1 MIICE Measurement of the Impact of ICT on Children’s Education Pronounced as “mice” (with 2 Is )

2 Purpose of MIICE partnership To contribute to the debate about the ends of more widespread use of ICT for learning and teaching. Use of ICT makes real demands - in money and time - on education authorities, schools, teachers and children. We need to be clearer about the benefits which we can anticipate SITC case studies

3 Who are the MIICE partners? Currently 31 education authorities: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll & Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Dundee, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Edinburgh, Eilean Siar, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Perth & Kinross, Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, Shetland, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian All 7 teacher education institutes: Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paisley, Stirling, Strathclyde Learning and Teaching Scotland Initiated by SITC in Moray House in the University of Edinburgh

4 MIICE quality framework (toolbox) There are 13 quality indicators refined from observation of qualities resulting from good use of ICT in classrooms 7 QIs relate to learners’ skills, attitudes and insights 3 QIs relate to the management of learning 3 QIs relate to teachers’ CPD in ICT Quality indicators are expanded into themes Headings within themes are the basic building blocks of the framework Used to plan targets or success criteria Can also be used for review or audit

5 MIICE quality framework Validated through interviews with 242 Scottish teachers in 67 schools in 11 EAs Strength of partnership and framework comes from the development of the initiative from within the education system and not through imposition from Scottish Government HMIE are in sympathy with the partnership aims Learning and Teaching Scotland are members of the partnership

6 MIICE Publications 1 Toolbox, in various formats, including original (2001) and revised (2009) Discussion paper 1 looks at possible explanations for some of the phenomena which were revealed during validation Discussion paper 2 looks at links between MIICE quality framework and Gardner’s multiple intelligences Discussion paper 3 explores the links between MIICE and How good is our school? v3 All available from MIICE website at

7 MIICE publications 2 Discussion Paper 4 on links between 5-14 guidelines, ICT guidelines and MIICE framework Discussion Paper 5 on selection of measures to audit success of secondary school ICT Discussion Papers 6 on links between Standard for Full Registration and MIICE and 7 on links between Chartered Teacher Standard and MIICE Discussion Paper 8 on MIICE and national priorities Discussion Paper 9 on MIICE and HMIe selection of 2004 All available from MIICE website