The need for schools to prepare for 21st century learning was top of the agenda at this year’s BETT conference.
They must embrace mobile technologies, games, podcasts and social networking, according to leading educationalist Professor Stephen Heppell.
Schools should also break away from traditional classroom and curriculum models, he argued.
The gap between those schools embracing technology and those not is getting bigger, he said.
Prof Heppell was speaking to delegates at BETT, the world’s biggest educational technology show.
Technology revolution
Meanwhile the UK’s minister for Schools and Families Vernon Coaker reiterated the government’s commitment to putting technology at the heart of the school curriculum.
“Teachers need access to innovative services. We must prepare pupils for the future workplace,” said Mr Coaker.
“Cutting edge technology is the cornerstone of our reforms,” he added.
The UK’s Building Schools for the Future programme will see every state secondary school in England rebuilt or remodelled over the next 15 – 20 years… Continue Reading
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