3. Pinar Coskun
Senior Policy advisor
International Affairs
Sociologist of education
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4. Your goal…
“The goal of the delegation is
to bring back to key education
leaders in US what we can learn
from the experience of the
Dutch with ICT in education
(but successes and challenges).
So, the more you can frame
things in “This is what we have
learned”, the more useful
it will be.”
Keith Krueger, CEO
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5. Our expectation
“Sharing Dutch experiences
about the use of ICT in
education with CoSN
delegation and compare
institutional strategies
to stimulate the integration
of ICT in Education”.
Toine Maes, CEO
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6. Ingredients of today
Two presentations by
Frans Schouwenburg and
Michael van Wetering
Reflections…
Lunch and transfer to Education Days
Diner Mouvant with strategic partners
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7. Frans Schouwenburg
Ict in education,
what have we
learned so far ?
Sector Manager Primary and
Secondary education
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9. Graduates from secondary education
Bron: Pisa – OECD programme for international student assessment
10. Other issues
Huge pressure on schools
National focus on Language and Arithmetic
Focus on Quality and productivity
Need for 21st Century Skills not embraced
Narrow vision on innovation
Free school books policy
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11. Organisation Kennisnet
Our mission is “to support schools and educational facilities with
independent services regarding the effective and safe use of ICT,
thus improving the quality of teaching and learning”
•130 fte
•Budget: 35-40 million Euro
•Funded by the Ministry of Education
13. Governance
Ministry of Education
Policy frameworks and
finance
Ict products
Schools and sector
and
organizations
services
Consumer interests Governing responsibility
Kennisnet
14. Focus 2009-2011
• Professional development of teachers and management
• School as a flexible organization
• Availability of digital learning materials
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24. Wikiwijs: policy objectives …
• increase quality of education through more flexible and up-to-date
learning materials
• stimulate development and use of open educational resources
• improve access to both open and ‘closed’ digital learning materials
• support teachers in assembling their own learning materials
• extend options for customized education
25. Wikiwijs will be …
an open internet-based platform for teachers / professors,
where they can find, use and develop open learning
materials
‘open’ = free learning materials in terms of:
• access
• use
• adaptation
• distribution
26. Wikiwijs will offer …
• a repository of open educational resources
• easy to use assembly tools for teachers
• end-user support for teachers
27. Michael van Wetering
Strategies in Innovation
2 cases…
Chief Technology Officer
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28. SURFnet/Kennisnet Innovation program
Theme’s Innovation phase
Variety in Technology
Promote
Scouting Feasibility
learning/teaching Service Implemen
studies tation
Develop
and and
ment
Pilots Use of
Usability
Boundless Education Services
Scouting
(time/location
independent)
Knowledge Sharing
Ambassadors Network
Facilitating optimal
conditions
Building blocks, Interoperability and Open