the school of everything

Chris Swaine, Becta Paul Miller, School of Everything

The Learning Revolution School of Everything

Background…

•IAL consultation [Click for Government response to consultation URL]

•Publication of Learning Revolution [Link]

•Range of commitments•Becta’s role across chapter 3•Consultation and finding a partner

About the School of Everything

•Background – the beginning•Launched 1st September 2008•For-profit company with a social goal•Funded by seed stage investors including Channel 4.•Team of six in Bethnal Green, London

Pete Russell Dougald Paul Claire Hugo Sangeet

Click on pictures for profiles and roles within the team

Publicity around the School of Everything….

Glamour Magazine

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School of Everything community

•28,000 registered members •8,000 teaching profiles [teachers] •100,000 unique visitors per month

School of Everything subject areas

. User / community generated taxonomy

School of Everything – teacher profile

Ratings and Comments

• Learners can feedback .• Good tutors will rise to the top?

School of Everything – current resources

And then this happened….

So what’s coming?

•Postcode search•Customisable search widget•Organisational* profiles•Free or low cost venues database•Courses and learning opportunites database•Events database. •Bulk upload tools•Interactivity – vote, review, contact•More types of resources to support IAL Organisations/providers could be tutors, self organised groups, clubs, societies, VCS, businesses, statutory sector.

Postcode or place…

Search widget for your website…

Click on image for URL

Free or low cost spaces [venues] testing now…

• Add venues• Provide information about facilities• Edit venues• Rate and review venues• Good venues will surface.• Great opportunity to promote

venues• Will the cream rise?

Upload a range of resources for IAL…

• Word documents• PDFs• Images [jpeg, gif• Video• Web links• Notes for your

scrapbook• Etc.....

Community responsive – what do you need to upload?

Organisational profiles• Association• Charity• Club• Circle• Group• Independent teacher• Network

• Private training provider• Publicly funded learning provider• Service• Society• Trust• Union

What’s missing?

Key dates for you…

• 14TH January 10 –Postcode search capability - done!–Customisable search widget – done! [this will be enhanced as more functionality is

included]• 28th February 10

–Searchable events database. –Ability to upload resources. –Searchable courses database. –Ability to bulk upload courses and venues for privileged users.

• 19th March 10 –All features outlined in the ITT fully user tested and snag free and

released to the general public.

What services could come?

• Targeted locality newspaper – ‘The metro for learning’. Innovative design & format for community - Local delivery into community venues - pubs?• Detailed analysis of user take up and demand across postcode areas? Support strategic planning.

Would your organisation be interested?

How can you help?

• Testers and organisation’s to help pilot and provide feedback [Link]• Send us your information and data on courses / learning opportunities, venues and events. [Any format – .txt, .csv etc]• Your comments and thoughts around safety. Is the existing advice sufficient? [Link]•Who is helping us – look a the logos below!

Find out more…

Join•http://thelearningrevolution.ning.com•www.schoolofeverything.com

Sign up for:BIS ‘Revolutions e-Newsletter’

Contact…

hello@schoolofeverything.comEverything HQ: 020 8980 8435

Or

Chris.Swaine@becta.org.ukMobile: 07919 497 756

Question & Answers?

• What’s your name• Organisation?• Question?