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Baldev Singh

Imagine Education UK

www.imagineeducation.net

Trends in TechnologyImplications for teaching, learning and developing

the international dimension

http://www.imagineeducation.net/

Primary School Alex

Johannesburg (2002-5)

Education is more than teaching people to think…..

it is also about teaching people things worth learning

ICT in Education “Not a question of IF but HOW”

“Leap frogging”

Exponential Times

Create, Share, Reward

2006This is the year when one of the greatest

collaborative projects of our time was completed....

Multiple countries involvedSupported through technology

The mapping of the human genome

“What is clear is that no technology

has an impact on learning in its own

right; rather its impact depends upon

the way in which it is used.”

NESTA, 2012 “Decoding learning: The proof promise and potential of

digital education.” p9

2025= 30 million student population

50 Foreign Universities (2010)

Students are not who we used to

be!

The quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its

teachers

Education Transformation

Are we becoming more

efficient at preparing

students for a future that

no longer exists?

Skills?

Basic Knowledge/Skills

English Language (spoken)

Reading Comprehension (in English)

Writing in English (grammar, spelling, etc.)

Mathematics

Science

Government/Economics

Humanities/Arts

Foreign Languages

History/Geography

Applied Skills

Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

Oral Communications

Written Communications

Teamwork/Collaboration

Diversity

Information Technology Application

Leadership

Creativity/Innovation

Lifelong Learning/Self Direction

Professionalism/Work Ethic

Ethics/Social Responsibility

Traditional

21st century

Trends shaping global

economies

Globalisation

Demographics

Atomisation

Personalisation

Knowledge management

Global Markers

• PISA (Programme for international student assessment)

– Measures knowledge and skills at 15 years

– More than 70 countries

• TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study)

GEDI

http://cepp.gmu.edu/

Global Entrepreneurship and

Development Index

Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI)

http://cepp.gmu.edu/

Failure is not an option

Learning from Expert

Learning with Others

Learning through Making

Learning through Exploring

Learning through Inquiry

Learning through Practicing

Learning from Assessment

Learning in and across Settings

8 Effective Learning Themes

NESTA, 2012 “Decoding learning: The

proof promise and potential of digital

education.” p9

Can we pull students into

learning rather than push?

Marc Prensky

British Council Unbox21

Key Elements

Model1. Identifying a learning or

teaching challenge

2. Identify & develop research

questions

3. Developing your project,

implementing action plan

4. Data collection

and analysis

5. Using and disseminating

results

There are

broadly 5 key

elements to

any action

research

project.

Commercial off- the shelf digital games in the classroom-the first steps"

Project

Partners

This online course has been developed for

educators who wish to learn more about

the potential of computer games in

education.

Use it as a general introduction or to generate questions, provoke interest and stimulate thought, discussion and debate.

We hope it will allow you to implement new approaches to support teaching and learning fit for 21st century learning experiences.

British Council Connecting

Classrooms-Global Citizenship

Schools Online

Education is more than teaching people to think…..

it is also about teaching people things worth learning

False Dawns!

The Hype Curve

From David Warlick

http://www.glp.net/home

• Mobile Learning

• Cloud Computing

• One-to-One Computing

• Ubiquitous Learning

• Gaming

• Personalized Learning

• Redefinition of Learning Spaces

• Teacher-generated Open Content

• Smart Portfolio Assessment

• Teacher Managers/Mentors

Systemic

Scalable

www.schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org

www.pil-network.com

Systemic, Scalable and Sustainable (S3)

Innovation framework www.is-toolkit.com

http://www.is-toolkit.com/

What does it mean to be an innovative

school?

An innovative school has:

• A framework that allows individuals to become passionate about

issues that are meaningful for them.

• A willingness to think differently.

• The capacity to involve a wide community of stakeholders and

hear their voices.

• An understanding that risk and failure are part of the innovation

process.

• A philosophy of continuous improvement.

LearnerGPS to meeting

International newspaper

feed

Facebook

Second Life museum tour

vBlog

Botany community

Wikipedia

Fauna community

Primate community

YouTube

National museumvirtual collection

iTunes U podcast

International library virtual

collection

Museum virtual tour

Museum click-to-talk

Digital library

Cisco TelePresence

session

Chemistry community

MIT chemistry club

Classroom lecture

National newspaper

feed

WebEx with TA

Chemistbroadcast session

Virtual lab

IMscientist

Expertblog

Class lecture VOD

Expert Website

Video phone call

RSS

Alerts

Open courseware

Government research organization

Game

Newsletter

Second Life island

The Hyper-Connected Learner

LRS

The Moment!

Presentation by Bruce Dixon

SKILLS FOR LIFE AND WORK TODAY

Knowledge building

Self-regulation & assessment

Collaboration

Skilled communication

Problem solving & innovation

Global awareness

ICT use

www.itlresearch.com

Source: ITL

2011, LASW

method, based

on analysis by

SRI International

Learning Activity Score

(Innovative Teaching)

Students 21C

Skills Score

What we learned

ICT

-Information Communication Technology

-Information Collaboration Technology

-Information Connecting Technology

-Information Culture Change Technology

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