http://www.openhive.net Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:19:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Naace are holding three Think Tanks around the country and I attended the one held in Bradford yesterday (21/07/2010).  It was an interesting and I think successful day – the attendees came together from many sectors – commercial, LAs and schools – amid the gloom there was optimism – but ... http://www.openhive.net/naace-think-tanks?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=naace-think-tanks The conference opened with a session looking at the pressures and uncertainties that now face schools following the change in Government.  Link2ICT (Bridget McGinley – Head of Operations) explained a range of new services they’re introducing and improvements to a number of existing services. Stephen Pincher (Birmingham City Council) then talked ... http://www.openhive.net/link2ict-summer-conference-july-14th-2010?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=link2ict-summer-conference-july-14th-2010 The last couple of weeks have seen a number of conferences with an ICT theme.  LGfL, EMBC, Northern Grid and most recently SWGfL have all held events.  A theme coming forward is the impact of the cuts made by the new administration in ICT budgets.  £100million lost from the Harnessing ... http://www.openhive.net/summer-conferences-a-recurring-theme?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-conferences-a-recurring-theme [caption id="attachment_1324" align="alignleft" width="109" caption="Martha Lane Fox"][/caption] In The Times this morning I was interested to read that Martha Lane Fox is launching her Manifesto for a Networked Nation today at Number 10.   Readers may remember an earlier post following the NAACE annual conference where Martha made a brilliant contribution.  Initially, ... http://www.openhive.net/martha-lane-fox-launches-manifesto-for-a-networked-nation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=martha-lane-fox-launches-manifesto-for-a-networked-nation At our Leadership Forums we didn’t have time to answer all of the questions that were raised throughout the day, so as promised we’ve published our responses to you online.  Presentations from the two days are now available online for you to view and enjoy.  So where were we?  :-) 1) Do you ... http://www.openhive.net/openhive-leadership-forum-q-a?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=openhive-leadership-forum-q-a On Friday I had the opportunity to visit Monkseaton High School.  The taxi journey out from Newcastle city centre reminded me of my time (in my early twenties!) when the Corner House was a venue I regularly visited for its live music. The school was amazing – the image above is ... http://www.openhive.net/friday_was_an_interesting_day?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friday_was_an_interesting_day Monday had been a day of rest and relaxation on the Yorkshire coast, and then as I came back into range of a phone mast my iPhone started pinging.  All of my incoming emails and tweets were ‘Have you heard about Becta? What do you think will happen next?’  Yesterday ... http://www.openhive.net/becta-to-close?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=becta-to-close Reading the NAACE newsletter this weekend I came across the following: Learning platform: steps to adoption grants Colleagues will be aware that Becta is planning to support the increased adoption of learning platforms in schools through grant funding to groups of schools working together. This will be targeted towards the primary sector ... http://www.openhive.net/learning-platform-steps-to-adoption-grants?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learning-platform-steps-to-adoption-grants Whilst the negotiation continues...... click here to watch the conference video of the three would be education ministers. Patrick Kirk http://www.openhive.net/all-party-education-debate-at-naht-annual-conference-highlights?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-party-education-debate-at-naht-annual-conference-highlights Whilst at the NAHT conference at the weekend I noticed that an OECD paper “Educational Research and Innovation: Are the New Millennium Learners Making the Grade?: Technology Use and Educational Performance in PISA 2006” had recently been reviewed on Merlin Johns’ website. From Merlin’s site: Governments around the world should highlight the ... http://www.openhive.net/higher-priority-needed-for-ict-and-learning-oecd?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=higher-priority-needed-for-ict-and-learning-oecd