This keynote address will provide an overview of the societal and economic pressures that are driving change in post industrial economies and their schools, review the characteristics of selected societies such as Australia, USA and Hong Kong, summarize the current trends in information and communication technologies and their impacts on learning and schooling, review the impacts of generational differences on schooling, and provide focused advice on the features of a school and its library that fully incorporate digital technologies.
1. Diversity Challenge Resilience
SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN ACTION
Supporting the Digital Education Agenda
Roy Lundin Memorial Address
In Schools That Face The Future:-Libraries
Matter
Diversity Challenge Resilience: School Libraries in Action - The 12th Biennial School Library Association of
Queensland, the 39th International Association of School Librarianship Annual Conference
incorporating the 14th International Forum on Research in School Librarianship,
Brisbane, QLD Australia, 27 September – 1 October 2010.
PROFESSOR MICHAEL HOUGH.SEP 10
2. SUB TITLE
AN UPDATE / REFRESHER ON SOME THINGS THAT
WILL CHALLENGE YOU AND SOME THINGS THAT
WILL REASSURE YOU
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3. AIMS
To Analyze The Probable Characteristics Of A “Transparent
Democracy” Environment
To Suggest CAUSES as well as SYMPTOMS Of Some Of The
Major Challenges For Futures Oriented Schools Using
Digital Technologies
To Suggest Some SOLUTION APPROACHES- Including
Examples for the Roles of Librarians
To Provide Some USEFUL STIMULUS MATERIALS For
Further Use by Librarians
PROFESSOR MICHAEL HOUGH.SEP 10
4. FUTURES ORIENTED LEARNING SKILLS
CONTINUOUS PARTIAL ATTENTION ( Seligman)
SCANNING FOR OPPORTUNITIES (SEEING LINKAGES
AND CONNECTIONS)
Built Upon
Speed Reading ( i.e. 21st C Literacy is essential)
Making Initial Decisions Quickly about “ Big Ideas” and the Value of
that Content. E.G:-
* Really Useful- Need to go Back and Look Again
* Could Be Useful- I Know Where It Is When I Need It
* Can’t Use It- Move On
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5. KEY AREAS TO BE COVERED
Public Pressures-”The Transparent Democracy”
Specific issues and Pressures from a “Transparent
Democracy”
Australian Societal Trends
Change Pressures from New Technologies
Schools As Networked Learning Communities
Generational Differences in Learning
Teachers, Students And Learning Communities
Some Action Suggestions For Librarians as Leaders
in Schools
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6. MAIN MESSAGES
Futures Oriented Schools Are Very Different From The Ones
That Many Of You, And I Learned In, And Trained To Teach In
THE SCRUTINY AND EXPECTATIONS OF THE
AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY ARE ALSO VERY DIFFERENT
Schools are developing Into Networked Learning Communities
The main investment and activity with I.C.T. for students and
staff is IN THE HOME/OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL
The Library is central to the evolution of relevant schooling
Excellent Ref:-Lee M., Finger, G.(2010) Developing a Networked School
Community ACER
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7. The Library as an iCentre
Hay 2010,151: “An iCentre is the central facility within the school
where information, technology, learning and teaching needs are
supported by qualified information and technology specialists”
At the most conceptual level the iCentre is an amalgam of
the following functions:-
The School Librarian taking leadership roles as the Chief
Information Officer of the school
The iCentre becoming the location for all ICT support and
advice
The iCentre becoming an exemplar centre of a digital
learning location and support facility
8. Some Useful Aust. Refs
LEE AND GAFFNEY (1988)
Lee M. and Gaffney M. (Eds) (2008). Leading A Digital
School. Camberwell, VIC. ACER
CRANSTON AND EHRLICH ( 2009)
Cranston, N. & Ehrich, L. (2009) Australian School
Leadership Today. Bowen Hill QLD. Australian Academic
Press
LEE AND FINGER ( 2010)
Lee, M. & Finger, G. (Eds). (2010). Developing a Networked
School Community: A Guide To Realising TheVision.
