Microsoft in Education

Sarah HatcherEducation Industry Manager, Australiasarahhat@microsoft.com

Agenda

Education trends & challenges Our vision for education Microsoft education solutions

Education Trends & Challenges

“The universal desire by teachers is to get the most out of the existing time.”

Australian Council for Education Leaders, The Practicing Administrator 2004

“We want to give them back their teaching space.”

Department of Education and Children’s Services, SA

A NATIONAL TEACHER SHORTAGE

“Across Australia there is a growing teacher shortage. Unless this issue is addressed now .. we will have more classrooms without teachers and a decline in the standard of the teaching profession.”

•Australian Education Union

Projections to 2006 indicate an expected shortfall of teachers generally

•2001 MCEETYA report on teacher supply & demand

“Nearly 25 percent of teachers are lost to the profession within the first five years of commencement.”

•Australian Council for Educational Research, Policy Briefs November 2003

Education Trends & Challenges

New kinds of students & lifelong learners

A new generation of students - NetGen’ers Gravitate toward group activity Believe “it’s cool to be smart” Are fascinated by new technologies They are racially and ethnically diverse One in five has at least one immigrant parent

Neil Howe & William Strauss. 2000. Millennials Rising. Vintage Books.

“Today’s education system faces irrelevance unless we bridge the gap between

how students live and how they learn.”•Learning for the 21st Century

Education Landscape is Changing

Traditional Learning New Learning

Teacher Centered Student Centered

Single Media Multimedia

Isolated Work Collaborative Work

Information Delivery Information Exchange

Factual, Knowledge-Based Learning

Critical Thinking andInformed Decision Making

Push Pull

Source: ISTE National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (USA).

Challenges for Education CIOs

Budget constraints Balancing security & access Data uniformity & cleanliness Resources & skills Disparate systems Demand to connect & inform stakeholder

groups

Connect & Inform Stakeholders

A Current Affair – “Secretive Schools”13 May 2004Reporter: Scott Bevan

"At the moment, we’re got a situation in Australia where there’s a quiet acceptance of keeping parents in the dark, because it’s thought it might offend the sensibilities of some children or make some children or schools feel bad," says Nelson.

Government & Regulatory Drivers

Deregulation of market Governance protocols Consistency of standards Quality Audits (AUQA) Accountability frameworks HEIMS

The promise of technology

Technologies of digitisation have potential to transform learning relationships for the better - this potential needs to be harnessed.

The State of Education – Australian Council of Deans (October 2001, Canberra)

Competition (Global & Intersectoral)

Professional development

Teacher shortages

Standards & Accountability

Reporting & Transparency

Audits

Governance

New type of student

Emerging techologies

Community connection

Reform & regulationFinancial sustainability

Security & Access

About Microsoft in Education

We are committed to providing…

technology tools programmes solutions

that enable lifelong learners to realise their potential.

Facilitate debate amongst education leaders

Education Focused Solutions & Product Teams

Professional Development

Certifications

Licensing Donated PC’s

Research Grants (MSR)

Partnerships and Grants with Government

IT Curriculum & Dev Tools

Curriculum Materials, Lesson Plans, Teaching Tools

StudentsParents Educators Management &Administration

What is Microsoft doing?

Innovative Teachers Network

Make Make ConnectionsConnections Remove Remove LimitationsLimitations Create Create OpportunitiesOpportunities

Connected Learning Community

… allows stake holders to work together, collaborate and share information so that

