Integrating ICT into the Fabric of Learning

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Integrating ICT into the Fabric of Learning

• Lilla Voss
• Danish Ministry of Education
• (lilla.voss_at_uvm.dk)

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Integration of ICT in schools
Pedagogy
Technology
Organisation
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Integration of ICT in schools

Pedagogy
Technology
Organisation
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Integration of ICT in schools
Pedagogy
Technology
Organisation
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Integration of ICT in schools
Pedagogy
Economy
Technology
Organisation
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Integration of ICT in schools
Pedagogy
Economy
Management!!
Technology
Organisation
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Dias 10
teacher training
use to learn
organi- sation
learn to use
technical infrastructure
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teacher training
use to learn
organi- sation
learn to use
technical infrastructure
Time
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Strategy development a process
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ICT in schools key words

• In-service training to give teachers ICT skill
• Virtual learning environments for schools
• ICT as a vehicle for enhancing the quality of
  education

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• ICT keywords for schools
• Networking
• Collaboration
• Knowledge sharing and Knowledge management
• Ability to transform information into knowledge
  by offering children critical methods and means
  to combat the information overload brought about
  by the Net.

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teacher training
use to learn
organi- sation
learn to use
technical infrastructure
Time
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Use to learn

• ICT to become a personal tool for the student
• Personal PC, connected all the time.
• More problem orientation /project organised
• New teacher roles coach, facilitator,
  teamwork-Together with old roles
• New ways to organise education and learning
• Flexible organisation of lessons day/week/year
• Flexible classes
• Flexible use of teachers
• Flexible teacher/ICT support

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ICT in primary and lower secondary schools in
Denmark

• Municipalities own the schools. They are
  responsible within the regulations in the law.
• ICT is not a specific subject in the curriculum
• The national law ICT must be integrated in all
  subject areas - where relevant
• National - binding - goals for all subject areas
  from 2005.
• National guidance for all subject areas since ???
• Not a specific guidance for ICT goals (- yet),
  but extracted in Junior pc- driving license from
  the relevant subject areas.

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ICT an important tool not a goal in itself

• ITIF ( ICT in grades 1-10) government programme
  2004 2007/8
• Computers etc.
• Digital content on-line, web based
• Development of courses for in-service training
• Knowledge sharing best practise
• Emphasis on an early start

Holistic approach
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Computers for grade 3 political goals
ITIF

• To enhance the quality of education in general
  by effective use of computers from an early
  stage.
• To help children to develop literacy and numeracy
  skills more rapidly in order to reduce percentage
  of school leavers with substantial reading
  disabilities.
• To offer the (small) percentage of children with
  no computer access at home the possibility in
  their school.

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Computers for grade 3 - model

• Program runs 2005, 2006, 2007
• Grant 2.000 DKK (200) pr. child in grade 3
• Computers to be placed in grade 3 classrooms or
  in the vicinity
• Municipalities must match the sum of money from
  government to purchase computers/whiteboards.
  These computers are reserved for education, but
  can be placed anywhere in their schools.
• Take it- or leave it programme. No transfer of
  quota from one year to the next.
• 2005 87 applied, 2006 93 , 2007 98,5

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Number of pupils per computer in primary and
lower secondary school 1992 - 2007
Reduction from 60 to only 4 pupils per computer
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Pupils per up to date educational computer in
2007
2007 2 pupils per computer in 3-5th grade
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Results

• 150.000 up to date computers (600.000 pupils)
• Majority laptops
• In racks
• Out of the computer labs
• Wireless access
• Increasing purchase of interactive whiteboards

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The school of tomorrow?
Virtual school
Brick and mortar
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The school of tomorrow? Will soon be the school
of today
virtual school
Brick and mortar school
VLE /LMS

• organisation
• pedagogy

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Content goals

• ICT-based learning ressources (books)
• Universes for different learner groups on the
  EMU(national website for learning)
• The National Repository
• E- museum
• LMS-LCMS

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Schools- the virtual layer

• ICT-based learning resources (books)
• Universes for different learner groups on the
  EMU (national website for learning)
• The National Repository
• E- museum
• LMS-LCMS

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A rich source of educational publications can be
found on the Internet at the EMU the Danish
education portal
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New digital educational publications
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School life 2007 The school Søndervangskolen
The blackboard is still there - only now it is
digital
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E- readiness

• The school as an organisation has integrated ICT
  both organisational and in their teaching and
  learning
• All teachers use ICT- both for organisational and
  pedagogical purposes
• Pupils and parents have access to all school
  resources net based from home - and can
  collaborate and communicate from home, libraries
  with teachers, other students etc.

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VLE- LMS-LCMSKey factor for an e-ready school
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VLE/LMS systemsKnowledge sharing, knowledge
management

• On-line access to school resources
• Interactive communication and collaboration
• Teachers to put links, examples, demonstrations
  in subject folders
• Teachers to comment assignments on-line both
  when they are finished and on the way .
• Pupils to communicate and collaborate with other
  pupils
• Results shown in each childs portfolio
• Teachers to use learning objects from on-line
  repositories when they prepare lessons
• Re-use of pedagogical data in school
  administration and vice-versa

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Sharing of Content- where the system is used
Use of VLE/LCMS survey 2006 - 2007
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Use and period of use
There is no strong correlation between the span
of years the system has been used and the
intensity of use.
Strong evidence that with good management the
full implementation period is 3 - 4 years
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VLE/LCMS to conclude

• Organisational use speeds up quickly
• Teachers do not - or almost do not yet- use the
  systems potential for pedagogical and learning
  activities. (except 10. Grade)
• But increasing use
• School - home collaboration is lacking behind.

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Applications of ICT in every aspect of school life

• Use of computers at exams - in primary and
  secondary education. Legal right for students in
  upper secondary education.
• Learning Content Management System almost 100
  coverage in public schools and colleges (grades
  1-12). Web-based. Accessible from home as well
  (teachers, students, parents)
• ICT based exams (with full access to the
  Internet) in the pipe-line. Programme started
  2007
• ICT based adaptive tests in primary and lower
  secondary school
• E-learning programs both for distance learning
  and classroom

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Schools 2016?

• The traditional brick and mortar school will
  still be there
• Aged divided class concept will still be
  standard but combined with cross age/cross
  curricular elements
• Majority of lessons will still be 1 teacher/1
  class /1 subject area but combined with group
  based/cross-curricular/project oriented work
  and a group of teachers in collaboration.
• Use of LCMS still primarily for organisational
  purposes but pedagogical use increasing (class
  and pupil portfolios), use of L.Os could be
  better.
• Special needs education will be dramatically
  changed.

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Problems? still a lot to be done.

• ICT leadership in schools
• Effective integration of ICT in all subject area
  where relevant
• ICT qualified trainers of trainers
• How to move the 20 schools that lack behind in
  e-readiness
• Web- literacy skills both teachers and learners
• Consequence of web 2.0 for education

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Thank you !