Digital strategy by Sacha van Straten & Seb Harrington
The Need for Change đ&#x;Ž“ Lack of joined up thinking đ&#x;Ž“ Little consideration of learners’ and teachers’ needs đ&#x;Ž“ A focus on kit rather than attainment
đ&#x;Ž“ Insufficient staff training & support
Making Change Happen đ&#x;Ž“ It’s
all about Learning!
đ&#x;Ž“ Technology must make learning better for students and life easier for teachers đ&#x;Ž“ A focus on pedagogy and not on technology đ&#x;Ž“ A change in culture
Students & Teachers as Change Agents đ&#x;‘Ť Students come with wide ranging skills
đ&#x;Ž“ Teacher uncertainty can’t be a barrier đ&#x;Ž“ Teachers can’t know everything đ&#x;Ž“ Open Attitudes – simple rules đ&#x;Ž“ Share & Discover đ&#x;Ž“ INSET & CPD for all staff
Theory into Practice Ultimately, it is not what technology you use that counts, but what the learner takes from it that really matters.’ Dror (2008) ‘With the advent of Web 2.0, teachers and administrators need to recognize that there [has] been a shift of power away from institutions and towards learners.’ Heppel (2006)
Theory into Practice
Pedagogical aims: đ&#x;‘? Scaffold ideas and concepts - HOTS đ&#x;‘? Build ‘communities of practice’ (Wenger) đ&#x;‘? Promote independent learning đ&#x;‘? Develop research and assessment skills
Infrastructure đ&#x;š€ Faster web access đ&#x;š€ Powerful whole school wifi (Meru) đ&#x;š€ A foundation for personalised learning đ&#x;š€ Stability, Speed and Accessibility đ&#x;š€ Up to date hardware and software
Summer Projects • New servers & rewire
• Windows 7 and Office 2010
• Refinement of Smoothwall filtering • Move to Google Apps • Move to SIMS
• Segregate LAN & VLANS
• New PCs x 220 • New website
• Digital Signage
Nurturing the digital strategy đ&#x;’ĄIT Strategy Group – weekly đ&#x;’ĄIT Users Group - half-termly đ&#x;’ĄActive Active dialogue to create sustainable planning đ&#x;’ĄMartini learning - Google Apps & iPad trials đ&#x;’ĄImproved web filtering and access policies
IT Strategy Group
Google Apps
iPads & BYOD Parent Comms
IT Users Group
Learning
MIS integration Systems Integration Data Protection
Changes for September đ&#x;“Ą CMIS to SIMS đ&#x;“Ą Moodle to Google Apps đ&#x;“Ą Windows XP & Office 2003 to Windows 7 and Office 2010 đ&#x;“Ą Training & resources for all three
đ&#x;“Ą Only school in BHCC not to use it
đ&#x;“Ą Use web interface to give us access on all devices đ&#x;“Ą Data migration from July 10th (date governed by Capita) đ&#x;“Ą Training for all from July 12th
đ&#x;“Ą Windows XP support discontinued đ&#x;“Ą Using a version of office that’s out of date đ&#x;“Ą Links to training resources available (via email)
đ&#x;“Ą Four main tools for collaboration: Email, Docs, Calendar and Sites đ&#x;“Ą Easy to put existing content online & create/edit new content đ&#x;“Ą Documents can be edited live, with multiple users (x50) đ&#x;“Ą Folders of files can be uploaded and converted. đ&#x;“Ą Download in a range of formats, such as Office, Open Office, PDF
Google Docs
Google Docs allows real-time editing and collaboration – individually or whole class
Training Timetable đ&#x;˜ƒ Online booking (link via email) đ&#x;˜ƒ Sessions run in D2A & D2B đ&#x;˜ƒ Run from 15:15 – 16:00 plus online support đ&#x;˜ƒ More training throughout next term
Training Timetable DATE
COURSE
18-22 JUNE
GMAIL
2 – 6 JULY
GOOGLE DOCS & SITES
12-13 JULY
SIMS
16-19 JULY
SIMS