Creating Sustainable Change

Shane MasonHead of ICTCleveland District State High Schoolwww.clevdistshs.eq.edu.auwww.shane-mason.comshane.mason@eq.edu.au@shanemason

Creating Sustainable Change

Our journey

21st Century Education

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It breaks the mould.

It is flexible, creative, challenging, and complex.

It addresses a rapidly changing world filled with fantastic new problems as well as exciting new possibilities.

http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm

This is the time between times for educators working with technology.Before mobile, ubiquitous and ‘everywhere’ computing become the visible norm, but after a time when educators could sit back and wait for the digital revolution to pass on by

- John Nalderhttp://ulearning.edublogs.org/

technology is no longer a choice

ICTs bring with them a whole wealth of engagement and educational opportunities but we can’t blindly accept them without challenging their role within education.

Technology is merely a

Tool for Learning

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Cleveland District SHS eLearning VisionOur teaching and learning drives the use of

technologies in the classroom where we engage students in a rich learning environment that draws

upon an international perspective.As a school community we

value safe and ethical use of technologies.

how often they use computers for learning in class?

the opportunities to make use of online learning environments?

Are our students satisfied with…

the way they are using ICT for learning at school?

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the opportunities to develop their knowledge and skills in making ICT integral to learning?

their access to appropriate ICT to do their job?

Are our teachers satisfied with…

the school enhancing eLearning opportunities for students by providing additional infrastructure, devices and/or software?

We needed to develop a model to shift ICT practices within the school

Humanities

Science

HPE Creative Arts

Man Arts / Home EcStudent Support

Business

Mathematics

The FIZZER Model

Professional Development21st Century Education

Humanities

Science

HPE Creative Arts


Business

Mathematics

Whole School Professional Development

Humanities

Science

HPE Creative Arts


Business

Mathematics

Whole School Professional Development

I really thought you had some good

ideas.

It really makes you think.

Well it’s easy for you, you are the

Head of ICT.

I wish I had the skills to do that.

Small group ICT Professional

Development

Humanities

Science

HPE Creative Arts


Business

Mathematics

Focused Hands-on Professional Development

Humanities

Science

HPE Creative Arts


Business

Mathematics

Focused Hands-on Professional Development

It was really good to see different technologies.

It doesn’t really suit what I am currently

doing.


Head of ICT.

I haven’t got the time to implement

this.

Faculty SpecificICT Professional

Development

Humanities

Science

HPE Creative Arts


Business

Mathematics

Faculty Specific ICT Professional Development

Humanities

Science

HPE Creative Arts


Business

Mathematics

Faculty Specific ICT Professional Development

It was really good to see how it might

work for us.

It was fine. But not for me.


Head of ICT.

I haven’t got the time to implement

this.

All of these models seemed to lacked sustainability

What were we doing wrong?

Staff were willingly coming to Professional Development

Some staff were actively using the ICTs in their classrooms (a bit)

However, any small changes and innovations were very localised and “once offs”

What were we doing wrong?

We were making decisions about technology based upon what we thought the school needed

We were trying to be innovative “on behalf” of the teachers

The teachers needed to be involved in the decision process

“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.”

Bill GatesChairman of Microsoft

We needed a new model for creating sustainable change.

We needed a new model that included the teacher

in the decision process.

Diffusion of Innovations is a theory that seeks to explain how, why, and at what rate new ideas and technology spread through cultures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_innovations

Diffusion is the process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system

(Rogers, 1983. p. 11)


(Rogers, 1983. p. 11)

Innovation: an idea, practice, or object that is perceived as new by an individual or other unit of adoption


(Rogers, 1983. p. 11)

Communication Channels: the means by which messages get from one individual to another



(Rogers, 1983. p. 11)

Social System: a set of interrelated units that are engaged in joint problem solving to accomplish a common goal

Communication Channels: the means by which messages get from one individual to another


Knowledge Persuasion Decision Implementation Confirmation

Five step innovation process

KnowledgeIn this stage the individual is first exposed to an innovation but lacks information about the innovation.



PersuasionIn this stage the individual is interested in the innovation and actively seeks information/detail about the innovation.



DecisionIn this stage the individual takes the concept of the innovation and weighs the advantages/disadvantages of using the innovation and decides whether to adopt or reject the innovation.



ImplementationIn this stage the individual employs the innovation to a varying degree depending on the situation. During this stage the individual determines the usefulness of the innovation and may search for further information about it.



ConfirmationAlthough the name of this stage may be misleading, in this stage the individual finalizes his/her decision to continue using the innovation and may use the innovation to its fullest potential.





Innovation implementation process



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Key staff members to drive change within their faculties

These “innovators” would be given access to resources and

spaces to learn in.

These “innovators” would be responsible for sharing their ICT

journey with others.

Adopter Categories

We outlay some money and support

Selling it to the Admin Team

We give the innovative/early adopters the tools and let them explore the possibilities




We give them a space to collaborate and interact




We give them a space to collaborate and interact

They move the “early majority”



Adopter Categories

have an ICT Pedagogical Licence, or be working towards one

required to meet to discuss classroom practices, eCurriculum, eLearning and engaging 21st century learners

willing to engage in a Professional Learning Network

willing to mentor other staff in BOTH classroom practices and their Smart Classroom professional development journey

not entitled to any reduced teaching load because of this program

take responsibility for their own professional development

ICT InnovativeTeacher Program

Shane

ICT Innovators

Shane Steph Chris Di Dan Catherine

ICT Innovators




Key staff members to drive change within their faculties

First Meeting Welcomed them Had a chat Informally discussed my

goals for the Innovative Teacher Program



Created a website to blog on

http://ictinnovation.wordpress.com/



Created a website to blog on

Gave them all an iPod touch

“91% of Australian teachers report that if they are more innovative in their teaching they would not receive any recognition in their school”



Second Meeting

Elmo L-1EX Document Camera

How do we measure success?

innovation is only innovation if it is adopted


The rate of adoption is defined as: the relative speed with which members of a social system adopt an innovation

(Rogers 1962, p. 134)


Within the rate of adoption there is a point at which an innovation reaches critical mass.

This is a point in time within the adoption curve that enough individuals have adopted an innovation in order that the continued adoption of the innovation is self-sustaining.


Showing many instead of one Recording dissections and adding them to a virtual

classroom Student time-lapse experiments Building a repository of time lapse videos for staff to use in

class

Document Camera in Science


Science Manual Arts

• Virtual classrooms used so students could get feedback from University Researchers in Canada

• Virtual tour of a University Research lab• Next step: Video conferencing with overseas classes


Innovation: Bringing outside experts into the classroom


Science English

Using Personal Video Recorders (PVR) to analyse body movement


How do we deal with failure?

Some innovations may seem like a good idea at the time…


“If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.”

Woody Allen

Innovation is not only about technology

It is about changing the way we think about teaching and learning

“We must become the change we want to see.”

Mahatma Gandhi

“Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.”

William Pollard

go on…

adopt an innovation today


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