Neil TurnerICT Curriculum Project Development

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Neil Turner ICT Curriculum Project Development
Access Consultant ICT e-Learning Strategy Team
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• Key Educational Drivers
• Personalised Learning (Every Child Matters)
• Fulfilling the potential (e-Confident schools)
• Harnessing Technology (Transforming Learning and
  Childrens Services)
• 2020 Vision Gilbert Review
• BSF
• 14-19 Diplomas (IB)
• Secondary National Strategy
• Integrated Services
• Extended Schools
• Inclusion
• Student Voice
• Development of Childrens Workforce

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What is a Learning Platform?
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Where have we come from? Oct 2005 Education
White Paper e-Learning strategy Targets 2008
Learning Platforms - every pupil should have
access to a personalised online learning space
with the potential to support an
e-portfolio 2010 every school should have
integrated learning and management systems, a
comprehensive suite of learning platform
technologies (MIS integration)
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• How have we arrived here?
• 2006 Q2 Bedfordshire mini Pilot with small
  number of schools using a range of
  different Learning Platforms
• 2007 Q3 Extended Pilot all schools results
  of pilot majority of schools
  preferred Netmedia Learning Platforms
• 2008 Q1 Evaluation for e-Learning Board
• Recommendation all schools to implement
  Netmedia
• Procurement
• Ts Cs

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Where are we going? 2008 - Q2 initiate
procurement Three year deal to allow
schools to fully embed Learning
Platforms into school continuity and
collaboration 2008 Q3 implementation for
remaining schools 2008 Q4 all schools to have
a learning platform implemented 2008 2010 MIS
pilots and evaluation
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• Where are we now?
• 165 schools engaged in some form with the
  learning platform
• Remainder to start training before Christmas 2008
• Inclusion of content building up (SCORM)
• MIS review underway

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• What can the Learning Platform do for you?
• Streamlined, cohesive delivery of education
  packages
• The Learning Platform can effectively host
  interactive teaching and learning material for
  students, thereby allowing them to access course
  material anytime, anywhere.
• Supports student led collaborative projects and
  cooperative working, such as discussion groups in
  safe virtual environments than say, My Space or
  MSN live or Facebook.
• Central place for staff/governors/parents to
  access materials specific to their
  responsibilities (anytime, anywhere)
• Policies, diaries, information regarding school
  matters
• Information on student attainment, progress,
  attendance

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Questions?