Camberwell, VIC. ACER
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9. THESE PROVIDE EXCELLENT INFO
AND SUGGESTIONS
MH Selections Available As pdf Readings:-
LEE & GAFFNEY CH 2
CRANSTON & EHRLICH CH 11
Mal Lee Is Presenting At This Conference
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10. Peter Ellyard
Teachers Need To Become:- “KNOWLEDGE NAVIGATORS’
and ‘MENTORS’
My role in this Presentation is to ‘Knowledge Navigate’ you
through the Ideas, Issues and Challenges of The Powerpoint and
Accompanying e-Handout
The Aim is to Stimulate Your Thinking and in the Process To
Provide You with Relevant Ideas That You can Use to discuss in
this Conference and Later Back In Your Library
There is TOO MUCH CONTENT-Just As in Web Based Learning
Environments
Print Based Handouts are environmentally unfriendly
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11. WE HAVE INCREASED PUBLIC SCRUTINY IN MANY WAYS:-
AS PUBLIC POLICY
e.g. “mySchool” and PROPOSED “myUniversity” / “my Hospital” Websites
National CURRICULUM and NAPLAN Testing
AS A RECOGNITION OF IMPACT OF I.C.T. ON PUBLIC AND
EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOUR(S)
WIKILEAKS / FACEBOOK / TWITTER / AVATARS /Second Life /
Informal Rating Sites
AS A RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY e.g. CSR
AS LEGAL CONFORMANCE E.G. FOI / WHISTLEBLOWER Legislations
OTHER? e.g. As Competitive Advantage? State vs Non State
Schools
(THE N.B.N. WILL ACCELERATE THIS TREND)
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12. SOME EXAMPLES
Great public interest and commentary on mySchool website
24/7 Scrutiny of Selected Politicians (and famous people)
“Ball by ball” Scrutiny of referees and officials in sport
24/7 Digital News channels and commentaries e.g. new ABC
free to air news channel/ New Delhi C’wealth Games
Constant scrutiny of performance of hospitals/ medical
practitioners e.g. Internet diagnoses
Web based social networking e.g. Facebook
Pressure on Legal Systems e.g. iPad as legal evidence / Use of
social networking sites to find ‘natural’ parents
Confident (and Careless) Younger Users of I.C.T.
PROFESSOR MICHAEL HOUGH.SEP 10
13. Current commentaries on
mySchool.com.au
Australian College of Educators’ Journal:-Professional Educator
9,2 June 2010 has three articles evaluating / commenting on
mySchool
Margaret Clark CEO ACE:- “Evaluating MySchool”
Ben Jensen:- “ What We Give Them”
Jeremy Ludowyke:- “ Bursting the MySchool Bubble”
PROFESSOR MICHAEL HOUGH.SEP 10
14. THE MORAL AND ETHICAL
MESSAGES OF CURRENT SOCIETY
The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Triggered By The Sub
Prime Market Excesses Of The USA Home Mortgage
Business Has Affected The Global Financial System And
Created A Severe Recession Which Is Still Happening –
especially overseas
Archbishop George Pell:-We Live In A Time Of Global
Moral Crisis ( Easter 2009)
Our Public Morals And Ethics Have Been Found Wanting
(e.g. GFC / NSW-Wollongong CC/ ICAC)
Australians emphasize “Rights” not “Responsibilities”
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15. SO
EVERYONE IS BEING PRESSURED TO WORK
DIFFERENTLY
One View:- All Professional and Organizational providers
are under pressure to change
Paranoia View:- They Are Not out Just To Get You, They Are
Out To Get EVERYBODY
PROFESSOR MICHAEL HOUGH.SEP 10
16. A Range Of Pressures Is Exerting Greater
Scrutiny Of Organizational Activities- Including but
more than Schools and their Libraries!
I.C.T. Based Pressures Are VERY STRONG
More Educated Employees / The General Public
Have Different and Higher Expectations Of
Customer Service And Employee Roles
School Leaders And Teachers Have To Work
Differently ( SMARTER NOT HARDER)
Librarians Lead As Chief Information Officers,
And Promote The Library As The ‘Driver’ Of I.C.T.
Learning (THE iCentre)
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17. WHAT PERSPECTIVE DO YOU WORK FROM-
1?
Optimists View:- THAT IDEA IS PROMISING- HOW CAN
I GET IT TO WORK IN MY SCHOOL?
