Pupil driven learning, always connected, education on demand

3. Trends plotted: Increasingly affordable hardware, informal learning increasingly valued

Affordable, available hardware

Not affordable

Chosen Scenario: Informal learning valued and affordable hardware → pupil driven learning, always connected, education on demand

Any Time, Any Place, Anywhere. Device goes with child from home to zoo, to museum, to ‘school’, to friends’ house – what about social responsibility? How do other countries deal with these issues?

Steps to be taken to develop scenario

2007     Fully functional device available using SmartPhone technology

                3 local authorities will have >1000 devices

                15 local authorities will have 300-500 devices

2010      PDA devices RIP!

                Policy change – mobile phones should be used in class for work

2015     Appropriate software and tools available

                Cultural acceptance by teachers

2020     Every child has an affordable, fully functional device and informal learning

                 is valued in schools