Innovating with Technology The challenge to education policy, leadership, and management GERRY WHITE 6 September 2006 Gerry White Chief Executive

Why use ICTs Real cost benefits: 1% increase in skilled workers = 0.65% increase in gross domestic product benefit to cost value of at least $10 for every dollar invested

Other benefits Improved learning outcomes More engaged learners More effective teaching without increasing workload Collaboration and cooperation between schools and between governments

Australia Population 20 million: million students 311,000 teachers 60,187 trainee teachers 9,615 schools 67.6% State Government 19.9% Catholic 12.5% Independent

Challenges for management accessibility flexibility shared vision collaboration

Challenges for leadership champions partnerships best practice openess and sharing

Five modes of eLearning classroom independent networked organisational and community managed

Innovations with ICTs EdNA Education Network Australia – providing many free web services for schools since 1997 TLF - national collaboration to develop learning 5c per learning object per student HotMaths – new concept providing free basic arithmetic practice plus subscription services myfuture – a free career exploration service

eLearning policy drivers Establish and extend online knowledge networks Re-conceive the role of teachers and teaching Leverage resources to enhance online knowledge networks Demystify online education

Other policy drivers Maintain pressure on issues of technology access Develop ICT skills for education and training personnel across geographical and organisational boundaries Establish a seamless global learning/research framework Create greater public awareness of the benefits of online knowledge networks

Future of ICT services borderless global access unlimited information connected world web based accessible anywhere wireless mobile open personalised

Thank you Gerry White Chief Executive Australia’s national ICT agency in education and training