Past
Events
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Topic
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| 24th
Jun 1998 |
Teachers
will Teach with IT but will they Work with IT ?
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| Speaker |
Jason
Gould, MD, Education Direct |
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| Summary |
We are all well
aware that education and training is a hot political issue. The
government is committed to wiring up all schools, but in many
respects, after finding the funds, that is the easy bit. Making
effective use of the technology is key. This challenge is not just
an issue for schools, teachers, parents and businesses that
recruit school leavers. Businesses also have a similar challenge
of making sure that their staff, suppliers, distributors can all
use IT effectively. And in the years to come, many predict that
competitive edge will come through knowledge management and
exploitation. I'm sure therefore that this presentation by
Education Direct will be of interest to a wide audience.
The UK has the largest number of computers per child in Primary
education of any country in Europe. Over half of these computers
are more than 5 years old, however, and are practically useless in
today's IT environment. Did the UK peak too early? Will the
National Grid for Learning put the UK ahead of the rest of Europe
or will it become the first official cyber-space white elephant?
A Head of IT in a UK secondary school recently complained to BT
CampusConnect that he couldn't get his computer to access his
student's exam results on the Internet. When questioned about
whether his Modem was switched on he replied "I'm not
entirely sure what a modem is." More and more schools are now
having their computer Networks managed by their students'. Is this
good practical work experience or an accident waiting to happen?
Computers and infrastructure investment are a funding issue, but
is the real issue training?
What opportunities are there for businesses to help UK schools
make the most of the new technologies and who is currently doing
what?
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| Jason
Gould |
The
presentation is being given by Jason Gould, MD of Education
Direct. Education Direct is one of the countries leading
Educational Direct Marketing Agencies and the sole supplier of
Internet School Supplier services to BT CampusConnect.
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| Education
Direct |
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| Education Direct
is involved in all aspects of marketing to the education niche,
including direct mail and techniques involving the Internet and
other technologies. They are a third-party agency, so act on behalf
of many clients including British Telecom and Royal Mail. They
handle very large scale direct-mail response type promotions with
great emphasis on the use of technology.
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