2. Technology in Education
- Facilitatinglearning and improving performance by creating,
using and managing appropriate technological processes and
resources.
- Educational Technology includes, but is not limited to,
software, hardware, as well as Internet applications and
activities.
- chatsPodcasts websites MP3 playersIWBs
- CD-ROMsSkypewikis DVDs m-learning
- SecondLifeBlogsIPods Concordancers
- webquestsePortfoliosSocial Bookmarking
3. What do we mean by success?
- Mainstream Integration of Technology in Education
- Students equipped with future oriented skills
4.
- Educational Policy: Reforms & National Projects
- National Standards: Exams, National Curriculum
- Factor for Success:Technology bringing Changerelevant to
Educational Context
5.
6. Students : Digital Natives
- We have reached the point where our students are no longer the
ones that our systems were designed for, and that our teachers were
trained to teach.
- Open Letter to Obama Administration
7. 8. Students: Digital Natives
- forms essential 21st century skills
- develops independent learners
- appeals to kids and young adults: is motivating and cool
9. Teacher: the Key Change Agent
- Transformation of Teaching with Technology
- Teachers: Digital immigrants
- E.glack of time / overloaded
10. Barriers for Integrating Technology: Teachers Opinions
- www.exeteronline.britishcouncil.org Learning
TechnologiesForum
- www.englishteachers.ru Forum on using IWBs
- Teachers groupswww.vkontakte.ru
- Lack of skills and confidence
- Resistance from superiors
- No extra pay for this work
- Adding Technology to old methods of teaching
11. Overcoming Barriers: Factors for Success
- Technology should be USER-FRIENDLY
- Trainings: Skills, Confidence, Change attitudes and
Practices
- Complete Solutions: technically and methodologically
- Creating Teachers Networks ( CoPs)
12. Head TeachersSchool Administrations
- Convincing superiors involves describing benefits of technology
in economic terms, e.g. helping teachers work more effectively,
good for marketing and school image Nik Peachey
- Factor for Success:Head Teachers and School Administrations
have vision and supportTechnologyIntegration
13. Leaders: personalities, institutions, communities
- Influential people and organizations - innovators
- Factor for Success:Leaders should be involved in introducing
Technology in Education
14. LEAsMinistry of Education
- Support is a guarantee for quick mainstreaming of
technology
- New Teacher Appraisal Systems
- Factors for success: Vision and Support
15. Parents
- Range of attitudes to Technology
- Ignorance about the benefits of
- - experience of being a learner
- - worries about health issues
- Mass media: negative coverage
- Raising parents awareness of the benefits of Technologyfor
learning;
- Mass Media on our side (positive image)
16. Businesses
- Factor for success:Businesses are involved via social corporate
responsibility programmes
- Factor for success:co-operation with publishers to make
Technology mainstream
17. Manufacturers of learning technology products
- easily upgradable products
- consider interests of all other stakeholders and get regular
feedback from them
18. Factors for Success
- Cutting edge products relevant to the Educational context
- Teachers are ready to integrate technology (trained, networks
created)
- User-friendly technology and complete solutions
- Support from Head Teachers, Schools administrations, LEAs ,
Ministry of Education
19. Factors for Success
- Leaders and Mass Media involved
- Awareness of benefits of introducing technologies
- (Publishers, Ministries of Education)
