Teachers' take on netbooks - Acer-EUN netbook pilot presentation

www.europeanschoolnet.org – eminent.eun.org8-10 November 2010 - Copenhagen

Acer - European Schoolnet Educational Netbook Pilot

Dr. Riina Vuorikari

09/11/2010

8-10 November 2010 Copenhagen

• 1:1 indicates the ratio of items per user,

i.e. one netbook per learner.

• 1:1 refers to the current trend of low-cost computer devices, ranging from

mobiles and handhelds to laptops or netbooks, have gained ground.

• Typically the devise is connected to the internet and owned by the learner.

• One-to-one (1:1) computing is a new phenomena in educational settings!

What is 1:1 computing in education?

• 34 initiatives identified in 19 countries

(Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and UK)

• Two waves of expansion:– 2003-2004: spreading out

hardware in schools– 2007-2008:

more individualised approach

• OEDC NML on 1:1 http://www.bildung.at/nml-conference2010/

New European review of initiatives

• How can 1:1 computing in education

change and improve teaching and learning

both inside and outside

of schools?

Why the Acer-EUN pilot?

Various educational contexts:

Place: in school vs. out of school use

Context: individual vs. collaborative use

Purpose: educational vs. leisure use

Why Acer-EUN netbook pilot?

(by Heeok Heo and Jeonghee Seo, NML study, 09)

What does the Acer-EUN pedagogical netbook pilot

entail?

image: a Spanish netbook student

Six countries participating

• Pre-pilot: January to June 2010

– 10 classes per country = all in all 60 classes

– 5 teachers per class = 50 teachers per country

= all in all 300 teachers involved

• Pilot: September 2010 to June 2011

– 40 classes per country = all in all 240 classes

– 5 teachers per class

= 250 teachers per country

= all in all 1200 teachers involved

Set-up

About 8000 netbooks

• Each participating school allocates a netbook team:

4-5 teachers, ICT coordinator and school head

• School’s leadership team’s support

• School receives

– Netbooks for learners (± 27)

– Notebooks for teachers (5)

– School: desktop

(mini server)

+ monitor

Netbook team and equipment

Arrival of netbooks

Actors of the pilot in each country

Pedagogical support

The use of 1:1 in education :

• highlights the fact that the learners have access to

netbooks at all times

• takes advantage of blended learning approach

alternating different activities,

• e.g. teacher-led vs. individual or collaborative activities,

online or offline activities

Do netbooks require a different type of pedagogy?

Variety of activities during a 1:1 lessonF

Netbook, like ICT, is a means to learn!F

Alternation of on-line & off-line activitiesF

on-line

off-line

on-line

off-line

on-line

off-line

Useless to aim for 100% usage rate!

Examples of

different types of activities with netbooks

Teacher-led activity, frontal-style

Teacher-led activity with netbooks

image: a Turkish pre-pilot netbook class

image: a German pre-pilot netbook class class

Indivdual work within a class

on-line

off-line

Personalised assignments

on-line

off-line

Individualised remidiation with netbooks

image: a German pre-pilot netbook class

Groupwork around one netbookon-line

off-line

Groupwork: individual netbooks

Blended learning with netbooks

Teachers as collaborators with learners

Teachers as collaborators amongst themselves

Barbara S..., European Schoolnet

1:1 pedagogical scenarios

• Help teachers “orchestrate” the learning situations with netbooks

• The interplay :

– between different activities

– between individual and social processes

• Short sequences alternating activities (e.g. sequencing different activities)

• Describe the organisationl conditions (material and tools, classroom setting, estimated time, evaluation)

• Step-by-step

• Suggestion rather than prescriptive

• Not subject-specific or detailed lesson plans

Orchestration of learning activities

E.g see Ingo Kollar (2010), ОrchestratingLearni: EducationalPsychologyPerspectivehttp://www.slideshare.net/jtelss10/summer-school-kollar-final

www.netbooks.eun.org/web/acer/resources

Some samples of

pre-evaluation

n=240 teachers

Who are the netbook teachers?

Who are they?

Subjects taught by netbook teachers

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Mathematics/Geometry

Modern foreign languages

National language and literature

Geography

History

Biology

Physics

Chemistry

Informatics/InformationCommunication Technology (ICT)

Visual arts

Citizenship

Expectations regarding netbooks

• General expectations regarding the use of netbooks in teaching and learning are extremely positive

Expectations regarding netbooks

• Importantly, about 1/3 of teachers had not yet formed their opinion on these issues!

Added value for teaching

Teachers' expectations regarding netbooks

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

These devices will positively impact on learning

The use of netbooks will allow for students'personalised learning

The use of netbooks will increase students’engagement in school and learning

The individual use of netbooks will provideopportunities for students' informal remediation

Agree Disagree Neither agree or disagree

Differences: beginners and good users

How do teachers plan to use netbooks?

• Planning for different modes of netbook activities in France, Turkey and Spain

Teachers’ fears - to some extent

I am concerned that/about:

Technical problems (e.g. freezing or inability to access the Internet)

The limited Internet access in my school

There will be a lack of technical support in my school

Students will be distracted by doing other things

France 56% 36% 24% 23%UK 45% 26% 13% 10%Germany 49% 38% 25% 5%Italy 44% 19% 37% 27%Turkey 47% 59% 35% 48%Spain 51% 33% 56% 34%Average 49% 35% 32% 25%

I am concerned that/about:

The negative attitudes of other teachers

Students will cheat

Other technical equipment will not be available (e.g. projector)

Parents will not support the use of netbooks in my school

The school head will not support the use of netbooks

France 14% 10% 13% 0% 0%UK 23% 0% 3% 0% 0%Germany 8% 5% 0% 0% 3%Italy 14% 7% 2% 5% 4%Turkey 21% 18% 27% 16% 3%Spain 13% 16% 4% 2% 4%Average 16% 9% 8% 4% 2%

Teachers’ fears - less so...

Reality of network availability

Internet availability in pilot schools

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Schools have wifieverywhere and possibly

accessible for students

Partial wifi coverage

No wifi coverage

Storage of the netbooks

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Pupils store the netbooks in protective covers

Pupils keep the netbooks with them at all times, sothere is no need for a storage space

Cupboard in the classroom

Other, please specify

Cupboard in a computer lab

Pupils keep the netbooks in locked classrooms

Pupils store the netbooks in the original Acer cardboardboxes

Pupils’ personal cupboards

Cupboard in teachers’ staff room

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Barbara S..., European Schoolnet

www.netbooks.eun.org

image: a Turkish pre-pilot netbook class

Questions?

Riina.Vuorikari@.orgElina.Jokisalo@eun.org

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