U.K. survey: Teachers say tech boosts students’ learning
The second annual Dell survey on information and communications technology in education found that 90% of teachers, compared with 68% a year ago, regard ICT as very important to their school. Nearly 74% of educators in this year’s poll said technology has helped motivate students, while 68% agreed that ICT had made learning more enjoyable for most pupils.
See the article in the Guardian. Way to go U.K.!
Hey, maybe the next survey can say blogs, wikis and other Web 2.0 programs have made learning more enjoyable for most pupils! While we’re at let’s include the USA! And Scotland and Canada and Japan and Brazil and all other countries!
April 7th, 2006 at 10:28 am
I ‘m not sure if you saw another article in the Guardian on Tuesday, looking at the impact of Whiteboards on KeyStage 2 (11 year old) SATs tests.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/screencheck/story/0,,1745846,00.html
It suggested that while the teachers & students liked using the whiteboards, the test results didn’t seem any better.
However, I’m not sure that school “success” should simply be measured by attainment targets. Surely at 11 it’s as important, if not more so, to have children enjoying learning, than getting 3% more on a test…
(The paper had some nice graphs of the data - so much easier to understand than having to read the stats!)
February 16th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Today, Dell’s Chairman and CEO Michael Dell, along with Steve Jobs from Apple, participated in a Statewide Education Summit in Austin, TX where they discussed the importance of integrating technology into today’s education system.
During the session, Michael announced the launch of IdeaStorm, an online community where educators, students and parents can post their ideas on technology and Dell products, services and operations. He encouraged people to log on to a new Web site, http://www.dellideastorm.com, and share their ideas on how technology can continue to improve today’s education system. The most popular ideas, including education-related topics, will be used to create future Dell products and services.
http://www.dellideastorm.com/popular/education