Andrew Field Head of ICT, Neale-Wade Community College

1. What is effective ICT? 2. Explore 20 practical ideas 3. Ignore the technology

 ICT as a tool for learning – not vice versa  Should only be used where it will enhance learning  Informed choice not to use ICT can be just as effective

Impact? High capability? Risk?Teaching? Learning? Directed? Change? Personalised? Distributed? Active? Pace? Enhancing? Extending? Empowering? Pedagogy? Deep? Andragogy?

Making use of ICT to  Engage and enthuse learners  Raise achievement  Enable better understanding  Foster improved communication  Have a positive impact on workload

Passive Active pupil engagement learning Deep Shallow Exchange Exchange OHPs for data projectors, using whiteboards as projection screens Exchange Exchange OHPs for data projectors, using whiteboards as projection screens Enrich whiteboards used interactively and with wider range of teaching resources and methodologies Enrich whiteboards used interactively and with wider range of teaching resources and methodologies Enhance Deeper learning though the use of ICT based learning and teaching resources Enhance Deeper learning though the use of ICT based learning and teaching resources Extend Significantly alter the way that learning and teaching takes place using ICT Extend Significantly alter the way that learning and teaching takes place using ICT Empower Pupils take control of learning Use ICT to research and manage own learning Empower Pupils take control of learning Use ICT to research and manage own learning Adapted from materials by

Opportunities beyond the standard classroom The best activities empower students to take control Adapt existing techniques to enhance learning Realism – take opportunities to enhance learning

Using a countdown timer Multimedia backgrounds Interactive graffiti Online student voice Discussion forums Using digital video Extending PowerPoint Wireless input devices Annotating digital work Using ‘class’ Online puzzlemakers News broadcasts Interactive plenaries Podcasting Voting devices Screencasts Wikis Blogging Risk taking Bubbl.us

See the accompanying document for more details about the ideas discussed in the presentation

Effective use of a Virtual Learning Environment – Moodle. My choice because it changes the cost model.

My ICT website – entirely free, packed full of interactive games and activities.

My History website – even more materials – see the forums too.

My commercial site – anyone can generate interactive starters & plenaries. Also includes free programs to download.

My teaching site with tight focus on the effective use of ICT via tutorials, ideas and a forum to find answers! Plus the latest version of this presentation

 The top 10 in-demand jobs by 2010, didn’t exist in  Preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist, using technologies that haven’t been invented.  Don’t talk about opportunities and potential – implement practical reality to add value.  Ignore the technology, focus on the learning.