the curriculum in the digital age steven fawkes, policy adviser bbc learning & interactive...
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The curriculum in the digital ageThe curriculum in the digital age
Steven Fawkes, Policy Adviser Steven Fawkes, Policy Adviser
BBC Learning & InteractiveBBC Learning & Interactive
[email protected]@bbc.co.uk
The BBCThe BBC
independent of Governmentindependent of Government established by Charter, reviewed by established by Charter, reviewed by
Government (DCMS)Government (DCMS) Public ServicePublic Service commercial arm - BBC Worldwide commercial arm - BBC Worldwide provision for 4 Nations of UKprovision for 4 Nations of UK
Learning audiencesLearning audiences
Primary schoolsPrimary schools Secondary schoolsSecondary schools CollegesColleges Adults Adults (in all 4 Nations of UK)(in all 4 Nations of UK)
Schools curriculaSchools curricula
England:England: National CurriculumNational Curriculum
Dept. for Education Dept. for Education and Skills, QCAand Skills, QCA
WalesWales National CurriculumNational Curriculum
Welsh priorities Welsh priorities (language, history etc.)(language, history etc.)
Welsh Assembly, Welsh Assembly, ACCACACCAC
Schools curriculaSchools curricula
Scotland:Scotland: National GuidelinesNational Guidelines
Scottish Executive, Scottish Executive, LTS, SQALTS, SQA
Northern Ireland:Northern Ireland: National CurriculumNational Curriculum
Dept. for Education NI,Dept. for Education NI,
CCEACCEA
Interested bodies, projects and Interested bodies, projects and policiespolicies
www.becta.org.ukwww.becta.org.uk www.curriculumonline.gov.ukwww.curriculumonline.gov.uk www.teachernet.org.ukwww.teachernet.org.uk www.teachers.tvwww.teachers.tv
Connecting the UK, the Digital Strategy Connecting the UK, the Digital Strategy
(DTI and Cabinet Office) - (DTI and Cabinet Office) - parents and digital divideparents and digital divide Extended SchoolsExtended Schools DfES e-strategy / ICT in schoolsDfES e-strategy / ICT in schools QCA FuturesQCA Futures
Harnessing technology: Transforming Harnessing technology: Transforming Learning and Children’s ServicesLearning and Children’s Services
Transform teaching and learning .. Engage ‘hard to reach’ learners .. Build an open accessible system .. Achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness..
Priority to provide
A common digital infrastructure to support transformation and reform
We need better digital resources ..
We must support innovation in the market by improving our knowledge of where e-learning works particularly well..
And we must keep the curriculum moving, to take advantage of new methods in all subject areas, and to keep demanding a better response from the technology.
BBC Learning strategyBBC Learning strategy
Responding to national needs , and local Responding to national needs , and local communitiescommunities
Supporting formal and informal learningSupporting formal and informal learning Mounting campaigns to encourage actionMounting campaigns to encourage action Languages StrategyLanguages Strategy www.bbc.co.uk/languageswww.bbc.co.uk/languages www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/ www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryspanish/www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryspanish/
‘‘digital curriculum’digital curriculum’
digital context, all schools connected by digital context, all schools connected by 2006 2006
commercial sector responsecommercial sector response ELCsELCs DCMS approval and conditions DCMS approval and conditions ‘‘Distinctive and complementary’Distinctive and complementary’
DCMS conditionsDCMS conditions
stimulating, supporting stimulating, supporting and reflecting the and reflecting the diversity of the UKdiversity of the UK
continual innovation, continual innovation, distinctiveness from and distinctiveness from and complementarity to complementarity to services provided by the services provided by the commercial sectorcommercial sector
not selling or marketing a not selling or marketing a commercial VLE or commercial VLE or textbooks to accompany textbooks to accompany the servicethe service
not allowing use of ELCs not allowing use of ELCs for purchase of DC for purchase of DC resources resources
not covering more than not covering more than 50% of learning outcomes 50% of learning outcomes
commissioning in distinct commissioning in distinct categories – max 22% core, categories – max 22% core, max 30% non-core, 26% max 30% non-core, 26% Nations, 22% minority Nations, 22% minority
publishing an outline plan publishing an outline plan for 5 years at least 15 for 5 years at least 15 months before the launch of months before the launch of the service, and learning the service, and learning outcomes 12 months before outcomes 12 months before launchlaunch
reference to Curriculum reference to Curriculum Online, and to alternative Online, and to alternative sources of supply, for sources of supply, for which ELCs are available which ELCs are available to schools, in promotion of to schools, in promotion of the Digital Curriculum the Digital Curriculum
monitoring by the BBC monitoring by the BBC Governors of Governors of implementation of the implementation of the serviceservice
review of the service by review of the service by the Secretary of State the Secretary of State within two years of the within two years of the launch of the servicelaunch of the service
OJEC processOJEC process http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissiohttp://www.bbc.co.uk/commissio
ning/dcp/ojec_front.shtmlning/dcp/ojec_front.shtml
‘‘digital curriculum’digital curriculum’
Broadband offeringBroadband offering Learner-centredLearner-centred Launch January 2006Launch January 2006 Branded October 2005 : Branded October 2005 :
BBC JamBBC Jam Not accessible outside UKNot accessible outside UK
User Generated contentUser Generated content
21CC21CC Broadband libraryBroadband library Creative ArchiveCreative Archive BlastBlast Who do you think you are?Who do you think you are? World War IIWorld War II Picture of BritainPicture of Britain
BBC Learning ProjectsBBC Learning Projects
http://www.bbc.co.uk/21cc/http://www.bbc.co.uk/21cc/ www.bbc.co.uk/schools/broadband/www.bbc.co.uk/schools/broadband/ http://creativearchive.bbc.co.uk/archives/the_bbcshttp://creativearchive.bbc.co.uk/archives/the_bbcs
_plans/index.html_plans/index.html www.bbc.co.uk/blastwww.bbc.co.uk/blast http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/index.shhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/index.sh
tmltml http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/apictureofbritain/http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/apictureofbritain/