August 2010 sector update
100 years ago…
The computer room
1990s
BBC
The standalone schoolcomputer
1985
A potential education network2010-2016
The school network
1995-2010
The last 25 years……..
Adapted from Becta 2004
The last decade…
Then
• Pen• Chalkboard/
Whiteboard• Banda• Gestetner• 16mm projector• Slide shows• Telephone• Fax• Library
Now Next?
• Txting/Pxting• Blogs/Wikis• Pod/Vod-casting• Data projector• LMS/e-portfolios• IM/SMS• Digital cameras• iMovie• Google• Peer2peer
networks
• Virtual reality• Wearable computers• Ubiquitous identity• Voice recognition• Agents and avatars• Visualisation• Miniaturisation• Reusable paper• Semantic web• PLEs
1980/90s
Teaching and learning tools
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Then
• Pen• Chalkboard/
Whiteboard• Banda• Gestetner• 16mm projector• Slide shows• Telephone• Fax• Library
Now Next?
• Txting/Pxting• Blogs/Wikis• Pod/Vod-casting• Data projector• LMS• IM/SMS• Digital cameras• iMovie• Google• Peer2peer
networks
• Virtual reality• Wearable computers• Ubiquitous identity• Voice recognition• Agents and avitars• Visualisation• Miniaturisation• Reusable paper• Semantic web• PLEs
1980/90s
Teaching and learning tools
Analogue
Analogue
Digital
Digital
Connected
Connected
Ubiquitous
Ubiquitous
• Online world now integral to students’ lives
• Increasing evidence that learning in online environments can significantly enhance engagement + lift achievement.
• Particularly effective for students who don’t respond to traditional teaching methods.
• Students can collaborate and learn anytime, anywhere and from anyone.
• In other words – learning without limits
Why UFB in schools?
Current situation
• Vast majority of schools are now on broadband
• Speeds range between 0.5-5Mbps – inadequate for many online services to work properly
• Currently < 200 New Zealand schools have bandwidth required for streaming video, web conferencing, apps such as Google Earth
• Next generation of applications will assume high speed, symmetrical (i.e. fast in both directions) internet connections
Barriers• Fragmented ICT approach has resulted in a variety of network
architectures - to connect these (eg potential NEN) presents challenges
• Schools purchase individually – limits opportunity to centralise procurement and reduce cost
• Few schools have industry-level service (funding and geographic reasons)
• Digital divide issue
• Limited opportunities for remote support/provision of off-site support
The Government’s commitment
• 97% NZ schools (99.7% of students) will have access to UFB (100megabits/second) by 2016 (Crown Fibre Holdings)
• 3% remote schools will have access to fast broadband (10Mbps) by other means eg.satellite or point-to-point wireless
• $150 million investment signalled to prepare schools for the rollout
• $1.5 billion investment overall
How - urban? MED responsible overall for fibre rollout
Urban areas
• 61% of schools (but 75% general pop.)
• Crown Fibre Holdings (CFH) set up to manage the $1.35 billion ‘UFB Initiative’.
• Selection of private sector partners currently underway – announcements in October
• Fibre deployments planned to begin by end of 2010/early 2011.
How – rural ? Rural areas
• 39% schools (25% population)
• Separate $300 million Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) overseen directly by MED (not CFH)
• RFPs being released end of August
• Deployment also due to begin before end of 2010/early 2011.
• Certainty will only emerge later this year -
Issues around roll out• Education is a priority area….however…to make it happen
requires a “whole of community approach”
• Local councils need to be involved
• Wider community demand improves chances of getting fibre sooner
• Health, business and homes targets also
• Areas with lower cost of laying fibre / higher return on investment likely to be higher priority for fibre providers
www.broadbandmap.govt.nz
Telecom fibre-optic network
Issues around roll out
• Rollout likely to happen within geographic areas
• Local fibre companies lay “dark fibre” only – services will come later (think roads/cars)
• How the rollout happens depends on government’s choice of infrastructure provider (national or regional)
Christchurch City:
• Enable Networks
• 150 km of existing fibre
• Over 325 km within the City by 2012
Infrastructure at the local level
What is the Ministry of Education doing?We’re helping prepare schools for the rollout in the following areas:
• Upgrading infrastructure/internal networks(SNUP and fibre in schools)
• Hardware and software initiatives
• Building capability
• Investigating centralised provision of content and services (NEN Trial Extension)
School ICT infrastructure – what’s happening and who is paying?
Cost of ultra-fast broadband (interim policy pending LFC/RBI announcements)
Access to ultra-fast broadband involves a number of cost components
1. Fibre drop
• One-off cost for fibre that connects your school to the fibre in the street
• Cost varies by provider, depends on distance from road, terrain etc
• Typical drop cost =$10-20K (based on current pricing)
• MoE pays 80/68% of this to the fibre provider (not to you)…
Cost of ultra-fast broadband (interim policy pending
LFC/RBI announcements)
2. Network access charges*
• Ongoing cost for basic access to fibre - paid to your fibre provider (likely to be more than cost of broadband over copper - greater speed and bandwidth)
3. Services*
• Any other services that you sign up for e.g. ISP/offsite backup/hosted LMS
* Not currently MoE subsidised
Fibre in street (MED/CFH)
“Last mile” connection
(MED/CFH)
School network (MoE)
“Fibre Drop” (MoE)
MED/MoE – who pays for what?
