‘Evidence into Practice’

Niel McLeanDirector for Learning

Becta

Four main objectives

InnovationInnovation Use ICT to transform schools and how they network, improving their effectiveness.

Use ICT to transform schools and how they network, improving their effectiveness.

SkillsSkills Provide learners with key skills for future employment & lifelong learning and potential to engage in ICT-rich society.

Provide learners with key skills for future employment & lifelong learning and potential to engage in ICT-rich society.

StandardsStandards Use ICT to transform learning and raise standards across the curriculum.

Use ICT to transform learning and raise standards across the curriculum.

InclusionInclusion Use ICT to provide universal access to educational opportunities.

Use ICT to provide universal access to educational opportunities.

Research, Policy and Practice

National Policy

National Policy

Research

Research

Informs andsets agenda

PractionersPractioners

School ManagersSchool

ManagersInforms future

strategy and spend

Engage

Commercial sector Policy

Commercial sector Policy

Stimulates development

School

Becta’s roles: defining good practice, through our

research work locating good practice, through the awards

schemes modelling good practice exemplifying good practice, through key

publications and events advising on good practice, through our

online services stimulating new practice, through

investigations and projects embedding good practice in our own and

others work supporting teachers as they develop their

practice.

•ICT and effective pedagogy•ICT and teacher workloads•ICT and attainment•Managed Learning Environments•ICT and cost effectiveness•The impact of broadband•Safety on the Internet•Wireless and portable technologies•Equality issues and the ‘digital divide’•ICT and continuing professional development•The factors which support effective ICT•Whole class teaching and ICT.

Key evidence themes for 2002-2003:

Gathering evidence

Data analysis

Secondary sources

Managed longitudinal studies

Awards, fieldwork, & forums

Planned interventions

The ICT Research Network

Over 550 members Annual Conference Research area on Becta

Website Seminars Online discussions Input into policy.

The ICT Research Network

ICT Research Networkmembership by sector

Non-ICT research

Industry

Policymaking

Management

SupportICT research

Practitioners

Developing schools

One. Localised use

Two. Internal Coordination

Three. Process redesign

Four. Network redesign & embedding

Five. Redefinition & innovative use

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Source MIT