Dr ChrisYapp

1. Dr ChrisYapp Independent consultantspecialising in ICT

2. RETHINKING SCHOOLS Dr Chris Yapp Chris_yapp@hotmail.co.uk

3. Organisations in the modern world Schools • 1960s • My Primary 208 • My Grammar 649 • 2012 • Primaries >1000 • Secondaries >2000 • Businesses 1960s • Major Employers • Businesses 2012 • SMEs • Freelance • Self-employed

4. “Education has never had really effective links between research and practice. Education research is the great unreformed part of the system. Too little has an impact on children's learning, and too few teachers use research evidence to inform their teaching.” Estelle Morris, The Guardian, July 2011. 10/11/2014 e-Learning Foundation 4

5. Plato "Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each." October 14 October 14

6. Margaret Mead “We must educate our children in what no one knew yesterday, and prepare our schools for what no one knows yet.” October 14

7. The Assumptions A Pupil is in a class With a teacher Doing a Lesson In a subject For a Qualification In a school In a Community 10/11/2014 e-Learning Foundation 9

8. Examples: Education and Evidence Learning a foreign Language Learning a text Switching Tasks Concentration 10/11/2014 e-Learning Foundation 10

9. Let me tell you a story.... First day at school... Parental learning contract

10. Example On Paper Electronically History Homework Assessed as English Assessed as History Assessed as History History Homework 10/11/2014 e-Learning Foundation 12

11. IT is both.. • A cause of change • Social, economic, political • A means of effecting change • New processes, virtual organisations, integrated supply chains, work redesign.. October 14

12. So which is it? Learning Technology VLEs Wikis Blogs Podcasts Electronic Whiteboards Learning Technology A Vygotskian/Steiner/ Montessori/choose a guru/ Learning platform October 14 Chris Yapp 15

13. So the Real Impact of IT is... Blurring boundaries... Changing Scale Changing Scope Flexibility and Agility Integration... Personalisation New roles New Skills and competencies October 14

14. Remember… “It takes a village to educate a child”

15. A hypothesis? The art and craft of the teacher has been to balance the needs of the learner and the system Learning always has been and always will be a personalised experience It is the organisation of education that has been impersonal The impediment has been economic scaleability Technology is making personalisation achievable at scale

16. What does this mean for schools? IT cannot be justified on pedagogical gains alone Schools and communities Rethinking the Teaching Professions Rethinking Curriculum Rethinking Assessment Rethinking Inspection October 14

17. The Changing Pattern of Education Traditional Phases Education Training Work Retirement Lifelong Learning Education Training Work Retirement October 14

18. Community Learning Networks Office Libraries Community Schools And Colleges As the hubs Of Connected Learning Communities Home NETWORK Schools And Colleges Cultural centres Leisure Centres October 14

19. 5 Levels of Transformation Degree of Transformation Scope Redefinition Network Redesign External Internal Process Redesign Revolutionary Evolutionary Internal Integration Source: MIT Local exploitation Extent of benefits October 14

20. Shamrock Organisation Core Organisation Contracted Fringe Part-time Help Customer Source: Charles Handy

21. The Virtual Dimension iTunes U TED BBC Podcasts …

22. School Networks School 2 School 1 Arts Facilities Science Facilities School 5 Community Facilities Humanities Resources School 3 CPD Facilities School 4 Language Lab Sports Facilities

23. The Inherent Tension Transmitting the best from generation to generation Vs Preparing for the Future October 14

24. Vision and Values for the Systems of Learning • Filling the empty mind And/or • Lighting a fire

25. Raymond Williams • Education for.. • Understanding • Adapting to change • Authorship of change

26. Schools beyond Level 2… Artist in non residence CPD in staff room linked to HE SAELN E-twinning E-homework/support Automated MCQs E-Portfolios SMS reminders … October 14

27. So, my challenge.. • How would teachers/schools describe the processes? • Level 3 and 4 schools? • “Shamrock” schools • Maximising resources to prime purposes • Schools as Action Learning Hubs • Which metrics to focus on? • Ruthless automation of admin • Focus on time budget • Beyond school boundaries October 14

28. School Governance Head of School Head of Teaching and Learning Head of Assessment Head of Resources Head of Staff Development Head of Community

29. Learning as a Team Activity Complex multidisciplinary Problem solving teams Rather than gifted individuals What subject is this? “ If we create a GM rice that is enriched with Vitamin A we could reduce blindness in the developing world. Can the West impose this technology for their own good?” October 14 Chris Yapp 32

30. For Schools to be Learning Organisations… • Teacher as lifelong learner • Teaching roles increasingly diverse • Learning as a social experience • Teaching as a research-based profession • Teaching and Learning team based • Rich assessment systems for teachers and learners • Personalised curriculum for teachers and learners • Focus on social inclusion • Globalisation/ localisation of learning

31. Thank You! 34 Twitter: @chris_yapp Email: chris_yapp@hotmail.co.uk Skype: cgyapp Blogs: BCS http://www.bcs.org/content/conBlog/20 National Education Trust http://www.nationaleducationtrust.net/ArticlesPolicyDebate_SISL_000.php Long Finance http://www.longfinance.net/long-finance-blogs/the-pamphleteers.html Oxford Brookes: Social Entrepreneurs October 14