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London Grid for Learning schools conference 30th april 2012

London Grid for Learning schools conference 30th april 2012. What next for online education? London Grid For Learning. Niel McLean - Business Development Director - Digital Products. Educational challenges. Continuous change Scale High Expectations New roles New relationships New paths

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London Grid for Learning schools conference 30th april 2012

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  1. London Grid for Learning schoolsconference 30thapril2012

  2. What next for online education?London Grid For Learning Niel McLean - Business Development Director - Digital Products

  3. Educational challenges • Continuous change • Scale • High Expectations • New roles • New relationships • New paths • Changing nature of childhood

  4. PersonalManagement Communication Education Entertainment For young people, technology is a way of life

  5. ….unlike their parents.

  6. Learner drivers Book generation Drilled by rote Passive Learn with peers Learn at school Coerced to learn Learning year based on agrarian year No access to technology Screen generation Learn by involvement Active Learn with peers Learn at school and home Persuaded to learn Learning year equals agrarian year Confronted by technology Wrap around technology generation Choose what and how to learn Responsible Learn with other learners Learn where appropriate Elect to learn No learning year Empowered by technology

  7. Where will it get me? How do we know I’ve learned? How will I learn? How could I study? What can I learn? Why should I learn? Motivational services to support learning Personalised needs analysis Access to information and guidance Assessment when ready Formative feedback Progress files and e-portfolios Adaptive, interactive learning environments Adapting to learning style and pace Personalised feedback and support Partnerships offering flexible courses, modes, locations and patterns of study Curriculum choice through partnerships Provider flexibility and online support Online registration and funding transactions Personalised needs-benefits analysis Links to informal learning opportunities Access to advice and guidance Diana Laurillard

  8. Live 1 to 1 online Tutoring

  9. Views of online learning Learner as ‘consumer’ - where educational content is ‘delivered’ to the learner.

  10. Views of online learning Learner as ‘producer’ - where the learner is provided with the tools to engage. ICT is not simply a ‘conduit for content’ but a powerful tool for thinking.

  11. Learner competences and the curriculum • Awareness • User • Maker • Evaluator • Holistic tsl powerpoint template - final.ppt

  12. Digital literacy

  13. Developing teaching Empower Learners take control of learning Use ICT to research and manage own learning Deep Extend Significantly alter the way that teaching and learning takes place using ICT Enhance Deeper learning, enhanced engagement and motivation though the use of technology based learning resources Enrich whiteboards used interactively and with wider range of teaching resources and methodologies learning Exchange Exchange OHPs for data projectors, using whiteboards as projection screens Shallow learner engagement Personalised/active Passive

  14. High Degree of transformation High Low Range of potential benefits Developing schools Five. Redefinition & innovative use Four. Network redesign & embedding Three. Process redesign Two. Internal Coordination One. Localised use

  15. There is still a need for support and self-review Participation in the ‘Self Review Framework’ as part of the school’s technology strategy is the biggest predictor of progress. Co-ordinated planning, integrated into school improvement, is important to achieving change. Source: DfE

  16. So what actually works? • Monitoring and tracking pupils’ progress to ensure that teaching is appropriately challenging. • Managing teaching and learning resources through the learning platform, and giving pupils access to teaching resources outside the school day. • Authentic learning, bringing subjects to life through real examples and experiences. • Tailoring teaching, allowing the quickest learners to move on through things they find easy to more challenging work, and gives pupils that are struggling the opportunity to revisit material that they have found difficult; • Communicating with parents so that they are fully involved in their children’s school work; • Saving teachers time, through more shared resources, allowing them to focus on the real business of teaching; and • Streamlining administration and save money for the school.

  17. Teachers are the ‘killer app’ ..the largest network of teachers in the world

  18. Raising the Profile of Teachers Teaching Celebrity: Bev Evans

  19. Educational challenges • Continuous change • Scale • High Expectations • New roles • New relationships • New paths • Changing nature of childhood

  20.  TSL Education Ltd 26 Red Lion Square WC1R 4HQ www.tsleducation.com

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