Cultures and Contexts

What do we know?

• Levels range from Reception to Higher Education
• School (KS1 - KS4) outcomes are rigid, KS1 delivery is flexible
• Teacher is gatekeeper ? attitude affects use of the device
• Device could be used 100% of the time
• Device is a catalyst for breaking (?), will expose relationship between teacher and pupil
• Leadership team needs licence to innovate
• Mainstream use alongside new use
• Podcast disguise -  make it cool, accessible
• Accessibility is used as an excuse not to use new delivery - employ lowest common denominator
• Don't assume space for a PC in the home

What more do we need to know?

• About learning outside the institution in own time
• In the home - about having device and influence on parents - possibilities for permanent (lifelong?) education
• How curriculum and approaches to teaching will/should change
• About different approaches and relationship to ICT

What do we need to do/can we do about it?

• Enable sharing sessions in institution to allow students to share what they have found in their own time - encourage students to write instructions for other learners
• Teachers (their attitude is crucial) → personal learning mentor
• Enable/encourage a licence to innovate
• [Accessibility] Provide a common device ? at Uni level with mobile contract (subsidised?) - parents can pay pint a week
• Agree learning protocol - "contract" on when to use, responsible use etc.