[Advisory] IWBs - An Australian perspective
BobharrisonSET@aol.com
BobharrisonSET@aol.com
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Thanks Mike for a great summary...I agree with all of the points you have=
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made and wonder if there had been a "pilot" of IWB's prior to the decision=
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to "go national" whether the same decision would have been taken?
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I reiterate my point of "opportunity cost" not just in terms of =A3=A3=A3=
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but also credibility,time,effort and other pedagogical opportunities with=
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to be effective the learner has to be "an active agent" in the =20
process.(Laurillard et al)
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Finally I am not convinced that there is evidence that IWB's are "importan=
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tools for learning" although I will concede that there is some evidence=
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they are an important tool for teaching,especially in primary schools.
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I hope the recently launched VITAL project will be able to address some of=
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these issues. _http://www.vital.ac.uk/_ (http://www.vital.ac.uk/)=20
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Best Wishes,
Bob Harrison,
Education Adviser, Toshiba Information Systems(UK) Ltd
Consultant ,BECTA and National College for School Leadership
Support for Education and Training
16 Meadowgate,
URMSTON,
Manchester
M419LB
01617498987
07957856117
bobharrisonset@aol.com
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" While this study has looked closely at the impact of ICT on how pupils=
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learn and how this might be enhanced....it has not addressed the impact =
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what they learn or where learning takes place and whether the schools of=
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future will be the physical entities we have today" The Impact of ICT in=
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schools-a landscape review-Becta 2007
"Using technology to improve education is not rocket science...it is=20
much,much harder than that" Diana Laurillard, Opening Up Education 2009
"An intensified activity in this area will lead educational institutions=
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to realize that they are embedded in a globalised and constantly evolving=
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knowledge society, and that, as a consequence, they will have to redefine=
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their role within society and within the learning process."
Joint Research Centre
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies 2009
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<DIV>Thanks Mike for a great summary...I agree with all of the points you=
have=20
made and wonder if there had been a "pilot" of IWB's prior to the decision=
to=20
"go national" whether the same decision would have been taken?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I reiterate my point of "opportunity cost" not just in terms of =A3=
=A3=A3=A3=A3=A3=A3's=20
but also credibility,time,effort and other pedagogical opportunities with=
=20
digital technologies. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This is particularly true if we accept generations of learning theory=
that=20
to be effective the learner has to be "an active agent" in the=20
process.(Laurillard et al)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Finally I am not convinced that there is evidence that IWB's are "imp=
ortant=20
tools for learning" although I will concede that there is some evidence th=
ey are=20
an important tool for teaching,especially in primary schools.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I hope the recently launched VITAL project will be able to address so=
me of=20
these issues. <A=20
href=3D"http://www.vital.ac.uk/">http://www.vital.ac.uk/</A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"1=
0"><I>Best=20
Wishes,<BR><BR>Bob Harrison,<BR>Education Adviser, Toshiba Information=20
Systems(UK) Ltd<BR>Consultant ,BECTA and National College for School=20
Leadership<BR>Support for Education and Training<BR>16=20
Meadowgate,<BR>URMSTON,<BR>Manchester<BR>M419LB<BR>01617498987<BR>07957856=
117<BR>bobharrisonset@aol.com<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.setuk.co.uk/">www.setuk.co.uk</A><U><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.twitter.com/bobharrison">www.twitter.com/bobharrison</A=
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<BR></U><BR>" While this study has looked closely at the impact of ICT on=
how=20
pupils learn and how this might be enhanced....it has not addressed the im=
pact=20
of what they learn or where learning takes place and whether the schools=
of the=20
future will be the physical entities we have today" The Impact of ICT in=
=20
schools-a landscape review-Becta 2007<BR><BR>"Using technology to improve=
=20
education is not rocket science...it is much,much harder than that" Diana=
=20
Laurillard, Opening Up Education 2009<BR><BR>"An intensified activity in=
this=20
area will lead educational institutions to realize that they are embedded=
in a=20
globalised and constantly evolving knowledge society, and that, as a=20
consequence, they will have to redefine their role within society and with=
in the=20
learning process."<BR>Joint Research Centre<BR>Institute for Prospective=
=20
Technological Studies 2009<BR></I></U></FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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