
and personalised
learning
encourage
collaboration
and
raise
self-esteem
reduce workload
Then we must act strategically to embed them in our schools
Stakeholder’s
views
Remember the Millenium bug?
What changes have their been in
the provision and use of ICT in the
time since then?
(At home and school)
2020 vision
When does it start in schools?
LAST YEAR !!!!
– Most 4 yr olds are in school.
– They leave when they are 18.
– 14 plus 2007 =2021
Vision - Medium and Long term.
Pupil based
• Immersed Generation – digital natives
• Born into a world rich with changing technology
• The Learner’s Charter – why not a technology rich education system?
• Employment – functional skills, collaborative work environments
• Home life, leisure – ICT is the new DIY!
Society
Schools of
the future
• BSF – managed services, wider collaboration.
• A greater focus on personalised learning – individual programs with greater choice.
• Wider range of professional involvement .
• 24/7, 365 days a year opportunities for learning – for life!
Mission - Improved Learning
Pupil based
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Personalisation, choice
Achievement
Motivation and enjoyment
Personal wellbeing - ECM
Educational
Communities
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Collaboration
Communication
CPD and Personal Devt.
VFM - £££’s and Time
Work life balance
I not only use all the brains I have, but
all I can borrow.
Stakeholders
Woodrow Wilson, 1912
Leadership teams (Gatekeepers to resources)
Technical teams
Teachers – ICT and all others
Admin/support staff
Pupils
Parents
Community groups
Extended Services
Local Authority and other schools/teachers.
Case Studies – Some uses of e-learning platforms in Trafford.
Functions and interactivity
Subject and
curriculum
content
Assessment
activity and
records
Curriculum
planning
Learning Platforms
Curriculum
Delivery and
calendar
Pupil portfolio
School and
management
information
New dimensions for learning with ICT
These ideas are set against a backdrop of changes.
• Microsoft Sharepoint 2007, Sharepoint Learning Kit, Vista, office 2007
• MIS systems. ‘Web parts’ enabling greater integration.
•Technical changes – broadband, mobile devices, web based innovations.
• Government (DFES) and local authority policies and capabilities.
•Products are evolving to match BECTA requirements.
Make sense of the jig-saw.
Letter or key points from Grant circular
Grant 121a (06-07):
The intention of this funding is to:
• help move institutions to a position where ICT is treated as a utility
drive aggregation of demand across institutions and between Local
Authorities
• achieve the highest quality services and best value-for-money for the
optimum collective spend at regional or multi-authority levels.
It aims to:
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Improve data flows within and between schools, regionally and
nationally.
• unify interoperable systems which provide a stable platform for
learning and innovation.
• reduce the technical burden on institutions, allowing them to focus on
the use of technology in teaching and learning rather than its
management.
• introduce a coherent and reliable technology at an affordable and
sustainable price.
Many platforms – similar functions
It may be boring but with very similar properties owners can exchange
fittings and fixtures, share planning, swap furniture, find their way around
friend’s houses easily ......
and buy items and services cheaper through negotiating
bulk discounts.
14-19
14-19
Colleges &
14-19
providers
LA &
Services
Dual membership
of any LA channels
14-19
Rehab
14-19
CYPS
Pupils and
Schools
are inwill
‘silos’.
teachers
Own communities
have many with no
direct communication
unconnected with
other groups.
online
services
LA &
Services
TEACHERS ARE CENTRAL
All teachers
and School
based staff
School pupils
LA &
Services
Teachers and
School based
staff
Almost all
primary
schools
P
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Most
Secondary
Schools
LA &
Services
Teachers and
School based
staff
Dual membership
P
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Primary
schools
Most
Secondary
Schools
LA &
Services
Teachers and
School based
staff
P
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Primary
schools
Most
Secondary
Schools
We are trying to avoid separate departments with difficult lines of communication.
LA/Services
14-19
providers
School Leaders
Groups
Teachers
Support staff
Pupils
Classes
LA-training
Finance
School –
Governor’s
forum
Sub
commitee
Governor
School
Council
WholeSchool
(read only)
School
Mgt
group
School
Pastoral
Group
Trafford
Maths
Teachers
School
Subject
Admin
Secondary
Maths
HOD
Classes
• 7X1
• 8Y4 etc
LA led
Boy’s UA
Group
School
G&T
group
14-19
Engineering
Classes
School
Soccer
Coaching
Group
• Maths
• Geog
• etc
Y10
pupil
China Visit
Group
Form
Group
Mentor
Group
(external
input)
Gathering information and outlining
priorities using a VLE
1. login as teacher without a password.
2. Access www.school-portal.co.uk (in favourites)
3. Choose Trafford Learning Community
4. Enter user name
5. The password is
e.g.
tlc_TraffordHighschool
password
Please make a note if you do change the password
6.
Choose Secondary CPD and access the documents, the forum
and the survey through these links.
We will keep the survey and forum open until the end of
Wednesday 28th March.
Corporate ICT update
Bryan Seeds
Tony Gregory
e-learning
improve-learning
ICT isn’t about doing IT better, it’s
about doing it “differently”. It’s about
building services that are more
interconnected, more personalised
and more effective.
May 2006, Government insights.
Curriculum access
for all
Flexibility &
personal learning
Seamless
learning &
teaching
Parent / governor
communication
Raising standards
Benefits
Anywhere,
anytime learning
Sharing expertise
& resources
Placing ICT
at the centre
of pupils’ learning
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Developing
independence
and/or
collaboration
Re-developing the
curriculum
National College for School Leadership
Improved
audit,
tracking &
planning
SLICT Primary Programme
Extended schools
What next?
•Review and rationalise the viewpoints expressed today and
over the coming weeks.
•Explore similar views from primary schools.
•‘Dig deeper’ into relevant local issues. Examine other LA
wide models.
•Have a clear rationale for OUR choices and preferences.
•By Whit have reviewed and shortlisted possible solutions.
•By Summer have completed mini-competitions and decided
on a preferred solution.
What part can you play in this?
Thank you for all your contributions.
Please mail any questions or suggestions to
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