1-to-1 in education: 5 Policy Statements for Sustainability

1-to-1 in education ConferenceVienna 24022010

Deputy Director General Øystein Johannessen

Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research

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Statement 1: Norway: 1-to-1 in education is a means to an end!

• No dedicated 1-to-1 policy. Close to 1-to-1 in upper secondary education. Heavy investments in recent years from regional authorities.

• ICT is embedded in national educational policy. No dedicated national ICT strategy

• Digital skills regarded as one of five basic skills in the National Curriculum. ICT embedded in subject curricula in all subjects at all levels

• National Centre for ICT in Education from 2010

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Statement 2: 1-to-1 aligns with tech trends

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K-12 Technology Trends

• Collaborative Environments• Online Communication Tools• Mobiles• Cloud Computing• Smart Objects• The Personal Web

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Statement 3: 1-to-1 in education requires policy coherence

• Horizontal coherence --> see next slide• Vertical coherence: Strong links between

levels (national, regional, local)• Mediating agents (centres, NGOs etc)

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Horizontal coherence

• Available and robust infrastructure

• Digital Content• Safe use of Internet

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Statement 4: Get your knowledge base right

• Double knowledge challenge– Availability– Professionals uptake

• Benchmarking, Monitoring and Evaluation• TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)• Digital Divide Issues and Gender Issues• International Collaboration and Peer Learning

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Statement 5: 1-to-1, implementation and innovation from within

• Emphasis on pedagogical innovation, not pedagogical restoration

• Government can facilitate, but not dictate innovation

• Identify “Zones of Innovation” – e.g. In subject

curricula

• On institutional level: Support the innovators

• Robust infrastructure is a critical factor

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Thank you for your attention

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