Are you listening ... are we learning? Radio production as a means of teaching & learning [case study]

This case study focuses upon one aspect of undergraduate teaching and learning within a ‘Research & Development’ unit of BA (Hons.) Media Production degree. Eight final-year students undertook the mentoring, teaching and development of a schools radio project. The paper seeks to develop two key themes: firstly, an evaluation of the usefulness of undergraduate learning via the development and man- agement of an external project suitable for broadcast; secondly, an examination and analysis of the application and adaptation of prior learning during the mentoring process. The latter theme draws partic- ularly from the strategies and metacognitive processes employed by the students

Harnessing Technology School survey 2008: report 3: executive summary

This document provides a summary of the key findings and implications of the 2008 HTSS in the context of the Harnessing Technology Policy, evaluating the current use and imlementation of technology in English schools

E-access, e-maturity, e-safety: a learner survey

The report explored young people's access to technology in school and at home and the skills, knowledge and confidence of learners when using technology for learning.In addition, the project has sought to identify any links between learner attitudes, school characteristics, and learners' technological skills, e-confidence and levels of e-maturity. The NFER conducted a large-scale national survey with primary and secondary school learners in England. The survey was administered between November and December 2008, and was completed by over 4,000 learners: 1,990 learners in primary schools (in Year 6) and 2,061 learners in secondary schools (in Year 10)

Survey of teachers 2010 : support to improve teaching practice

In 2010 the annual survey of teachers, conducted on behalf of the General Teaching Council for England (GTC), explored teachers’ experiences of the different forms of support they receive to help them maintain and develop their teaching practice. Teachers were asked for their views on the following: • their participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) • their involvement in activities to improve teaching practice • use of observation and feedback • use of research • performance management, and • the professional standards

Harnessing Technology Schools Survey 2008: report 2: data

This report provides a detailed analysis of the data and methodologies adopted in the 2008 HTSS and provides copies of all research instruments used in the survey

Harnessing Technology School survey 2008: report 1: analysis

This report summarises the main findings from the Harnessing Technology Schools Survey 2008, a national survey of ICT in primary, secondary and special schools. The research was carried out in 2007-08. This annual, representative survey was intended to assess the `state of the nation' in terms of the uptake and impact of educational technologies in maintained schools across England