update the ICT advisory committee members on my philosophical orientation to technology and education and outline at a high level the strategy to be used for the next few years to further the implementation and use of technology

1. Journey
a
Thoughts on Education and Technology …
is
It
Brian Kuhn My Coordinates…
Vancouver School Board
www.vsb.bc.ca http://www.shift2future.com
bkuhn@vsb.bc.ca http://www.slideshare.net/bkuhn
@bkuhn #vsblearns http://prezi.com/user/bkuhn

2. My Family & I

3. 3.6 B people on earth
First computer chess tournament
0 (yes zero) personal computers sold
0 e-mails sent
0 blog posts
0 Facebook users
BG (before Google)
1970
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970
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4. Nov. 26, 2012 around 7:56am
7.08 B people on the earth
318,564,465 personal computers sold this year
234,986 TVs sold today
1,736,732 cell phones sold today
2,458,412,202 internet users on earth
137,845,286,923 e-mail messages sent today
1,347,456 blog posts today
1,000,000,000 + Facebook users
1,344,823,201 Google searches today
http://www.worldometers.info/
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5. What does the future hold?
“technology is not just
advancing gradually: it is
accelerating” Lights in the Tunnel (kindle
227)
“If you make some very logical, and
even conservative, assumptions
about where technology is likely to
lead in the coming years, much of
the conventional wisdom about
what the future will look like
becomes unsupportable” Lights in the Tunnel
(kindle 222)
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Exponential Change is Happening

6. “Printing gave humanity the written word. The Web makes
everyone a publisher. Printing enabled the distribution of
knowledge. The Web provides a platform for networking
human minds. Printing allowed people to know. The Web
enables people to collaborate and to learn collectively.”
Macrowikinomics (kindle 566)
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7. Transforming
Exploring
Preparing
Stages of Technology Adoption

8. We can't afford 1:1
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“no matter whether I wanted to pursue 1:1
technology in our school or not, I am confronted with
one big chunk of reality in our school of 1400
students”Source: http://thelearningnation.blogspot.com/2011/12/we-cant-afford-11.html

9. But with shared access… Source: http://thelearningnation.blogspot.com/2011/12/we-cant-afford-11.html
Critical Thinking
Interdependence Collaboration
Excitement
Peer
Teaching
Sharing
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Google
Sketchup
Dream Rooms

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Access is Key to Learning through Technology

12. Devices are small, powerful, and everywhere
Internet… everywhere…
just like oxygen
being connected is not optional
just like breathing…
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14. New/Pre-owned desktops, laptops
Windows or Apple devices
Cameras, tablets/hybrids, SMART boards, Readers
LCD Projectors
Software, Apps
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Choose from a Variety of Tools to Access Learning

15. Ongoing Professional Learning is Essential

16. Professional Learning via Collaboration Time

17. Evergreen
Technology
Teacher
Laptops
BYOD will change
Everything
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18. Strategies
S
Infrastructure
t Equity
Learning and Work Systems
r
a
Critical Success Factors
t
Governance
e Core Purpose
Communication
g Professional Conversation
and
y Learning

19. S
u Professional
c Core Purpose – Conversation
c vision, direction, and Learning –
e teacher / staff work & practice
s buy-in change,
s collaboration
F Communication
a – timely,
c concise,
t relevant,
o transparent
r
s

20. Enabling always on,
always enough,
S sustainably funded,
t utility-like services Infrastructure
r
a Fair, transparent
t funding of diverse
Equity options for student
e
and staff access to
g technology
i Leadership with a
e roadmap to develop Learning and
web systems that Work Systems
s transform learning
and work

21. 1. Articulate and communicate clear purpose and vision for both
educational and business technology in supporting teaching,
learning, and work
2. Gather and share real examples from VSB classrooms where
technology is making a difference for students and teachers
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Core Purpose

22. 1. Consistent,
Develop Plans timely
communication
to ensure
transparency
for our work
2. District
Technology
initiatives, options,
stories, projects,
future thinking,
road maps
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Communication

23. Professional Conversation and Learning

24. Engage… …teachers… …staff
Work Practices
Pilot
Processes Teams Learning
Learning Teams
Design and Implementation Teams
Focus Groups
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Professional Conversation and Learning

25. 1. Inventory all network and
systems components
2. Establish replacement
lifecycle
3. Develop replacement
roadmap and budget
requirements
4. Establish sustainable annual
lease budget to begin 2013-
2014 and increase to full
replacement over multiple
years
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Infrastructure: Asset Management

26. The District Network
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27. Today… our future?
IT Services portal
IT Services
video stream
google portal skype
www
msn
IT Services google
bcesis bcesis
IT Services e-mail
e-mail bcesis google
bcesis
Virus attack 1701
e-mail
www
video stream 1701 1701
DL e-mail
picture
DL
wikipedia msn
video stream
portal blog
DL
class size
1701
wikipedia bcesis e-mail bcesis
youtube
portal
DL
class size
picture Virus attack
bcesis
portal
google
1701
youtube www
class size e-mail e-mail
Virus attack
bcesis bcesis
Internet
DL
e-mail
portal
Home

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Infrastructure: Bandwidth

29. Work is underway to
secure funding for this
effort, at a minimum it
should be possible to
upgrade secondary
schools…
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Infrastructure: Bandwidth – PLN Upgrade

31. Dense
Robust
Challenging…
• Lead paint (new WCB
rules) and Asbestos
• Construction materials
• Preparation for VoIP
Monthly packages • Seismic delays
of 10 Elementary
with a completion Secondary ~ Feb 2013
goal is ~ Sep 2013
Infrastructure: Wireless Project

32. 2012-2013
• Analyzing current school data
• # students, # staff
• Age of technology
• Involvement in learning,
embracing technology
• Demographics
• Office needs
• Future
• Use a formula that
recognizes inequities
• Level of support depends
on District budget
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Equity: Technology Provisioning

33. Establish / publish
technology purchasing
standards
• Create a menu to guide
purchasing decisions
• Maintain a list of
supported software
• Include supported
software in images
• Provide preferred
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technical and educational
Design and publish recommended support for supported
school technology configurations for technology
• Classroom embedded • Design an exception /
• Subject and program areas evaluation process
Equity: Options and Standards

34. Preparing (literacy)…
is primarily lab based and time limited. are
assigned to use specific tools for specific “computer” tasks.
computer is just an (optional) tool.
Exploring (adaptive)…
is also in classrooms and is regular. tools,
some chosen by students, are becoming integrated into
curricular learning for research, planning, writing,
presenting. are becoming necessary for learning.
Transforming…
is expected wherever, whenever. tools
available and support student choices for how to learn and
demonstrate learning. is through projects and
inquiry and is designed to leverage numerous tools.
not bounded to the classroom or school day.

35. Elementary Schools (K-7)
Preparing Exploring Transforming
BYOD

36. Secondary Schools (8-12)
Preparing Exploring Transforming
BYOD
Online Learning
Curricular Apps Video Subscription 3D Immersive

37. “more flexible policy
around use of
personal technology
tools”, Lord Byng
student
Develop a purpose and plan for effectively promoting
and supporting a BYOD initiative in 2013-2014
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Equity: BYOD

38. 1. Establish a project to implement the new District portal
2. Develop and publish design, style, navigation protocols
3. Establish a project to redesign and implement a new District website
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Learning & Work Systems: Web Sites + Portals

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Learning & Work Systems: Platforms

40. Professional Learning - essential
Allocate sustainable funding
…Parting Thoughts on Education and Technology
Support experimentation
Showcase New Learning
Plan for the plan to Change