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Encouraging software development Lessons from England

Encouraging software development Lessons from England. Dave Hassell Head of Curriculum and Institutional Development - Becta. Software?. What do we mean? Software tools Communication tools Services ‘Content’ Innovative products. This is not about the vehicle. The environment.

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Encouraging software development Lessons from England

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  1. Encouraging software developmentLessons from England Dave Hassell Head of Curriculum and Institutional Development - Becta

  2. Software? What do we mean? • Software tools • Communication tools • Services • ‘Content’ • Innovative products This is not about the vehicle

  3. The environment • Variable market size • Limited quality ‘software’ • Pervasive nature of English language • Mismatch in needs and provision • Increasing range of providers • Re-invention of the wheel • Poor teacher knowledge

  4. History of development support • Development and publishing • Partnership funding to stimulate • advanced software • CD-ROM development • Supporting standards • Evaluation support • Contracting for novel services

  5. Options for development • Public Private Partnership • no up front expenditure but requires returns • Partnership software grants • reduced capital requirement with strings • Contracting/competitive tender • total cost option with control • Middle-ware tools/reusable code • extendable approach with longer time-scale A mixed economy?

  6. Key issues for development • Strategic/joined up thinking • Inclusion of all potential parties • e.g. public asset holders, broadcast, etc. • Sustainability • Likely development time-scale • Investigating options for re-purposing • Mulit-lingual approaches • options for sales abroad

  7. Additional issues Software initiative - aims • Identification of what is required/issues • Information to teachers • Advice to government • Developing a dialogue with wider development community

  8. Additional issues Development of services • Extensible • Potential for modular development • Opportunity to develop ‘nuggets’ • Opportunity for dialogue • Encourage partnership • Long term development of need

  9. Additional issues Development of services • Extensible • Potential for modular development • Opportunity to develop ‘nuggets’ • Opportunity for dialogue • Encourage partnership • Long term development of need

  10. Contact details BECTa Milburn Hill Road Science Park Coventry CV4 7JJ Telephone:+44 (0)1203 416994 Facsimile:+44 (0)1203 411418 E-mail: david_hassell@becta.org.uk BECTa http://www.becta.org.uk VTC http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk

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