Why wait for the roll out?
•Prices for fibre and network access charges will be more competitive through Government’s procurement negotiations – a good reason to wait!
•Suggest any contracts you sign should not exceed 24 months
•Govt decision-making is underway – further announcements re next stage anticipated in next 6-8 weeks.
School Network Upgrade Project (SNUP)• Provides subsidised upgrades to internal data and electrical
cabling infrastructure
• 473 schools have been upgraded since 2006 ($18m)
• 100 more schools underway ($22m)
• 80 % costs for state /68% for state integrated funded by MoE
• Further 239 announced by Minister to start in Sept/Oct ($48m)
• By end of 2011 approx 1/3 of schools will have been upgraded
Significant investment in making schools fibre-ready over six years
…. this is what bad cabling jobs look like!
What SNUP includes• Audit + network design + tendering + project management
• Certified data and electrical cabling installation with a 20-25-year warranty
• 2 additional power outlets at each data outlet
• Gigabit Ethernet switching with a 5 year, next-day replacement warranty
What SNUP doesn’t include
• A new server (unless there is no existing server)
• Desktop or laptop computers
• Fibre drop costs
• Ultra-fast broadband – it just makes your network ultra-fast broadband ready!
SNUP – criteria for selection• To be selected, schools must register interest (by emailing
• Priority given to:• rural secondary schools• area schools• schooling improvement schools• Te Kotahitanga schools• ICT PD clusters• schools on satellite broadband• schools already on fibre• active E-asTTle schools• VLN e-learning clusters• ultra-fast broadband clusters (fibre loops)• NOT “I have a really bad network”
Hardware and software provision
TELA
• Provides laptops to Principals and teachers
• 86% uptake
• Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010 will be deployed on TELA machines from 11 October
• Schools will need to supply licence activation keys before laptops go to school
• Schools must be enrolled in the Microsoft NZ School agreement to access the licence keys
• Further details on http://faq.tela.co.nz
SMS/LMS/MLEs
• New initiative to fund a parent portal or a LMS that supports parental access
• Designed to improve student attendance & engagement
• For users of eTAP, MUSAC Classic, KAMAR or PCSchool
• Connects to eTAP portal, Ultranet, Moodle or KnowledgeNet
• minedu.govt.nz/goto/mle for further info
Building school capability
ICT Professional Development• Programme running since 1999
• $11.2 million investment annually
• 65% of schools have participated in programme
• 15% of schools participate at any one time
• 101 clusters including 12 regional clusters currently
• New models for sector capability that reflect the changing environment being developed
ICT PD – the challenge
How do we move from 15% so that all schools benefit from UFB opportunities?
• making full use of the infrastructure and tools available
• modifying schools’ traditional organisational approaches
• integrating ICT into effective teacher practice
• ensuring all professional learning providers understand learning in ICT-rich environments
Where to next?
With a completely clean slate…
• what support do you think schools will need?
• what could that look like?
Some ideas….• Roadmap: Where are we now? (self-review). Where are we
going to? (case-studies). How do we get there? (resources, services)
• Collaboration: regionally and nationally
• Spreading the word: student, teacher and principal mentors
• Beyond e-Learning : raise the e-capability of facilitators (e.g. Support Services providers)
• Efficiency: Targeting available resources to need
• Informing: e-learning practice should inform research & answer specific questions on student learning outcomes
NEN Trial Extension
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What do we mean by a NEN?
• Dedicated network
• Provides access to education and administration-related content and services via high speed internet
• Shared ICT service management and infrastructure creates economies of scale
• Allows schools to access content and services that they might not be able to afford individually
• Many examples globally – eg. nen.gov.uk
NEN potential benefitsFor teachers:
• Improved access to content and technology environments which enhance students’ learning
• Opportunities to share and learn in local, national and international communities of practice
For Principals and Boards
• Improved standard of technology and service delivery
For IT Managers
• Freed up to support teachers and students more directly
NEN – potential benefits
For students:
• Access to greater variety of learning opportunities - online portfolios, learning resources, discussion forums
• Can engage and collaborate with local, national and international learning communities
• Can create, author and publish in appropriate contexts
For parents:
• Greater transparency of curriculum, learning assessment and reporting.
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NEN trial extension - background
• Original trial in 2008 involved 23 schools
• 2009: approval given to extend trial to up to 200 schools and until June 2011
• Participating schools must have been on open-access fibre by June 30 2010
• MoE is contracting REANNZ to connect NEN trial schools to their existing research network - KAREN
NEN trial extension - objectives
Identify technical, financial and practical issues involved in:
• extending the trial to a larger number of schools that are already working in a range of collaborative models
• connecting new content and service providers to the trial version of the NEN
Identify potential benefits for schools in relation to learning, teaching and administration practices
NEN trial extension – content and services
• Te Kete Ipurangi and sub-sites (Digistore, NZC etc)
• Virtual Learning Network (Moodle, LAMS, Elgg, Mahara servers)
• Adobe Connect Web Conferencing
• Video Conferencing (Std and HD)
• Learning Management Systems (3)
• ePortfolio (myportfolio.school.nz)
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NEN trial - KAREN resources
Ongoing dialogue opportunities• online survey
• will be released late August/early September
•focus groups
• on particular topics will be held October/November
•Will revolve around the issues discussed today and will influence future development•All responses gratefully accepted!•We will email you to remind you