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Australian Computers in Education Conference
Learning for the Future in a Digital WorldWednesday October 4, 2006Cairns, Queensland
CORPORATE LESSONSCORPORATE LESSONS
So, we will be going through change Here’s three lessons from large corporations to help you survive change….
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested.
CORPORATE LESSON 1CORPORATE LESSON 1
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day.
A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?”The crow answered: "Sure, why not.”
All of a sudden, a fox appeared,
Jumped on the rabbit... and ate it.
CORPORATE LESSON 1CORPORATE LESSON 1
Moral of the story is….
To be sitting and doing nothingyou must be sitting very, very high up.
"I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy.”
CORPORATE LESSON 2CORPORATE LESSON 2
A turkey was chatting with a bull.
"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull. They're packed with nutrients."
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree.
The next day, after eating more dung, he reached the second branch.
Finally after a fortnight, there he was proudly perched at the top of the treeSoon he was spotted by a farmer
Who promptly shot the turkey out of the tree.
CORPORATE LESSON 2CORPORATE LESSON 2
Moral of the story:
Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
CORPORATE LESSON 3CORPORATE LESSON 3
A little bird was flying south for the winter.
It was so cold, the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field.
While it was lying there, a cow came by
and dropped some dung on it.
As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realise how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out!
He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.
Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him!
PURR....
CORPORATE LESSON 3CORPORATE LESSON 3
The morals of this story are:
1) Not everyone who drops shit on you is your enemy.2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.3) And when you're in deep shit,keep your mouth shut
CHALLENGES FOR SCHOOLS
Significant student disengagement and non completion
Significant under-performance in student achievement
Teaching is a profession without a practice Significant under-investment in the two skills
sets of the teacher:
pedagogy and relationships
CHALLENGES FOR SCHOOLS
More of the Same will not Suffice Traditional schooling has run its course Time for incremental school reform is past Systems have usually failed in large scale
improvement.
Nature of Childhood and extended
Four trends adolescence
The knowledge economy
Inequity and exclusion
Changing family and community life
OECD SCHOOLING FOR TOMORROW
Level of Implementation
Degree of Innovation
Chaos Controvers
y
No change
Radical
Innovation
Incremental
Innovation
THE NEED FOR RADICAL INNOVATION
SCHOOL ICT PLAN
LAN high speed WAN broad band Distributed Library Intranet
- communication- collaboration- information manipulation- coordination
SCHOOL ICT PLAN
All Classrooms All Teachers All Learning AreasAll Students No Exceptions No Excuses
Home links Staff access 24 hours a day Multimedia centre Presentation technologies in all rooms Administrative database Professional Development
- emotional- technical - pedagogical
SCHOOL ICT PLAN
Partnerships Evaluation Budgeting
- capital- recurrent
Initial capitalisation from ground zero $1000 per student
Recurrent cost $300 per student $150
recapitalisation $150 operational
ICT IN SCHOOLS: SUCCESS OR FAILURE
Infrastructure
Student Access
Teacher Access
Curriculum and assessment
Connectivity
Hardware Software
Budget
Labs, pods, classrooms, 1:1
Teachers as gatekeepers
24/7
Professional learning
Expectations: maybe to will
Flexible: creative
Higher order thinking skills
ICT
ICT: Will change what we teach and how we teach Will provide seven outcomes for teaching and learning
• higher levels of control by learners • more realistic and authentic• interest and motivation greater• encourages constructivist pedagogy • challenge established curriculum • just in time learning and;• online learning
ROLE OF ICT - OECD
Using ICT to assist schools in becoming learning organisations
Using ICT to expand the time and space for teaching and learning
Using ICT to expand access to instructional resources
Using ICT to extend teacher capacity
TRENDS IN EDUCATION
in one place in any place
at same time at any time
from one to many from any to any
from one direction from many directions
in one way in many ways
Virtual world will pervade and enrich the real world
Radical change in the organisation and delivery of curriculum
Customised, multiple entry points, multiple pathways, in depth
Improved relationships between teachers and students and between teachers and teachers
Radical change in school design and facilities
TRENDS IN EDUCATION
The old paradigmThe old paradigm
Learning is listening
Teaching is telling
Knowledge is an object
To be educated is to know
TEACHING AND LEARNING MODELS
Yoram HarpazThe Branco Weiss Institute for the Development of Thinking
The new paradigmThe new paradigm To learn is to be involved
To teach is to create conditions for involved learning
Knowledge is imparting meaning and explaining phenomena
To be educated is to relate to knowledge sympathetically, inquisitively, critically and
creatively
Yoram HarpazThe Branco Weiss Institute for the Development of Thinking
TEACHING AND LEARNING MODELS
CONDITIONS FOR EFFECTIVE LEARNING Effective learning:
Is an outcome of active construction Results from undermining Results from the “echoing” of learned content in the
learner Results from intrinsic motivation Is a function of the alignment of teaching style and
content to the learner’s style and intelligence Occurs in a dialogic environment Entails engaging in authentic problems Is advanced by informative feedback Is a result of positive attitudes and effort Is the result of a productive theory of learning
Yoram HarpazThe Branco Weiss Institute for the Development of Thinking