the focus is on learning rather than technology

… it’s all about the learner

Commercial in Confidence

Aidan McCarthyLearning Solutions ManagerEurope, Middle East & Africa

Generate Interest

Prior Knowledge

Gather New Information

Observation

Replication

Reinforcement

Demonstration of Learning

Reflection

Instructional Instructional ImplicationImplication

Institutional Institutional ImplicationImplication

Learning Learning BlocksBlocks

Learning Continuum

Multiple methods of instruction

Stimulating Learning Resources

Learning Communities

Rich Delivery Tools

Self-Directed Mechanisms

Best Practice Sharing

Peer to peer interactions

Authentic Assessment

Individualized Instructional Plan

Appropriate Access

Distributed Resources

Collaborative Infrastructure

Standardized Tool Set

Self-Directed Mechanisms

Professional Development

Support Services

Integrated Data Environment

Portfolio Management

Archiving and Storage

Facilities Management

Making Learning Real… Microsoft Solutions

Instructional Instructional ImplicationImplication

Institutional Institutional ImplicationImplication

Learning Learning

BlocksBlocks

Solutions and ProgramsSolutions and Programs

Generate Interest

Prior Knowledge

Gather New Information

Observation

Replication

Reinforcement

Demonstration of Learning

Reflection

CommunicationsCommunicationsCollaborationCollaboration

LMSLMS

Education DesktopEducation Desktop

Content ManagementContent Management

PortalPortal

EAIEAI

Secure ConnectedSecure ConnectedCore infrastructureCore infrastructure

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

Business IntelligenceBusiness Intelligence

Enabling education transformation

Adapted From: Maslow, A. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50, 370-396

Connected Learning

Advanced Needs

Integrated student services

On-demand learning opportunities

Supports mobile lifestyle

Data-driven Personalized

Innovative Teaching and

Learning

Support traditional educational approaches

Basic Needs

Classroom based instruction

Lecture based pedagogy

Correspondence courses

Enable pedagogical best practices

Intermediate Needs

Blended/hybrid/web enhanced courses

Active experimentation Group and team

learning Affordable reality Distance learning

Innovative educators and departments

Most

Institutions Today

My calendar

My results

My attendance

My homeworkassignment

My resources

Administrator space Parent space Student space

My software

My files

My buddy list(contextual)

Project planner

Team spaces

My child’s schoolevents

My child’sattendance

My child’sassignment

My calendar(child’s overlay)

My child’s portfolio

My child’sresources

My child’s teachers

My child’s results

My school events

My budget

My reports

My calendar

My schoolresources

My teachers

My school data

Accountability/performance management Educator toolkit/workspace

My seating charts

My buddy list(conceptual)

My calendar

My software

My result book

My classes

My students

Professional Development & Training

Learning content management

Notifications infrastructure

Shared CalendaringSystem

Real-time(SynchronousCollaboration)

AsynchronousCollaboration

InformationRecording and

Delivery

Business Intelligence and Enterprise Application Integration

Student information Assessment data Library automation Learningmanagement

Learning Gateway site map: portal services

Learning Gateway for Schools

Filtering Learning Resources

Online Collaboration – presence awareness

Reporting and Assessment

Business Intelligence – Accountability and Assessment

Business Intelligence – Accountability & Assessment

Business Intelligence – Accountability & Assessment

Business Intelligence – Accountability & Assessment

Learning Gateway – Higher education and Further Education

Student Web

Curriculum/Faculty Areas

MySite

MySite Customization

Integrated and Shared Calendars

MySite - Public Areas

My calendar

My results

My attendance

My homeworkassignment

My resources

Administrator space Parent space Student space

My software

My files

My buddy list(contextual)

Project planner

Team spaces

My child’s schoolevents

My child’sattendance

My child’sassignment

My calendar(child’s overlay)

My child’s portfolio

My child’sresources

My child’s teachers

My child’s results

My school events

My budget

My reports

My calendar

My schoolresources

My teachers

My school data

Accountability/performance management Educator toolkit/workspace

My seating charts

My buddy list(conceptual)

My calendar

My software

My result book

My classes

My students

Professional Development & Training

Learning content management

Notifications infrastructure

Shared CalendaringSystem

Real-time(SynchronousCollaboration)

AsynchronousCollaboration

InformationRecording and

Delivery

Business Intelligence and Enterprise Application Integration

Student information Assessment data Library automationLearning

management

Learning Gateway site map: Portal services

Managed Operating Environment

SoftwareSoftware

Messaging Platform (Exchange Server)

Windows Media SharePoint Portal

Server Class Server Live Communication

Server Visual Studio.NET Mappoint Money PictureIt MS Reader Office XP Pro Visio Publisher Project Encarta FrontPage Digital Image Suite Acrobat Reader

ProcessesProcesses

Automatic setup of Server and Server software

Automatic setup of workstation and workstation software

Portfolio Manageme

nt

Portfolio Manageme

nt Class and Student

Management Batch Management Automation

Products in the near future

Educator and Student Toolbars

Encarta Reference Suite

“I Never try to teach my students anything…

I only try to create an environment where they can learn.” Albert Einstein

“I Never try to teach my students anything…

I only try to create an environment where they can learn.” Albert Einstein

Your PotentialOur Passion