Programme

9.45 am: Introduction

10.00am: Keynote 1, Doug Brown: Manager of the ICT in Schools Division of the DfES, responsible for the UK Government Strategy for schools sector e Learning.
10.45am: Coffee/Exhibition: Bailiwick schools will exhibit aspects of ICT which they have developed to enhance teaching and learning.
11.15am: Keynote 2, Alan November: An inspirational speaker and international recognised leader in educational technology will present examples of ‘transformation of learning’ from America and elsewhere.
12.15am: Lunch/Exhibition
1.00pm: Parallel sessions: Workshop A1 - Information management using data to inform teaching and learning.; Workshop A2 - Pedagogical innovation and development with particular emphasis on student wireless laptop use.
2.15pm: Exhibition
2.30pm: Parallel sessions: Workshop B1 - Managing and implementing a learning platform; Practitioners to present examples of their own schools making use of ‘Learning Platforms’, the beneficial outcomes and change issues.; Workshop B2 - Use of technology to support Assessment for Learning.
3.45pm: Coffee/Exhibition
4.pm: Review and planning objectives for school teams
4.30pm: Plenary: A summary of conference outcomes.
5.00pm: Close
Conference briefing: Briefing papers will be distributed to attendees in early September to assist them in preparing the learning objectives they wish to achieve from the conference. Guidance for exhibitors will be available from this time.
Conference record: A multimedia conference record will be made available on the GGfL in the week following the conference.
Conference team: The conference management team comprises the Education Department ICT section personnel, in addition Edicts have been contracted to manage the CPD elements.