Presentation at the Greenwich University 2011 Technology Enhanced Learning conference. The presentation is called "Heads in the Cloud, Students in the Driving Seat.'

1. Sacha van Straten
Director of eLearning

2. Heads in the Cloud,
Students in the Driving Seat

3. Video: Alison

4. Students as Change Agents
 Normal expectations don’t apply
 Notions of literacy need updating
 Assessment of intelligence/ability is
mutable
 Digital Natives

5. Video: Adam

6. Students as Change Agents
 Students come with wide ranging skills
 Teacher uncertainty can’t be a barrier
 Technology can be liberating
 Teachers can’t know everything
 What is core in the curriculum?

7. Theories & Perspectives
‘Many teachers resist being taught to use technology. This also
makes sense – teachers should resist, because it is not they who
should be using the technology to teach students, but rather their
students who should be using it, as tools to teach themselves.
The teacher’s role should not be a technological one, but an
intellectual one – to provide the students with context, quality
assurance, and individualized help.
(Of course, those teachers who love technology are free to learn
and use it.)’
MARK PRENSKY (2008)

8. Theories & Perspectives
‘We should see learning as a set of relationships, rather
than as a system.’
Leadbeater (2008)
The sage on the stage becomes the guide
by the side
Ultimately, it is not what technology you use that counts, but
what the learner takes from it that really matters.’
Dror (2008)

9. Theory into Practice
Pedagogical aims:
 Synchronous versus asynchronous learning
 Physical spaces for 21st century learning
Practical Considerations:
 ‘Normal way of working’ (JCQ)
 Online examinations (AQA)
 Higher Education experiences?

10. Theory into Practice
In a time of knowledge stability, teach; in a time of
rapid change in knowledge, learn…
Batson (2011)

11. Theory into Practice

12. Theory into Practice
Pedagogical aims:
 Scaffold ideas and concepts
 Build ‘communities of practice’ (Wenger)
 Promote independent learning
 Develop research and assessment skills
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13. Technology enhanced learning
Freeware - Google Apps & Moodle
 The rationale – make learning
collaborative, always available, and more
student focused
 Make life easier for teachers, learning
better for students

14. Google Apps in Moodle
From 50 u
sers a wee To 800 use
k rs a week

15. Google Apps in Moodle
The Impact on Student & Teacher Usage:
From 50 u
sers a wee To 800 use
k rs a week

16. Google Docs
Google Docs allows real-time editing and collaboration – individually or whole
class

17. Year 12 live writing

18. English – Creative Writing

19. English – creative writers

20. Contact:
Sacha van Straten
Director of eLearning
svanstraten@berkhamstedschool.org
Twitter: @svanstraten