Pessimists View:- I CAN IMMEDIATELY SEE ALL THE
REASONS WHY THAT IDEA WON’T WORK!
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18. WHAT PERSPECTIVE DO YOU WORK FROM-
2?
BEWARE THE “IDEA ASSASSIN”
“ We Tried That Once at West OOBERGALABIE School in
1998 and it didn’t work then- SO IT DOESN’T WORK!”
The Idea Assassin delights in generalizing from the ‘Single
Case Example’
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19. TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN PRESSURES
Watson (2008)
Eco-exhaustion
Conscious capitalism
Resurgence in Individualised Hobbies and Making Things
Robotics
Rise of Industrial Provenance
Use of DataVisualisation This will be closely related to:-
Data Mining
Restoring Rhythm and Balance To Lifestyle
Intimacy Industries
Fantasy and Escape Lifestyles
PROFESSOR MICHAEL HOUGH.SEP 10
20. THE LATEST(?) 2010 SCENE
Australia- a TWO PART ECONOMY:-
BOOMING ( WA AND QLD)
DOLDRUMS ( NSW, VIC)
CITY vs COUNTRY ATTITUDES AND LIFESTYLES
Digital Access RICH versus Digital Access POOR
POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY AT FEDERAL LEVEL
WITH A HUNG PARLIAMENT
LABOR- NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK (OPTICAL
FIBRE)-EST $A 43BN
SUDDEN EMPHASIS ON:- REGIONS / CARBON TAX /
EUTHANASIA
PROBUS SEP 2010. M. HOUGH
21. Mackay ( 2010)
Australians’ 10 Social “ Desires”
To Be Taken Seriously
To Have “My Place”
Something To Believe In
To Connect
To Be Useful
To Belong
For More
For Control
For Something To Happen
For Love
Mackay H “What Makes Us Tick?” 2010
22. BUSINESS IS USING WEB 2.0!
For an example of an Australian small business initiative on
how to use moodle go to:-
http://lms.demo.microsolve.com.au.
Microsolve is a Wollongong I.C.T. support business that offers
an illustratory ‘moodle’ learning website for education e.g.
high schools, as well as businesses to use
23. A GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCE
EXAMPLE
If You Started Work 25 Years Ago:-
There were no CD’s (they were just about to be introduced)
DVD’s hadn’t been invented
Bob Hawke was PM and Neville Wran was NSW Premier
No:- Laptops / I-Pods /mobile phones/ Digital Cameras/
Blackberrys/ iPhones/ Internet ( i.e. NO
email/Facebook/Google/ Twitter)
Coke was a drink / Grass was mown /Pot was something you
cooked in/ Gay meant happy
Letters /Telegrams/ Faxes/ Cheques/ Travellers’ Cheques/
Bankcard were main ways of communicating and paying
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24. A CENTURY OF DIFFERENCE
SELECTED STATISTICS FROM 1910 (USA)
8% OF HOMES HAD A TELEPHONE
AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY:- 47 YEARS
14% OF HOMES HAD BATHTUBS
95% OF BIRTHS WERE AT HOME AND 90% OF DOCTORS
HAD NO COLLEGE LEVEL EDUCATION
TALLEST STRUCTURE IN WORLD:- EIFFEL TOWER
AVERAGE US WAGE WAS $200-$400 PER YEAR
COFFEE WAS .15C PER POUND
25. WE NEED TO LIVE IN A SOCIETY NOT
AN ECONOMY
SENGE (2007):-
The Over Riding Purpose of a School for the 21 C is
to prepare students to survive in the 21 C
21 C issues:- Global Warming / Water /
Environment/ Population Pressures/ Sustainability
Teachers Need to Be “Futurists”
We Need to Develop Learning as well as Teaching
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26. 1st Wave (agrarian) society- Technology related to
SURVIVAL.
2nd Wave (industrial) society- Technology related to
PRODUCTION
3rd Wave (information) society- Technology related to
KNOWLEDGE.
( A Transparent Democracy is a later form of an
Information Society)
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27. The 'Information' Revolution - INITIALLY based on
silicon chip developments;
The 'Bio-Technologies' Revolution - based on DNA /
RNA research;
The 'Ecological' Revolution - understanding the inter-
relatedness of long cycle systems.
