1. Good Practice Conference “…collating, disseminating and encouraging the adoption of good practice…”

2. “…finding a seed that can scatter and grow anywhere…” Good Practice & Glow: Glowing in the Wind

3. “the biggest benefit of Glow is that it facilitates the sharing of good practice. It’s very easy to migrate to Glow, and it’s always going to be available, any time and any place. It could even lead to parents getting more involved in their children’s education. It opens up new pathways and new perspectives.” Why Glow?

4. Pedagogical issues: Past Tabula rasa Locke described the human mind at birth as a blank slate upon which sensations derived from contact with the phenomenal world are imprinted (experience, education, environment) Learner had to conform to system Transmission method of delivery Learner played a passive role What are we learning today?

5. Times They Are A-Changin’ – but faster & faster: Need innovators - Innovation has key dependencies: Culture of learning Development of teachers Visual memory is essentially perfect 28,000 words a day Newton’s kinaesthetic learning ltd. kinaesthetic auditory visual Multiple intelligences tactile Learning Styles: Pedagogical issues: Present

6. Ownership of learning Learning goals are understood Learners are motivated and have skills to succeed Effective Learning “Assessment is one of the most powerful educational tools for promoting effective learning.” “ Assessment is an integral part of learning and teaching in Curriculum for Excellence”

7. Assessment key factors Assessment: provides effective feedback actively involves pupils in own learning results should have an impact on Teaching can improve pupil self-esteem of self & improvement understood by pupils

8. Clarify learning intentions at planning stage Make it an expectation for pupils Write the success criterion or criteria Invite pupils to say how we will know this has been done Say why this is an important thing to learn – the ‘big picture’ Formative Assessment

9. Glow Groups: sharing & discussion of standards; discovery learning; sharing resources; showcasing; benchmarking; self & peer assessment. Glow Learn: provision of lessons with self & peer assessment; responsibility for learning; learning to learn. What does Glow have to offer? (Class & Home learning) Progression, Personalisation and choice, Coherence

10. A Glow Group is an area which connects people and ideas through communities of interest. Inside a Glow Group you can add tools such as discussion boards, chat rooms, document stores, image galleries and web conferencing, which can all be customised to What are Glow Groups? meet the needs and interests of the communities. The flexibility of Glow allows for Glow Groups to be a closed community for specific users or open for others to join.

11. Key steps: Create New group Default layout Modify layout Add members What are Glow Groups?

12. H Computing Glow Group Reasons for Use: Improve homework performance (access to / submission of) Access to digital resources Links to other online resources Prepare for NABs Use visual triggers/motivators

13. Reasons for Use: Improve the quality of feedback Identify areas of difficulty Evaluate course provision Provide another channel for communication Try it and see what developed! H Computing Discussions

14. H Computing Documents Reasons for Use: Encourage collaborative working Share and gauge the standard Self & peer evaluation Showcase/benchmark pupil work Access to pupil learning guides

15. AH Computing Survey Reasons for Use: Conduct user acceptance test Gather user group views Examine paper-free option Explore Glow Survey component Automatic summary generation

16. AH Computing Survey Reasons for Use: Conduct user acceptance test Gather user group views Examine paper-free option Explore Glow Survey component Automatic summary generation

17. Glow Learn is the virtual learning environment (VLE) within Glow. It includes tools to share, organise and search for digital resources and courses, monitor student progress and provide learners with access to structured content. Glow Learn can be used at any time, anywhere with internet access. What is Glow Learn?

18. Key steps: Create New course/lesson Add assessment Add members to course set viewing for assessment What is Glow Learn? Create a new course Create new resource Enrol pupils & teacher Set options

19. Glow Learn: Plan Courses Reasons for Use: Piloted Glow Learn with SG class Extend access to resources Start to build digital courses Resource provision for absentees Link content and assessment

20. Glow Learn: Teach Class Reasons for Use: Share standard with department Resource available every year Examine paperless resources Assessment creation/recording Monitoring and tracking facility

21. Glow Organisation

22. H Computing Glow Group S1 Computing: Old Version S1 Computing: New Version Demonstration

23. Why: It focuses on key issues It develops quality conversations It gives a wide range of ideas and opinions Walk About Talk About Glow

24. Method: Split into 4 Groups each with a different colour pen; Each groups starts at a different position & has a set time to write down what they think is relevant. Move to next position. Check what is written – Tick if agreeX Cross if disagree ? Question mark if not clear Group may then add their own ideas or modify what other groups have written. Walk About Talk About Glow

25. List of questions: 1.What are the main pedagogical issues that arise in a modern classroom? 2.What do you consider to be the most important elements of effective learning? 3.How can Glow groups / Glow learn be used to improve learning and teaching? 4.Give examples of good practice in Computing that could be shared by using Glow. Walk About Talk About Glow