11th Annual ICT Conference and Exhibition
Sitting in the auditorium of the Rheghed Centre near Penrith listening to the Cumbria Awards for ICT being presented by Dr Baldev Singh.
Baldev is now starting on his 'keynote': The changing face of technology and its implication for teaching'.. I note that the audience are here to listen, not to interact (see my post of yesterday).
Here are my notes made on the 'fly' during his presentation:
Global drivers push new learning technologies
The timing is perfect for the developments of new technology
We need to debate the terms digital immigrants and digital natives
How do we take these things into account and also satisfy the OFSTED inspectors?
Input>process>output
Let's make it input> processprocessprocessprocessprocess>output
Innovation leads Globalisation
Children like to make things not just consume things
Interacting is the key word
Baldev explains RSS ... he talks about 'collective knowledge' and 'empowering students' and how they allow students to find information quickly and then synthesise it.
In a Global World ... we should not be tethered by our geography
The 'knowledge economy' is a driver in third world countries
Students need to learn how to filter the information that they find so that they can make sense of it
Baldev introduces 'Google Docs' and other Web 2.0 tools to develop collaborative productivity
Google map of the future ... influences education
Model of sustainable innovation in 4 quarters
Innovation allows us to work smarter and get higher output
He uses 'We didn't start the fire' to discus a history project and the effect of smart technologies on motivation ... transformational use of ICT
The next clip was 'Animator .V. Animation'
Students do not want to be passive consumers of information ... they want to be creators
We need to think about appropriate or inappropriate use of technology ... teachers need to know the differenceFuturelab
We need to bring the world outside into the classroom ... and we need to take the classroom outside into the world
Connectivity is important, Content is king but context is emperor
Kids acting as amplifiers of information and learning
Should we be digitising the curriculum? ... or creating a new one.
We need a model of curriculum that embraces flexibility ... ICT used in a context
Baldev introduces 'photostory 3' as a way of creating ... simple technology, multimodal presentation on the fly...students personalise quickly and simply
Voice Thread ... peer review of personal context ... enriching a curriculum ...
Higher order thinking
Use of Microsoft Producer to stitch video with slides
Use of Zentation.com for a similar thing
The power of Flickr and Bubbl.us to move things forward motivationally
Podcasting as a tool for learning ... download into iTunes
Baldev gets involved with 'mashups'...walkit.com as a way of mixing tools together
He finishes on the Utube video 'Did you know?'
Then came the Cumbria Animations Awards ... children being crative and exciting ...some working in groups , some on their own ... some with a text story line, some with music ...watch out for these on the Cumbria Grid for Learning web site.
The audience at the conference used the 'Activote' system to decide the winner. Real use of appropriate technology.
Labels: Baldev Singh, Cumbria, learning, teaching
posted by Doug @ 09:47
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1 Comments:
I would just like to say thanks for the demonstration of the Honeycomb software today at Rheged. The possibilities for enthusing my students, helping them to learn how to learn, become independent learners as well as thinkers, and take ownership of their work and destiny, are becoming a reality... all that remains now is for me to somehow communicate this to my Head!
I read with interest and a slightly larger than small smile, your musings about audience participation and interaction. It was all very British of us wasn't it? I often feel that my colleagues who have been in the profession a good deal longer than me are somewhat taken aback when someone dares to make a comment, ask a question, or otherwise 'interupt' a speaker. (I was the pony-tailed joker at the side of your first seminar btw)
IMO it is often better to ask questions of a speaker who is 'in the groove', not only to be able to fully understand what they mean, but to explore ideas and avenues that can spontaneously blossom, and keep the speaker fresh too!
Anyway, it was a pleasure to meet you, hear you speak, explore the pathways of the possible, and find something tangible (albeit in a virtual sense???) to take to my boss as a real way to improve attainment and help to give the kids a real learning opportunity.
Thanks
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