The ‘Advanced Materials’ Revolution’-replacing the Fe and
C atom materials
Nano / Micro Technology’ Revolution-development of
“Micro World” processes
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28. WE WILL CONCENTRATE ON I.C.T.
TECHNOLOGIES
But-A BIG SLEEPER is the emerging knowledge that a Change in
DNA/RNA occurs when we learn!
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29. INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
ELECTRICITY
TELEPHONY
COMPUTING
INTERNET
MOBILE TELEPHONY
BROADBAND
Ref:- Tanner(2010)
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30. BALANCING I.C.T. COMPETENCIES WITH
MORAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH
Our Younger Staff/ Students Are PERCEIVED as Technically
Very Competent / Advanced In I.C.T. Based Skills
Their Capabilities Need To Be Matched With Accompanying
Growth In Moral And Ethical Skills
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31. Typical Challenges For Digital Generation
Learners ( A CIO’s Checklist!)
Issues for the Digital Generation:-
1. Copyright and protection of Intellectual property ( e.g. plagiarism)
2. Protection of Privacy ( in a world which is creating more e-scrutiny)
3. Protocols of learning online ( e.g. chat / discussion / notice boards)
4. Conduct / Protocols for e-communication (e.g. mobile phone protocols, sms,
email, twitter and Facebook protocols)/ Avatar Behaviours e.g. in Second Life
5. Cyber-bullying
6. Protecting against e-predators ( Identity theft, grooming, paedophilia, avatar
relationships)
7. Ethical use of information harvested on the web. (identity theft, plagiarism)
8. Building and upgrading digital competencies for learning ( A Google search
usually provides large quantities of unsorted, low grade information)
9. Acceptance that digital learning has adult implications that can be triggered by
individual behaviour (s) at any age- if you can access a web capable device
10. Acceptance of adult/ legal concerns about e.g. sexting / cyber bullying etc
11. DEVELOPING AND PROTECTING THEIR CYBER IMAGE AND IDENTITY
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32. MESSAGES-
KEY MESSAGES-2
YOUNGER GENERATION LEARNERS AND TEACHERS
ARE READY TO ADOPT AND USE TECHNOLOGY
BASED LEARNING
At The Same Time As
THEY ARE YEARNING FOR GUIDANCE ON “THE
MEANING OF LIFE” AND “SEEKING VALUES”
And
They Are NOT as Technically Smart As We Assume They Are-
see following
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33. KEY MESSAGES-3
IMPROVING LEARNING CAPABILITIES With The Use Of
Technology Is Not Sufficient
We Need To Improve The Capabilities Of Learners To Make
ETHICAL AND MORAL DECISIONS About How To Use
Their New Technology Based Capabilities
RELEVANCE To Current And Future Issues Is Extremely
Important To Younger Generation Learners
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34. COMPOSITION OF GENERATIONS OF
AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY
BEFORE 1925 :- SENIORS
1926-1945:- BUILDERS
1946-1964:- BOOMERS
1965-1981:- GENERATION X
1982:-2000:- GENERATION Y
2001- ? :- GENERATION Z
( McCrindle is more conservative in his age ranges than other commentators)
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35. SO
GEN X ARE APPROX 28-42 YRS OLD
GEN Y ARE APPROX 11-27 YRS OLD
GEN Z ARE APPROX 10 YRS OLD OR YOUNGER
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36. Digital Natives vs. Digital
Immigrants
Marc Prensky (2005,9) makes a distinction between ‘Digital
Immigrants’ (like us) and ‘Digital Natives’ (like our children).
Digital natives are ‘native speakers of technology, fluent in the
digital language of computers, video games, and the Internet.
He calls those of us who were not born in this digital age as digital
immigrants ‘who have adopted many aspects of the technology but just
like those who learn another language later in life, we retain an ‘accent’
because we still have one foot in the past’.
