promoting equality and inclusion rosetta mcleod – ict manager, dundee city council
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Promoting Equality and Inclusion Rosetta McLeod – ICT Manager, Dundee City Council George Laidlaw – HT, Menzieshill High School. what do we mean by digital inclusion and exclusion? how is Dundee tackling the issue? minibooks at Menzieshill Academy - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Promoting Equality and InclusionRosetta McLeod – ICT Manager, Dundee City Council
George Laidlaw – HT, Menzieshill High School
what do we mean by digital inclusion and exclusion?
how is Dundee tackling the issue? minibooks at Menzieshill Academy how can national organisations, local
authorities and commercial companies work together to promote solutions?
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The vision access for all, whenever, wherever…… ability to be technological nomads blended learning needs blended technological solutionsintuitive users
Barriers to Digital Inclusion age competencies (skills, knowledge, attitude) location (eg urban/rural etc) socio-economic factors (income, culture etc) disability gender ready availability of appropriate ICT solutions etc
ICT in Dundee – the facts
Intelligent Community Forum (top 7)
Digital Observatory
good ICT infra-structure in schools
-1:5.81 in primaries 1:2.58 in secondaries
- well on the way towards desktop/IWB in each teaching area
high level of ICT/IT support
BUT……not all schools have ICT suites/pupil access to
computers in the classroomnot all new-builds have ICT suitesnot all pupils have access at home (Dundee towards
the bottom in SIMD)not all teachers promote ICT skillssometimes a business-standard education network
inhibits progress
Dundee minibook project hands-on access to elements of Glow
Pupil Pioneer project
obstacles to overcome
Glow Group
Challenges and solutions Linux-based – not supported by IT
Linux-based – not to connect to network
need for a solution where low-cost technologies complement existing infra-structure
pilot safe 3G filtered access (RM and T-mobile) at a fixed cost
The Menzieshill experience
Menzieshill High School, Dundee
DiscussionHow can the various players (national organisations, local authorities, commercial companies) work together to develop solutions which will promote digital equality and inclusion?
How can we overcome the technological barriers to equality and inclusion?
Will Glow increase or decrease the digital divide?
What are the implications of the draft Technologies outcomes?