3. Setting the Scene Our population has become increasingly diverse, technologies are more sophisticated, and the demands of the workplace are more complex. Our education system must respond to these and the other challenges of our times. Karen Sewell Secretary for Education The New Zealand Curriculum: Pg 4
8. Responding to the Challenge Connected Actively Involved Lifelong learners
9. Schools should explore not only how ICT can supplement traditional ways of teaching but also how it can open up new and different ways of learning. NZ Curriculum: Pg 36 E-Learning and pedagogy
10. What do kids do online? Once they were… Consumers Now they are…… Creators Contributors Communicators Collaborators Coordinators
18. The Crystal Ball! Move towards Web based systems – Web 2.0 (Web 3.0??) Open Source Software Increased demand for (Real) hi-speed The need for Authentic Access Online Safety Education
19. Resourcing the change… Platform Stability Increased Band-width Making use of free web-based software Authentic Access Net-safe Education
How do you see the role of ICT developing in NZ schools over the next 5 years, and what hardware, software and resources are going to be necessary to support the new curriculum? To first understand the drivers for ICT we need to look at why we have a new curriculum and the place of ICT’s within this.