Comment
This well meant observation has been used as the basis of the view:-
“young people are expert at technology so they are OK on their
own”
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37. The Facts:- Digital Capabilities of
Younger Learners-1
Research Based Australian Findings:-
The information literacy of young people has not improved
with their greater access to technology
Young people have unsophisticated ‘mental maps’ of what the
Internet is and do not appreciate that it is a collection of
networked resources from different providers
Many young people do not find library sponsored resources
intuitive and therefore prefer to use Google or Yahoo instead
As a result a search engine becomes their primary ‘brand’
that they associate with the internet-and they tend to adopt the
tools their friends use
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38. Digital Capabilities of Younger
Learners-2
The speed of young people’s web searching means they have little
time for evaluating for relevance, accuracy, or authority, of the
obtained information
They move rapidly from source to source and spend little time reading
or digesting the information, and have difficulty making relevant
judgements about the pages they retrieve
Observations show that boys scan differently to girls, and that
young people scan online pages very quickly (boys rely more on
hyperlinks)
Young people have a poor understanding of their information needs,
and therefore have difficulty in developing effective search
strategies
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39. Digital Capabilities of Younger
Learners-3
They make very little use of advanced search facilities, and
assume that search engines ‘understand’ their queries
If they obtain many search ‘hits’, young people find it difficult to
assess the relevance of the materials presented and tend to save
or print with little more than a glance at the materials
Ref:-Rowlands and Nicholas (2008) cited in Lee and Finger
2010,145-146.
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40. General Literacy Levels in Australian Society
The most recent ABS Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey
(based on data collected in 2006 but published in 2008):-
Prose Literacy (46% of respondents were below satisfactory -and
26% of University graduates are below satisfactory)
Document Literacy (47% of respondents below satisfactory)
Numeracy Literacy (53% of respondents below satisfactory)
Problem Solving Literacy (70% are below satisfactory)
Health Literacy (60% are below satisfactory)
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41. SOME SOCIAL / TECHNOLOGY BASED
TRENDS-1
Fewer Children + Greater Choices For Women
State Assuming Responsibility For Behaviour(s) With
Accompanying Outcomes:-
Diminishing Of Individual Freedom /Choice And
Growth Of Litigation
Growing Awareness:-We Have All This Stuff and We Work Really
Hard- IS THIS ALL THERE IS TO LIFE?
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42. SOME SOCIAL / TECHNOLOGY BASED
TRENDS-2
Increased Emphasis On Consumers And Customer
‘Rights’ –the Serial Complainer
Car Based Societies Have Dispersed Activities And
Facilities Beyond “Local”
Environmental Factors encouraging “Local” Again
Global Communications Mean We All Know About
‘Something Happened’
E.g. Australian Crime Rates are falling but perception / media
image is:- “Its more dangerous out there”
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43. OUTCOMES FOR SCHOOLS AND
CHILDREN
THE HELICOPTER PARENT FUSSING OVER ‘THEIR’ KID
LESSENING OF SCHOOL –PARENT PARTNERSHIP MINDSETS
CHILDREN’S PERSPECTIVES:-
MOST ADULTS ARE DANGEROUS
UNSUPERVISED PLAY IS DANGEROUS
RISK IS UNACCEPTABLE
ITS SOMEONE ELSE’S FAULT WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
I AM IMPORTANT AND MY NEEDS COME FIRST
THESE ARE OFTEN THE FOUNDATIONS FOR
CHILDREN’S USING / EXPLORING THE DIGITAL
WORLD
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44. Some Pertinent Questions!
McKenzie puzzles over a digital ‘A similar question might well be
paradox. “How can it be," asked about the integration of new
technologies into education:
Stanford Professor Larry Cuban
once asked:-
“How can it be that so
"that so much school much has been invested in
reform has taken place equipping and wiring
schools, yet few teachers
over the last century, yet are using the new
schooling appears pretty technologies on a frequent
much the same as it's and sustained basis to
enhance student
always been?" learning?”
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45. SOME POSSIBLE ANSWERS
INSIDE SCHOOLS OUTSIDE SCHOOLS
Limited Funding for I.C.T. Serious funding For Home
Slow Take-up and use By / Community based I.C.T.
