1. Identity in the Age of the Internet
Interactive whiteboards :
a stumbling block or a stepping stone?
Building e-maturity into
IWB use by supporting
e-communities of practice
with teachers for teachers
Christina Preston
Chair, MirandaNet Fellowship
Institute of Education,
University of London
Identity in the Age of the Internet

2. The MirandaNet NOF evaluation 2004
Teachers learn best about ICT when they are
participants in a community of practice
The engagement of the senior management team is crucial

3. Embedding ACTIVboards in teaching and learning
Insights from the MirandaNet -Promethean
international research project

4. Promethean World
First phase findings Eighteen months Three international workshops Teachers presenting to teachers

5. Qualitative research 20 schools in 4 countries
China, England, Mexico, South Africa Quantitative research 1,000 children 100 teachers
Qualitative research 20 schools in 4 countries

6. Practice-based research
Teachers and children engaged in reflecting on what makes good learning and sharing their findings
An ICT CPD model

7. Breaking down isolation
It's the sense of community that helps to put your own problems in perspective.
It seems foolish to attempt to work on ICT developments in isolation when, with a little communication, ideas can be shared, discussed and refined.
Kirsten Lowe, MirandaNet mentor
Promethean Planet online support
Mara Head, Hermitage School, Docklands, London

8. Challenges installation lead times unfamiliarity with ACTIVboards
language and culture
similar approaches to teaching and learning
lack of tradition in teacher autonomy

9. Helpful factors Commitment of senior staff / government
Engagement with transformational learning agenda
Good advanced skills training
Good curriculum software in translation and peripherals
Promethean World peer support
MirandaNet mentoring support
Local adviser and mentors
Published case study andd platform motivation

10. Interim findings: from China, Mexico, South Africa and the United Kingdom

16. Emerging findings
Participant schools have been working with ACTIVboards for about eighteen months.
All have seen increases in motivation of staff and students.
Understanding and implementation of elearning have been increased.
Pupil attendance, motivation and work have shown improvement.
ACTIVboards offer a cost-effective solution for implementing elearning.

17. Extending the teacher’s role: whole-class use

18. Mexico Now, this is our classroom
Mexico Now, this is our classroom. We know how to work in small groups and we are learning how to use the ACTIVboard. We have had the opportunity to interact with it in different subjects.

19. South Africa
In all of the project schools there have been significant improvements in understanding Mathematics.

21. Pupils present their work to others:
Pupils present their work to others: an English lesson created by the pupil.

22. Pupils learn to work autonomously
Learning becomes more subjective
Collaboration between pupils is supported.

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