Learning Platforms
The aspiration is that by 2010 all schools will have integrated learning
and management systems. Schools and local authorities are planning towards
this target to provide the full range of functionality across every aspect
of school life. The target for 2008 is that all learners should have access
to a personalised online learning space with the potential to support
e-portfolios. There are four keys areas of functionality, all of which
will contribute to a personalised learning experience:
- Communication tools: email, messaging or
discussion boards, to enable dialogue between peers
and mentors
- Individual working space: to enable the creation
and sharing of learning resources which can be
accessed online, outside lesson time and from any
location
- Management tools: so teachers can manage
e-Learning resources, assess, monitor and track
individual and group progress
- Access: that is safe and secure, at any time and
from any Internet enabled device
Bedford i-Tec is supporting the delivery of
learning platforms to all schools. We are:
- Providing technical consultancy to the ICT Strategy
team and e-Learning board
- Managing the delivery of a new schools broadband
network
- Supporting equipment in schools to provide the
service
Learning platforms will bring about a wide range of
benefits, and will:
- Help meet individual learning needs and encourage
collaboration
- Provide all teachers and learners with access to
rich, subject related, interactive content,
appropriate to their needs
- Enable more engaging models of learning for
disaffected learners, and alternative models for
those not in school
- Create an open and accessible system available to
learners and families beyond school and out of
normal working hours
- Enable assessment for learning
- Promote communication and collaboration within and
beyond the institution
- Enable schools and LAs to gain best value, with a
reduced technical burden
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