Older Generation who Rapid Take-up and use,
have retained control over with Older generation
I.C.T. usage displaying much trust
Suspicion of “ New Ways of Couldn’t care less about
Learning?” good or bad, I ‘m just
“Doing It”
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46. SO
If We Are Not Careful-
“WE ALL NEED LEARNING, BUT WE MAY NOT NEED
SCHOOLS”
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47. The Global Paradox
THE “GLOBAL PARADOX”
(JOHN NAISBITT 1994)
THE WORLD IS GETTING MORE ‘GLOBAL’
AT THE SAME TIME AS
THE WORLD IS GETTING MORE ‘LOCAL
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48. So-A Value Adding School
Understands
A School needs to Assist Students With-
“MAKING A LIVING” WHICH IS INCREASINGLY A
GLOBAL ISSUE
AT THE SAME TIME AS THEY NEED TO
“MAKING A LIFE” WHICH IS BECOMING A LOCAL ISSUE
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49. SOME POSSIBLE WAYS FORWARD
A STARTING POINT
Our Students Are Technically Very Competent / Advanced In
I.C.T. Based Skills – In Their Actions And Opinions Anyway
Their Capabilities Need To Be Matched With Accompanying
Growth In Moral And Ethical Skills
Most Of The I.C.T. Capabilities And Investments Are
Outside Of The School
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50. A RECOMMENDED APPROACH IN A
“TRANSPARENT DEMOCRACY”
WHEREVER POSSIBLE:-
SPEAK WITH DATA
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51. Research Based Action Guidelines
STAFF ARE THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL And Developing Their (Positive)
Attitudes To I.C.T.Will Be A Key Success Factor (Concept 1)
* Many Of The Educational Practices With Which Current Teachers And Schools Are Skilled
In ARE NON I.C.T. BASED, And Were Derived To Meet The Needs Of A Previous Society,
And Are Needed Less And Less By Current And Future Societies (Concept 2)
* ‘Older’ Methods Of Leadership Are LESS AND LESS EFFECTIVE With Younger
Generations And In Meeting The Needs Of A Post Industrial Society (Concept 3)
* I.C.T. Based Learning Will Initially Be Based On Existing Practices But Over Time Will
Create Interest And Capabilities To Move TO NEW WAYS OF WORKING IN SCHOOLS
(Concept 4)
* Younger Generations Are Extremely Comfortable And Confident With I.C.T. Based
Learning, And Will WELCOME ITS GREATER USAGE In Schools And Learning
(Concept 5)
* Technology In Itself Is Not The Primary Issue-The Leadership Criterion Applied To
Selecting and Using Technology Should Be:-“DOES IT ADDVALUE TO THE KEY
PROCESSES AND OUTCOMES We Have Selected As Important For The Success Of This
School?” (Concept 6)
• Effective Schools That Maximise Student Learning Are Those Schools That Focus On
MAKING THEIR STAFF AS PROFESSIONAL AND CONFIDENT AS POSSIBLE IN
THEVALUE ADDING USAGE OF I.C.T. (Concept 7)
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52. DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP
THE LIBRARY NEEDS TO LEAD WITH OTHER
TO:-
Enhancing The Learning Of Younger Generation
Learners / Teachers And Parents
Developing Leadership Capabilities Based On
Emotional And Moral Intelligence
Understandings And Capabilities
Activating Partnerships Within And Between
Schools And Their External And Internal
Communities
Partnerships On E.G. Myschool Data / Outstanding
Teacher Data / Etc
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53. A Deliberate Linkage
Does it (I.C.T.) Add Value to the key Processes and
Outcomes We Have Selected As Important for The Success
Of The School?
