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A Framework For Leading School Change In Using Ict, Christopher Newhouse, Barnard Clarkson, Sue Trinidad
A Framework For Leading School Change In Using Ict, Christopher Newhouse, Barnard Clarkson, Sue Trinidad
Barnard Clarkson
Over the last three decades many models explain the processes involved in the adoption and use of ICT in education. Based on this literature, a three-tiered framework and associated instruments were developed to use with Western Australian teachers to measure and support change in using ICT. This framework can be used to support, describe and promote good practice in the use of ICT in learning and teaching in schools and is multi- faceted and flexible enough to be used by individuals, groups, schools or educational organizations. The aims and purposes of the framework were to describe quality pedagogy in the …
Using Learning Environment Attributes To Evaluate The Impact Of Ict On Learning In Schools, Christopher Newhouse, Barnard Clarkson
Using Learning Environment Attributes To Evaluate The Impact Of Ict On Learning In Schools, Christopher Newhouse, Barnard Clarkson
Barnard Clarkson
Research on Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) use in schools is increasingly finding that the impact on learning outcomes is not directly causal but depends on how the technologies are used within learning environments. This paper presents one key dimension, the ‘Learning Environment Attributes’ dimension, of a complete literature-based framework — the ‘New ICT Supporting Schooling’ (NISS) framework — designed to provide systematic rich guidance for teachers and school leaders in deciding how to facilitate ICT use. A substantial trial showed that this theory-building stage has produced an effective rubric-based tool to facilitate the measurement of this dimension. Indications are …