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Objectives: To share good practice in the implementation of Fronter To give some “top tips” and ideas for implementation To suggest next steps towards an online learning community
The Compton is a convertor Academy in Barnet, N. London. Generally high level of ICT use across the curriculum Recognised by Naace through the award of ICT Kitemark
Introduced Fronter in year plan to develop online resources Initial focus on Key Stage 4 Recognised as a London MLE Champion school in 2011.
Three aims at beginning of ) Access to lesson resources
Three aims at beginning ) Setting homework online
More personalised feed back
More creative home work?
Three aims and beginning ) Developing online communication
Digital leaders Getting students involved
Swap traditional practices with ICT Empower learners to take control of their own learning Engage learners by using a richer mix of media Change the content, process and location of learning Deepen learning through the use of ICT Deepen learning through the use of ICT Exchange Enrich Enhance Extend Empower Learning Deep Shallow Passive Active Pupil engagement NCSL 2007 Where are we now?
Next step: Empower learners to take control… Developing online learning communities – Continuously updated content – Generated from a range of sources
Developing staff skills
Our aims To provide all course content online
Top tips Set clear targets Content is king Setting home work Update content regularly Self generating content Co-ordinated training Get the students involved
Potential pit falls Student access issues School hardware problems Staff “inertia”
Measuring the benefit Student survey feedback positive Department and whole school consultation groups
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