Readings+&+Research

New out is the 2020 forcast for schools from Knowledge Works Foundation. It makes interesting reading given their accuracy in the past, what are the implications for you? __ @http://www.futureofed.org/forecast/ __ There is a great deal of literature out there on the effectiveness of e=learning and its place in the classroom. A great place to start is the lit review done for the MOE. Use the references to 'snowball" and to find more readings on the topic, Try some of those listed in the lit review.

NetHui 2011 | Education stream

Recordings of the Education stream of NetHui 2011 (conference exploring technologies) are now available here, as two separate videos: __ @http://www.livestream.com/nethui2011education __.

Changing nature of education provision with Derek Wenmoth Building a national education network (NEN) with Douglas Harre Teaching the Teachers with Derek Wenmoth The ‘data’ explosion with Douglas Harre Ubiquity in Learning with Derek Wenmoth These make great listening and are godd discussion starters for using in staff meetings.

Another source of videosand resources in general is the International Society for Technology in Education Conference ( ISTE ) site. There really is something for everyone to be found here.

Were you there, or watching online? What was a key takeaway for you? How about the article on the front page of the New York Times? Shows the community how teaching has changed and gives ideas for using web 2.0 in the classroom.