Experiences of the Warwickshire e learning Community Project

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Experiences of the Warwickshire e -learning
Community Project
Lynne Tansey Warwickshire County Council
22nd February 2006
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Project Overview

• Awarded Pathfinder Status for PFI/ICT Initiative
  2003
• Contract Signed March 2004
• Scope
• All pupils from Year 5 to Year 11 in 180 Schools
• 1,500 Teachers
• Focus English, Mathematics, Science, Geography,
  History, ICT, Modern Foreign Languages.

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• Our vision is of schools staffed by confident,
  trained practitioners using classrooms equipped
  with dependable, exciting technology to raise
  attainment and encourage positive and independent
  attitudes to learning.
• The legacy for the future will be improved
  standards of achievement, a collaborative and
  skilled work force of teachers and support staff,
  an outstanding pool of resources, skills and
  knowledge and an appetite for learning.

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Warwickshire Learning Platform - Portal
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Warwickshire Learning Platform - VTLE
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Other Elements

• Comprehensive range of digital resourcesProfessi
  onal Development Programme for Staff.

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Benefits

• For Learners
• Richer, more engaging and motivational content
• Opportunities for personalised learning
• Working Anytime-Anywhere
• For Teachers
• Help deliver higher quality, interactive teaching
• Reduce lesson preparation time
• Opportunities for collaboration sharing
  resources
• Improving standards and attainment

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Evidence of Success so far!
Teachers It has made it easier to organise my
teaching. The pupils are more engaged in the
lessons Pupils The lessons are more fun. It
makes it easier for me to understand. I wish
all my lessons were like this.
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Evidence of Progress

• Involvement in the We-learn Project has had a
  positive influence on the ethos and culture of
  the school... Ofsted 2006
• Use of the We-learn Teacher Toolkits has led to
  outstanding improvement in Teaching and Learning
  HMI - 2005

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Key lessons learnt

• Communication
• Effective and frequent consultation with
  stakeholders will lead to a better understanding
  of what you are trying to achieve.
• Engaging with the stakeholder to enable them to
  have ownership of the shared vision
• Change management
• How will teachers and pupils become competent
  and confident users of any new technologies ?
• Dont under estimate the challenge of culture
  change within a school

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ICT Adoption Model (Hooper Reiber)
ICT Adoption Model (Hooper Reiber)
Improvement
ICT Adoption Model (Hooper Reiber)
Improvement
ICT Adoption Model (Hooper Reiber)
Improvement
Improvement
Evolving Independent, discriminating, discerning
use of ICT
Evolving Independent, discriminating, discerning
use of ICT
Evolving Independent, discriminating, discerning
use of ICT
Evolving Independent, discriminating, discerning
use of ICT
Transforming Curriculum Exploitation
Transforming Curriculum Exploitation
Transforming Curriculum Exploitation
Transforming Curriculum Exploitation
Integrating Curriculum embedding
Integrating Curriculum embedding
Integrating Curriculum embedding
Integrating Curriculum embedding
Developing Curriculum enhancing
Developing Curriculum enhancing
Developing Curriculum enhancing
Developing Curriculum enhancing
Familiarising Procedural use of ICT
Familiarising Procedural use of ICT
Familiarising Procedural use of ICT
Familiarising Procedural use of ICT
2 to 3 Years
Time
2 to 3 Years
Time
2 to 3 Years
Time
Teaching Theory in Practice, Hooper Reiber 1996
2 to 3 Years
Time
Teaching Theory in Practice, Hooper Reiber 1996
Teaching Theory in Practice, Hooper Reiber 1996
Teaching Theory in Practice, Hooper Reiber 1996
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• Our vision is of schools staffed by confident,
  trained practitioners using classrooms equipped
  with dependable, exciting technology to raise
  attainment and encourage positive and independent
  attitudes to learning.
• The legacy for the future will be improved
  standards of achievement, a collaborative and
  skilled work force of teachers and support staff,
  an outstanding pool of resources, skills and
  knowledge and an appetite for learning.