“ There is so much to celebrate in schools when it comes to their successful use of technology, but...
... right now the UK does need a strategic political touch to ensure that this is not just something happening in a minority of schools”
“ There is so much to celebrate in schools when it comes to their successful use of technology, but...
It’ s a mistake to see the great learning and teaching in schools like Shireland and Broadclyst as down to the technology, although it does play an important part. At the heart of both schools lies tremendous duty of care, to do the very best for the learners to show just how good they can be. Every tool, including edtech, is enlisted for that purpose.
Change is spreading. Back in 2003 US academic Professor Larry Cuban authored the iconic Oversold and Underused: Computers in the Classroom. It was a timely warning about ineffective investments in schools ICT. Now he is beginning to see benefits appear in California classrooms and is working on a new book to be published in 2017( see“ Can learning fly like a butterfly or a bullet?”).
Professor Cuban, someone inured to technology proselytisers and lobbyists, has been finding successful integration of technology for learning at teacher, school and district( local authority) level. You can already see the work in progress on his blog( https:// larrycuban. wordpress. com /
There is so much to celebrate in schools when it comes to their successful use of technology, but right now the UK does need a strategic political touch to ensure that this is not just something happening in a minority of schools. It’ s time for the reluctant policymakers to recognise that, join in the celebrations and help embed in policy what has been proven by great schools and their teachers and learners.“ How good might our children really be?” Is a really good question to work with.
... right now the UK does need a strategic political touch to ensure that this is not just something happening in a minority of schools”
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