what is good ict practice?
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It is recognised that the standard of teaching ICT has improved significantly in recent years. However, high quality ICT teaching is far from universal. This session will explore, from several perspectives, what is meant by ‘good practice.’ We also explore some ideas for incorporating ICT in art and design, and you engage in a practical task on the theme of self portraits.You reflect on this work with your partner, uploading a recording of your discussion to your site.We conclude with a discussion of interactive whiteboard practice in schools.IN-SESSION TASK 2• Create a self portrait using ICT tools – your tutor will model one or more approaches to this task, but you are welcome to work independently using ideas of your own• Upload your finished portrait to your Google site.• Record a brief conversation with your partner about this task and upload this to your site.TO FOLLOW UP• Read Higgins et al (2007), whilst reflecting on your own or your class teacher’s use of the interactive whiteboard. • You may wish to practice your own IWB skills over lunchtime using one of the Lulham ICT Centre boards, or IWBs available for student use in the Library.• Watch Jen Deyenberg’s online presentation on geocaching, http://www.trailsoptional.com/2010/10/k-12-online-conference-presentation-gps-and-geocaching-k12online10/TRANSCRIPT
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Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
Developing pupils' ICT capability
2. What is good ICT practice?
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Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
Outstanding teaching
Your aims
Horror stories
Digital art - practical
IWBs
Meaningful learning
ICT in Art
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
"Our concept of an educated person is of someone who is capable of delighting in a variety of pursuits and projects for their own sake and whose pursuit of them and general conduct of life is transformed by some degree of all round understanding and sensitivity"
Peters, R S, 1977, Education and the Education of Teachers . Abingdon: Routledge
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
Looking beyond ICT,
What would you hope for in the children that leave your class?
(three words)
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Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
Fox, 2003
Characteristics of good practice
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Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
Teachers of ICT communicate high expectations, enthusiasm and passion about their subject to pupils. They have a high level of confidence and expertise, both in terms of their specialist knowledge and technical skills and their understanding of effective learning in the subject. As a result, they use a very wide range of innovative and imaginative resources and teaching strategies to stimulate pupils’ active participation in their learning and secure outstanding progress across all aspects of the subject.
Ofsted on outstanding ICT teaching
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Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
Teaching enables all, ornearly all, pupils to developand use their ICT capabilitywith confidence through awide range of appropriatecontexts and challengingexperiences. Teachingbuilds effectively on pupils’use of ICT beyond theschool.
All, or nearly all staff, makeuse of ICT as an integral,and natural part of learningand teaching across allcurriculum areas and yeargroups.
All, or nearly all, staffharness the full potential ofICT to enhance and extendlearning and teaching.They provide opportunitiesfor creative andindependent learning thatextends pupils’ capacity tolearn within and beyondthe school.
ICT is used innovatively toenable pupils to continueand extend their learningwhere and when they want.Wider curriculumexperience is enabledthrough the extended useof ICT. Expectations ofpupils’ learning with ICTbeyond school are highand such learning is valuedand celebrated.
All, or nearly all, staffcritically evaluates the useof ICT in their teaching andits impact on pupils’learning wherever thattakes place. Outcomes areroutinely shared withcolleagues within andbeyond the school. Thisprocess is an integral partof the school’s reflectiveculture and has asignificant impact onpractice.
Becta on excellent teaching
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Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
Roehampton students on unsatisfactory ICT teaching
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Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
Effective integration of ICT in art and design is typically based on ideas rather than technology. Critically, it would appear to be the quality of ideas (both teachers’ and pupils’) that provides substance and drives new projects and approaches. The technology facilitates this process but is rarely the central focus of the project.
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
Create a self portrait using ICT tools – your tutor will model one or more approaches to this task, but you are welcome to work independently using ideas of your own
Upload your finished portrait to your Google site.
Record a brief conversation with your partner about this task and upload this to your site.
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
Graham et al (1999) Towards Whole-class interactive teaching , Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, 18:2, 50-60
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Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
a resource which is immediately useful to teachers in conducting whole-class teaching
Pupils are universally enthusiastic about the interactive whiteboards, because of their clear visibility (‘We can see!’), the easy access they give to ICT through touch, and the added variety they bring to lessons.
The interactive whiteboard is an ideal resource to support whole-class teaching. It acts as a focus for pupils’ attention and increases their engagement in whole-class teaching. Teachers tend to spend more time on whole-class teaching when they have an interactive whiteboard
The interactive whiteboard acts as a multi-modal portal, giving teachers the potential to use still images, moving images and sound
we saw many classrooms where the ambience was of teacher and pupils ‘working together’, often with attention directed to the interactive whiteboard rather than the teacher for part of the time
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
University of Roehampton
Developing pupils' ICT capability, Lecture 2
To follow up...