THE TEACHING FOR UNDERSTANDING FRAMEWORK
Harvard
THE FUTURE
Future Thinking schools will be part of learning networks or communities the boundaries between types and age ranges of
schools will not exist between 5&20 present day schools will form a Learning
Community or Network schools that are part private-part state funded the best learning networks will be part of a global group
of world class ‘schools’ the home will be an extension of the learning network
and many other networks to which the family will choose to belong
THE FUTURE
All students will have individual education plans and, from the age of 14, considerable control of their own learning
universities will remain core institutions in the development of knowledge and all learning communities will be linked directly to at least one
the learning network will be the main provider of training to the business community and will have an active entrepreneurial section that sells the services to the local, national and international community
the adults who work in the community will be teachers, para-teaching professionals, business people working part-time and other adults taking a break from other work in which they are involved
THE FUTURE
The best teachers will be able to sell their services to many learning communities around the globe either directly or digitally. There will be a group of highly paid highly respected expert teachers and presenters who will have a worldwide profile
students will attend school by negotiation from the age of 14 to fit in with the other demands society will place on young people. The culture of the teenager will diminish
teacher training will involve the study of neuro-science, cognitive psychology, emotional intelligence and creativity, as well as a detailed study of the learning and teaching styles of each individual teacher. A special study of thinking skills and learning how to learn will also be important parts of the training
THE FUTURE
The concept of the school day and term will disappear
the use of technology as both a management tool for the
teacher and a delivery mechanism for learning will be
ubiquitous, fuelled by developments such as the
electronic book and wireless technologies allowing
constant networking regardless of location
THE FUTURE
School becomes a place where students learn, not teachers teach.
Students learn from a number of schools 9 – 4 school finished Recognise teacher’s work Teachers have individual improvement plans Recognition that the greatest differences occur within the
school Massive investment in professional development Web learning environments and tools will pervade and
enrich the real
THE FUTURE
Print based resources to digital resources available 24 hours a day
Better data to measure school improvement and teacher performance
Systems to establish a culture of innovation and risk taking
High level leadership qualities needed (only some schools thrive)
Networks / clusters / partnerships / sharing between schools essential: one of the advantages of the public system
Encourage international outlook
THE FUTURE
Establish ICT as a professional obligation Provide incentives and rewards to excellent teachers to
be involved in school improvement outside their own classrooms
Staffing average in/actual out redress disadvantage and provide greater equity
Schools funded to counsel and follow-up school leavers who are not employed or in future education and training
Teaching teams - one teacher 25 students 4 times a week, one subject will disappear
Dealing with failing teachers, principals and schools Private Vs public balance
TEACHERS IN A TRANSFORMED SCHOOL TYPICAL TEACHER
Like my job School a good place Frustrating Get no feedback Principal doesn’t know my
teaching Little help with welfare/discipline
problems Little time for professional
learning Do no visit other schools Performance development a
waste of time
TYPICAL TEACHER IN A TRANSFORMED SCHOOL
Love my job School is a special place Challenging Data proves that the quality of
teaching and learning is high and still improving
We work in teams Flexible learning spaces allow for
various sized teaching groups in a wide variety of learning environments
A wide range of professionals and Para-professionals, work with students both inside and outside the school
TEACHERS IN A TRANSFORMED SCHOOL TYPICAL TEACHER
Underperformance from some teachers is not dealt with
Recognition and rewards are not linked to performance
Not much upside for classroom teachers after 10 years. WRT pay scales
TYPICAL TEACHER IN A TRANSFORMED SCHOOL
All teachers are teachers, mentors to pastoral groups, curriculum designers and professional development designers and providers
ICT is used by all – no exceptions no excuses
Students can access learning modules online and from other schools
We have three learning blocks each day
Assessment is mainly used to inform teaching and learning
PRINCIPLES FOR SCHOOL DESIGN
Design space for multiple users concurrently and consecutively
Design to maximise the inherent flexibility within each space
Design to make use if all dimensions Design to integrate previously discrete
functions
PRINCIPLES FOR SCHOOL DESIGN
Design to maximise teacher and student relationships
Design to maximise alignment of the disciplines
Design to maximise student access to, use and ownership of the learning environment
BUILDING FEATURES
Welcoming entry Large, open, flexible learning spaces Learning studio Student display space Spaces for flexible cohorts of students Home-base and individual storage Casual eating area Interior and exterior vistas Dispersed technology Camp fire space
FNI – Fielding Nair International. www.DesignShare.com
BUILDING FEATURES
Soft seating Indoor-outdoor connection Watering hole space Cave space Day lighting and natural ventilation Building as a learning object Sustainable elements Connected to the community Local signature
FNI – Fielding Nair International. www.DesignShare.com
Kerrie O’Keefe
Demolition of school