Well meaning but bland government report pesented by British Secretary of State for Education and Skills Estelle Morris. Clearly labled as NOT government policy, the report outlines a vision of the use of technology in British schools, including a 'day in the life' of a typical student which looks a lot like traditional schooling but incorporates elements of technology assisted instruction, independent learning (in standard one hour blocks) and access to online resources. The report paints a rosy picture of access to technology in the U.K., touts the development of a variety of high quality learning resources, and looks forward to widely available broadband. Teacher training, improved facilities and access to infrastructure are also covered. There's nothing really new here, though it does paint a good picture of how the British government sees online learning. And critics will find the vagueness frustrating (one graph depicting technology adoption, for example, contained two bars labled only 'Before' and 'Now'). The link is to an introductory page; the full report at better than 1.2 megabytes is a hefty download (but the pictures are beautiful).
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