Linked To:-
A Transparent Democracy is creating a requirement to
identify the key processes and use, report and defend them in
acceptable ways
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54. EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP INVOLVES
PARTNERSHIPS
SOME SCHOOL BASED PARTNERSHIPS AND ALLIANCES-1
HIGH SCHOOL –FEEDER PRIMARY PARTNERSHIPS ON
ISSUES SUCH AS:-
DEVELOPING LITERACY AND NUMERACY
PROMOTING WELLNESS
REDUCING OBESITY
ATTITUDES TO LEARNING
ETC
(THESE ARE ANALOGOUS TO SUPPLY CHAIN
PARTNERSHIPS IN INDUSTRY)
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55. SOME SCHOOL BASED PARTNERSHIPS AND
ALLIANCES-2
WITH DIGITAL NATIVES EG YOUNGER PARENTS TEACHERS
STUDENTS
Hough Pdf Chapters give many illustrations about specific
approaches being recommended and used
WITH PARENTS
EG LEARNING CONTRACTS
WITH STUDENTS
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SEE ADVICE FOLLOWING
WITH TECHNOLOGY
TO REDUCE DRUDGERY
TO RELEASE PEOPLE FOR HIGH LEVEL VALUE ADDING PRO
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56. AN IMPORTANT SCHOOL CENTRED
PARTNERSHIP-2A
LIBRARIAN PARTNERING WITH SCHOOL EXECUTIVE
TO LEAD ON I.C.T. BASED OPTIONS AND USAGES
LIBRARY AS iCENTRE PARTNERING WITH:-
STAFF TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE I.C.T. BASED
LEARNING
STUDENTS
PARENTS
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57. SOME SCHOOL BASED PARTNERSHIPS AND ALLIANCES-3
WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
EG REAL ESTATE AGENTS
WITH INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE DEDICATED SPECIALISED FEED RE
SKILL DEMANDS
WITH PROFESSIONAL GROUPS TO PROVIDE DEDICATED
LEARNERS
WITH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
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WITH NOT FOR PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS (SCOUTS ,
GUIDES , HOBBY GROUPS)
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58. SOME SCHOOL BASED PARTNERSHIPS AND
ALLIANCES-4
VIRTUAL ALLIANCES
SCHOOL INTRANET BASED
DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS
LEARNER BASED LEARNING SYSTEMS
WWW BASED
OPEN RELATIONSHIPS EG SISTER SCHOOLS
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CLOSED RELATIONSHIPS EG CLASSROOM LEVEL LEARNING
3RD PARTY SOFTWARE BASED e.g. Cloud Computing
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59. SOME ACTIVE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
Kids As Active Learners Needing Educational Passports
Teachers As Knowledge Navigators
Teachers As Mentors
Schools As ‘Tribalising’ Places
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60. SOME SUGGESTED FEATURES OF KIDS AS
LEARNING PARTNERS
CHANGE IS FROM ‘JOB TAKER’ TO ‘JOB MAKER’
3 ‘PASSPORTS’ REQUIRED:-
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ACADEMIC PASSPORTS
VOCATIONAL PASSPORT
ENTERPRISE PASSPORT
(ELLYARD 1998)
CO-WORKERS IN I.C.T.SUPPORT
62. “TRANSPARENT DEMOCRACY” ISSUES
WE MUST ASSUME:- MUCH GREATER SCRUTINY OF
SCHOOLS/ TEACHING AND EDUCATION:-
PROACTIVE:-
What Data / Information will be selected and promoted By YOU /
By your LIBRARY/SCHOOL/SYSTEM/ PROFESSIONAL
GROUP?
REACTIVE:-
What Are Plans For Reacting To Others’ Use of Data and
Information?
i.e. How YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARY promote / defend its
professional and members’ interests through electronically
accessible capabilities and strategies?
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63. Some Action Focus Points
What are the Important Processes and Outcomes
That Contribute / Add Value To Our School? (See
next slide)
What Are The Key Measures That Can Be Made Of
These Important Ones?
How Can We Make them Useful To Us?
How Will We Select, Measure and Report?
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64. Action Recommendations
School Leaders should act to ensure that:-
Schools Make Much Greater Use of the Community Based I.C.T. Resources and develop
networks of Networked Learning Communities that are based on active partnerships between
the I.C.T. capabilities of the home and those of the school.
