Conference hailed as’ the best yet’...
Ewan McIntosh's morning challenge to ask us to treat children as 'Problem Finders' rather than 'Problem Solvers' set the mood for the day - bravely questioning whether we are providing children with the tools to achieve THEIR goals, or OURS?
Ewan planted the seed, later reinforced by Sugata Mitra that children should be given the opportunity to lead their own learning. Sugata's inspirational findings from his Hole in the Wall project in India were food for thought for all delegates; a computer, in a wall, in a street all in a deprived Mumbai community. No instructions, in English and just one PC.
Relive Ewan and Sugata's session
here, along with other inspirational
seminars from the day; these will be added to throughout the summer, including exciting video footage.
The buzz in the exhibition was exciting and the busiest yet, full of suppliers with innovative solutions waiting to come to life in the classroom. The School Showcase was particularly popular, with schools from across the region sharing ICT best practice.
Russell Prue's live
radio show also went down a storm interviewing key speakers including Tim Rylands, Ewan McIntosh and Sugata Mitra.
All the latest information to relive the fabulous day will be available here, simply bookmark this page and revisit over the summer.
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Read what people had to say about the conference;
Testimonials:
“Inspirational and got me really excited about the prospects of what ICT can do.”
“Very thought provoking. Left today with a renewed excitement!”
“Found Sugata's speech amazing - very thought provoking and i am already changing my classroom practice as a result”
“I thought the keynote speakers were excellent. It was good to have a range of topics and they were interesting, engaging and relevant.”
“Nice balance to conference in terms of seminars providing practical ideas and the key notes providing the aspirational ideas - nice antidote to the day to day firefighting”
“All the guest speakers were inspirational. I made loads of notes and have bought ideas back to use.”
“I had a superb day, and frankly, was far more engaged
and inspired by it than I expected to be! It was a really refreshing experience with regards technology. Instead of terrifying me, as is often the case with something technologically new, I have come away with a new enthusiasm and increased appreciation of its significance for learning.”
“I enjoyed attending the conference and now have lots of ideas for future developments. It is also a chance to network and this has proved enormously valuable to the school.”
“Overall I was very impressed by the conference, this being the first one I have attended. I came away with new ideas and it was certainly worth the money...”
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