1. Education & ICT….. In The Netherlands
twitter: @meindersma
Jan Kees Meindersma
Kennisnet
September 2012

2. Education in The Netherlands
 Primary Education
6900 schools, 1200
1.600.000 pupils
135.000 teachers
 Secondary Education
647 schools; 70% special (religious)
900.000 pupils
64.000 teachers
 Vocational Education:
66 educational institutions; 3% special
(religious)
573.000 students
37.000 teachers
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3. Short introduction of the organization

4. The Kennisnet Foundation
 The Netherlands aim to be among the top five
knowledge economies of the world.
 ICT is a critical factor for meeting this challenge.
 Kennisnet is the public ict expertise centre for
Dutch primary, secondary and vocational
institutions
 Broad perspective on the use of ict within the
national educational landscape
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5. Kennisnet – some facts
• Founded in 2001: 124 FTE
• Funded by Ministry of Education
• Annual basic funding EURO 18 million
• Additional projects on specific funding

6. Three major roles
Innovation
Expertise
Products & Services

8. Knowledge development en distribution

9. Examples of products en services

11. Samenwerking
Cooperation
Leiderschap
Leadership
Vision
Visie Deskundigheid
Expertise Content
Content Ict-infrastructure
Ict-infrastructuur
ICT in organisation, management ict bij het
Secundair proces: gebruik van information
PrimairICT in learning and teaching leren
proces: gebruik van ict bij het organiseren, sturen en verantwoorden
and accountability
Gemeten opbrengsten
Proven results Expected results
Claims
Beter Efficient Increased Improved
Verhoogde
Increased Betere Efficiënter Tijdsbesparing
Time savings Meer Hogere
learning learning control and professional
motivation
motivatie leerprestaties leerproces transparantie professionaliteit
performances process accountability climate
Doelmatige organisatie van het
Meer leerrendement
Beter results Efficiënt organisation
leerproces

12. ICT used by teachers

13. Availability interactive whiteboards

14. Student – computer ratio

15. Quality of use of ict in
school administrations en processes
2010 2011
PO 75% 70%
VO 57% 66%
MBO 43% 42%

16. Our view on developments

17. Data driven education (I)
(learning analytics & digital diagnostic testing)

18. Data driven education (II)
(accountability and benchmarking)

19. Professional development (I)
Insight and overview
 Use of ICT is a must; teacher as a professional
decides what and when to apply
 High importance: knowing the mechanism and
not the application
 Be able to deal with personalised learning
 ICT integrated in curriculum initial teacher
education and training for current staff

20. Professional development (II)
IT Competences Teachers (and managers)
 Knowledge, skills and behaviour
 Basis skills and teacher based skills
 Three core tasks in which ict should be
used
– Pedagogical, teaching and facilitate learning
– Working in a school context
– Own professional development
 National “standard”, local deployment

21. (Open) educational resources

22. Educational Resource Value
Chain redesigned (II)
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23. Tablets and Bring your own device

24. Leadership
Defining and realizing ambitions