Focus on Developing STAFF Capabilities
School Librarians and School iCentres need to become central agencies in the
staff development upgrades of staff, students and parents as the networked learning
community emerges
iCentres should promote adaptive staff development which must be developed using
“targeting” techniques such as risk management applied to staff development choices, if the
wide range of challenges and needs is to be met in upgrading teachers and leaders in our
schools
Librarians need to exert a leadership role in the ICT support of teachers and leaders by
developing into the Chief Information Officer (CIO) Role- a role which will require them
to remain current in the developing technologies and recommended options, to provide
effective leadership in selecting wisely from I.C.T. options and usages, and be available to
‘project manage’ and ‘house’ the actual approaches developed
In a Transparent Democracy Environment :- SPEAK WITH DATA
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65. ADDING VALUE
MH Selected “Process” Indicators:-
“ A school of choice” with waiting lists
Closure would be strongly resisted by its community
Graduates are sought after and prized
Graduates support their strong alma mater
Strong networks of influence
Advice sought and taken by business, community
Exemplar for the profession especially in use of iCentres
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66. SELECTING KEY MEASURES-Basic
Approach
Work with your community to develop:-
SELECTED VALUE CORE QUALITY PERIPHERAL
ADDED FEATURE QUALITY
MAKING A LIVING SELECTED SELECTED
DATA DATA
MEASURE(S) MEASURE(S)
MAKING A LIFE SELECTED SELECTED
DATA DATA
MEASURE(S) MEASURE(S)
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67. SELECTING KEY MEASURES-1
“A SCHOOL OF CORE QUALITY PERIPHERAL
CHOICE” QUALITY
MAKING A LIVING •WAITING LIST OF •POPULAR, EASY
HIGHLY QUALIFIED TO USE STUDENT
TEACHERS JOB ADVICE
•HIGH VALUE WEBSITE AND
ADDING TO PUPIL LINKS
TEST SCORES •ETC
•ETC
MAKING A LIFE •STRONG SENSE OF •MAXIMUM
SCHOOL AS A INVOLVEMENT OF
LEARNING COMMUNITY WITH
COMMUNITY SCHOOL
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68. SELECTING KEY MEASURES-2
“STRONG NETWORK CORE QUALITY ISSUES PERIPHERAL QUALITY
OF INFLUENCE” ISSUES
MAKING A LIVING •ACCEPTANCE / •ACTIVE FACEBOOK
EMPLOYABILITY OF SITE OF SUPPORTIVE
GRADUATES GRADUATES
•STRONG • ACTIVE PROGRAM
PROFESSIONAL OF INTERNSHIPS
NETWORKS •ETC
•ETC
MAKING A LIFE *MANY OPTIONS FOR •PARENTS AND
JOINING AN INTEREST COMMUNITY USE
GROUP IN SCHOOL SCHOOL FACILITIES
TIME EXTENSIVELY
ETC •MANY VOLUNTEERS
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69. POSSIBLE LIBRARY MEASURES
LIBRARIAN AS CIO CORE QUALITY PERIPHERAL QUALITY
MAKING A LIVING PROVIDE I.C.T. LEADERSHIP MODEL BY EXAMPLE I.C.T.
AND ADVICE TO STAFF OF SYSTEMS THAT ENABLE
SCHOOL ON I.C.T. BASED EASY ACCESS AND HELPFUL
BEHAVIOURS ADVICE TO THOSE WHO
NEED IT
MAKING A LIFE PROVIDE PERSONAL ENSURING THAT CIO HAS
EXAMPLES OF ACTIVE EXTERNAL LIFE
CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND INFLUENCE BEYOND
AND EXPLORING NEW THE SCHOOL ROLE
USES OF I.C.T.
70. PRINCIPLES OF REPORTING
USE THE POWER OF I.C.T. BASED DATA SYSTEMS
WHEREVER POSSIBLE TO GATHER/ANALYSE/ REPORT
USE GRAPHICAL RATHER THAN NUMBERS BASED
REPORTING WHEREVER POSSIBLE
USE ‘EXCEPTIONALITY’ REPORTING BY ESTABLISHING
PREDICTED / REQUIRED MEASURES AND USING I.C.T.
TO SHOW ONLY EXCEPTIONS . I.E. NO REPORT
MEANS EVRYTHING IS ‘WITHIN RANGE’
CONVERT EXCEPTIONALITY REPORTING INTO
“HEADUP” DISPLAY LOGIC WHEREVER POSSIBLE
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71. SOME STIMULATING RESOURCES
YOUTUBE:- SHIFT HAPPEN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2jDOkzrVew
ABC1 SERIES:- “VISIONS OF THE FUTURE”
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72. Next SESSIONS
Session 2
The Role of the Librarian and Library in supporting:-
Teacher Staff Development and I.C.T.
Situational Leadership AND I.C.T.
Using a RISK MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO TRAINING
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73. You are reminded of the Confucian
Curse
May You Live In Interesting Times
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74. THANK YOU
mhough5@gmail.com
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