A short walk in the ICT landscape…

Douglas HarréE-Learning UnitMinistry of EducationWellington

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• In 2006 there were 2.6 Billion searches on Google each month

• In 2009 there were 31 Billion searches each month

2006 2009 2012

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Where your Google search goes….

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“For the first time we are preparing students for a future we cannot clearly describe.” – David Warlick

http://communications.nottingham.ac.uk/podcasts/

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ICT takes a slice of your funds…

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But try to think of it as the plate, rather than the slice….

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A brief history…

The last decade…

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The computer room 1990s

BBC

The standalone schoolcomputer1985

A potential education network2010-2016

The school network1995-2010

The last 25 years……..

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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

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Challenges…

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• Personalised learning

• Curriculum choice

• Subject matter experts

• Data driven decision making

• Assessment

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National Challenges….

– Fragmented ICT approach has resulted in a variety of network architectures

– Schools purchase individually – limits opportunity to centralise procurement and reduce cost

– Digital divide issue nationally – Limited opportunities for remote support/provision of

off-site support

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Some highlights…

• TELA – 42,000 out of 45,000 teachers ($75m)• Software for schools – Apple, Symantec, Microsoft, Novell –

($36m)• TKI/Software for Learning – just re-launched• SNUP – School Network Infrastructure Upgrade Programme – 500

schools done….200-300 underway• Netsafe resources – international adoption• Virtual Learning Network (Breeze/VC/Elluminate etc)• Managed Internet Services programme ($10m)

enabling the 21st century learnerChallenges/issues – Tech talk

• Virtualisation – consolidating hardware (VMWare/Ncomputing)• Fibre Loop/KAREN networks • Storage – 1tb laptops?• Schools buying 2-3 tb storage? - what processes do you have in place

for managing/backing up this?• Web 2.0 – web moving from space for knowledge to interaction• Use of mobile technology• Green implications of our collective activities – National e-Day/power

issues

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enabling the 21st century learnerFunding models

• Operating grant – desktop hardware plus goodies• schools tell us they want untagged funding• Property funding for cabling etc• Locally raised funds – spend as you wish/property

spending must still meet ministry requirements

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enabling the 21st century learnerOptions?

• Give you more money• Procure on your behalf so you end

up with more money

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Fibre and the UFB Rollout

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Telecom Chorus national fibre-optic network across NZ – about 25,000kms

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Current situation

– Vast majority of schools are now on broadband– Speeds range between 0.5-5Mbps – 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) connections

The Government’s commitment

– 97% NZ schools (99.7% of students) will have access to UFB ( up to 100megabits/second) by 2016

– $1.35B investment in urban fibre– $150 million to prepare schools

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Urban

An MED initiative, not MoE

– Urban NZ has 61% of schools (but 75% general pop.)– Crown Fibre Holdings (CFH) will manage the $1.35

billion urban fibre – 33 locations

– Selection of private sector partners currently underway – recommendations to Minister Joyce in October

– Fibre deployments planned to begin early 2011.

Rural

– 39% schools (25% population)

– Separate $300 million Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) overseen by MED

– 3% of schools will get 10mbs – satellite/P2P wireless (remember 97% get fibre)

– Deployment also due to begin early 2011.

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Cost of ultra-fast broadband (interim policy

pending LFC/RBI announcements)Access to fibre-based broadband involves a number of cost

components1. 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)– Costs (if any) to schools still under consideration

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Cost of ultra-fast broadband (interim policy

pending LFC/RBI announcements)

2. Network access charges*

– Ongoing monthly cost for access to fibre - paid to your fibre provider – for base connectivity (“line charge”)

3. Services*

– Any other services that you sign up for e.g. ISP/offsite backup/hosted LMS

* Not currently MoE subsidised

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Answer time…

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SNUP……

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School Network Upgrade Project (SNUP)

– Provides subsidised upgrades to internal data and electrical cabling infrastructure

– 500 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)

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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 switching with a 5 year, next-day replacement

warranty

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What SNUP doesn’t include

– A new server (unless there is no existing server)– )..and you are depreciating your current one …aren’t

you..)– Desktop or laptop computers– Fibre drop costs– Ultra-fast broadband – it just makes your network ultra-

fast broadband ready!

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SNUP – criteria for selection• To be selected, schools must register interest (by emailing

network.upgrades@minedu.govt.nz)

• Priority currently 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”

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Cloud……

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1 simple-ish thing to read….

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UNESCO Bangkok

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1 not to simple-ish thing to read….

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The Horizon Report - K12 edition

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KAREN/NEN……

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What do we mean by a NEN?

– Dedicated network for education network traffic only

– High speed access to education/admin-related content and services – hosted and “cloud” apps (Google Apps for example)

– Many examples globally – eg. nen.gov.uk or CalREN in USA

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KAREN --NZ’s dedicated R & E network

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http://www.gcsn.school.nz

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NEN trial - KAREN resources

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minedu.govt.nz/ufbinschools

med.govt.nz/

crownfibre.govt.nz

THANK YOU!

Douglas Harré

douglas.harre@minedu.govt.nz

04 463 8588