<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY style="MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 10pt Tahoma">
<DIV>Hi Keith and others,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I agree
with Keith’s ideas of ‘With-ICT and ‘About –ICT’ but there are more issues at
stake than the notion that if we abandon the teaching of computer skills and
formal training of usage <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>we will
see a watering down of computer skills. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An excellent paper which I am reading
(BEYOND THE HORSELESS CARRIAGE: Harnessing the potential of ICT in education and
training by Gerry White) helps to illustrate my point of view.<?xml:namespace
prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
/><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">As ICT
teachers I think we need to think beyond our methods, embrace the future and be
prepared to make changes. Consider the following quotes in
italics:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 62.95pt 0pt 26.95pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Too
often, schools simply applied technology to existing ways of teaching and
learning, with marginal results in student achievement (US Dept of Education,
p4, 2004).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 62.95pt 0pt 26.95pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: -0.1pt">Technologies of digitisation
have the potential to transform learning relationships for the </SPAN></I><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt">better, but this potential
needs to be harnessed (ACDE, p1, 2004)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></FONT></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 54pt 0pt 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The
problem is … lack of adequate training and lack of understanding of how
computers </SPAN></I><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">can
be used to enrich the learning experience (</SPAN></I><?xml:namespace prefix =
st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
/><st1:country-region><st1:place><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">US</SPAN></I></st1:place></st1:country-region><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">
Dept of Education, p22, 2004).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 54pt 0pt 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.25pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Bosco
(2004) argues that the promise of ICT will only be realised when changes in four
key areas can </SPAN></I><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">occur:
curriculum, pedagogy, organisational structure and technology itself. He further
contends that curriculum integration is the key to effective use of ICT not
achievement.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 36pt 0pt 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">“The
issue of whether computers and other allied technologies yield increased student
</SPAN></I><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">achievement
is secondary. The primary issue is the validity of the curriculum itself.
Improving the effectiveness of instruction on content that is irrelevant,
antiquated, or trivial is </SPAN></I><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">hardly a
commendable goal. Thus, curriculum – what to teach – takes precedence over
pedagogy – <SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.2pt">how to teach it. When the
curriculum as it currently stands is accepted as a given, </SPAN>school reform
is stillborn” (Bosco, p7, 2004).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 36pt 0pt 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">There are five messages at play which
have implications for technology utilisation in the education and training
sectors:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">a lack of take-up of ICT in education
and training even though using ICT is prolific elsewhere,
and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">new capabilities and capacities that
can be realised using ICT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">… and the need
to:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">understand the connected nature and use
of technology in shaping learning experiences<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">overcome the restrictions of the print
tradition in constructing knowledge, and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">adopt a communal and shared approach to
the construction of knowledge.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Given the above, and the opportunities
that ICT can enable in education and training, this paper argues that a new
theory of learning, to provide a pedagogical framework for the digital age which
is based on connectedness, is required urgently.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">In order to develop new ways of learning
within such a framework, educators must understand what is happening as
education and training is transformed by the use of
ICT.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">This applies to us. As ICT teachers we should be
positioning ourselves to be leaders as we (most likely) have the skills to
empower the uptake of greater integration of ICT in the curriculum – and I’m not
just taking about using Excel in a maths or science class.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">DfES in its
2002 document Transforming the Way We Learn suggests that ICT enabled learning
provides new opportunities to:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">access
digital teaching and learning resources at home and at school’ - an issue that
relates to wide community access to resources for
learners<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">simplify
the administration of learning’ - a comment on managed learning
environments<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">modernise
and remodel the teaching profession’ - which acknowledges the central role of
teachers but is a comment on new skills required to make the most of the
digital systems<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">develop and
gain recognition for skills’ - a comment on the place of ICT in the curriculum
and the need to develop ICT pedagogy alongside the changing
curriculum<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">raise
standards through innovation’ - which focusses on leadership and suggests that
where ICT is used effectively then learners are advantaged and performing
above targets<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">promote and
develop their school’ - points to the obvious benefit of being connected to
the local community more effectively than in the past (DfES, p14-21,
2002).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">These broad
ranging opportunities indicate ways in which school learning can be transformed
taking into account equity, community and learner participation in the life of a
school.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=Style2 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: auto"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(Departrrıent for Education and Skills (DfES). <SPAN
style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.05pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Transforming the
way we learn: A vision for the future </SPAN><SPAN
style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.3pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">ofICT in
</SPAN><SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.4pt">schools, NGfL,
2002.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A study undertaken by BECTa
(2004) in the </SPAN></I><st1:country-region><st1:place><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">UK</SPAN></I></st1:place></st1:country-region><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">, examines a number of ways
to utilise ICT with curriculum and teaching practices. This study concludes that
although there have been gains in the number of innovative and experienced
teachers able to use specific ICT resources to improve student attainment,
generally:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></FONT></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Teachers need to understand the relationship between a
range of ICT resources and the detailed concepts, processes and skills in their
subject<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">and<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">… teachers need to know how to integrate ICT into their
pedagogical practices to complement<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>the other teaching and learning activities and improve students’
attainment (Cox, Webb, et al, p96, 2004).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The evidence emerging from practical observations of the
implementation of learning resources developed by The Le@rning Federation (TLF)
are much more illustrative of the advantages of ICT in
education.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">They [teachers] acknowledged the instructional design
elements embedded in the learning objects: interactivity, scaffolded cognitive
support, self-paced learning and immediate feedback assist student learning
(TLF, p34, 2004).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=Style1
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The
references for the italicized quotes can be found at</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.furl.net/members/ahooty?enc=UTF-8&search=browse&sort=&dir=&pos=&keyword=&category=378335&date=0">http://www.furl.net/members/ahooty?enc=UTF-8&search=browse&sort=&dir=&pos=&keyword=&category=378335&date=0</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>>>> keithcr@fastmail.fm 23/7/2005 7:03:31 am
>>><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Last night I had a dream. And in that dream I saw how we might avert
the<BR>demise of our beloved area of study - ICT.<BR>Death by VELS - feared by
some, ignored by many - is a stark reminder<BR>that we must remain vigilant and
be prepared to act when necessary.<BR>Here is my attempt to 'see' a possible
future in which both can survive<BR>- VELS and ICT.<BR>I await your
response.<BR>Keith.<BR>Keith Richardson<BR>Leibler Yavneh College<BR>Elsternwick
Ph (03)9528
4911<BR>keithcr@fastmail.fm<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR><A
href="http://www.edulists.com.au">http://www.edulists.com.au</A> - FAQ,
resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<BR>IPM Mailing List kindly supported by<BR><A
href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</A> - Victorian
Curriculum and Assessment Authority and<BR><A
href="http://www.vitta.org.au ">http://www.vitta.org.au </A> - VITTA
Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association Inc</DIV></BODY></HTML>