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“Learning platforms are breathing new life into our classrooms. There are now innovative, imaginative and potentially life changing ways to learn anytime, anyplace and anywhere. Welcome to a new learning style fit for the 21st century.” Raj Patel Assistant Head Teacher Parliament Hill School Parliament Hill School Parliament Hill School is an all girls school based on a beautiful site on Hampstead Heath in North London. Now at the forefront of ICT use in education, the school was one of only 103 from across the country, to be selected by the Department for Children, Schools and Families to participate in the Leading Edge Partnership Programme, launched by the Schools Standards Minister, David Milliband on July 1st 2007. In May 2007, the London Grid for Learning (LGfL), procured a Managed Learning Environment (MLE), powered by Fronter, to supply to its 2500 London schools. The project began with 28 schools taking part in a pilot MLE program this last summer, in which Parliament Hill was selected to take part. To help implement the system effectively, Parliament Hill selected its most technology savvy employees for special training by Fronter and to become the school’s designated MLE support team. Since then the team has worked tirelessly to train up more staff, and use its combined knowledge to educate other employees, students and parents. In addition, the school has also employed two multimedia students from the University of Westminster to support teachers in setting up, implementing and evaluating the impact of the learning platform on learning. It has also developed a “Super Nanny” model to support its colleagues and reduce the challenges of a new teaching style. In November 2007, Fronter and Camden City Learning Centre provided the support team with some further training on system updates. The MLE support team introduced the maths, history, modern foreign languages, science and food technology departments to the learning platform. The business and food technology departments are now using Fronter with students to grade tests and upload coursework documents online. These departments have also embraced new media, giving personalised verbal feedback on project progress through podcasts. It is envisaged that all departments will be using the MLE powered by Fronter by the end of the academic year. “The school sees the London MLE as a genuine time saver.” Raj Patel Assistant Head Teacher Parliament Hill School Since implementing the learning platform, Parliament Hill has noticed the following benefits: • Accessibility: Information is available to students 24-hours a day. • Independent learning: Students are given the opportunity to learn outside the restrictive school hours in a stimulating and personalised world. • Communication: Communication can now take place amongst students, peers and teachers enabling discussions on subjects to continue outside of school hours. • Cross-cultural communications: Students can now communicate with peers in different countries which encourages cultural awareness. The use of the learning platform within Parliament Hill is a long term initiative and the school is confident the benefits it is now seeing will continue into the future. The school sees the London MLE as a genuine time saver for all teachers and a collaboration tool for colleagues across different boroughs and counties. Fronter is a knowledge platform for students, teachers and parents and as the platform quickly becomes the industry standard, students are using it to aid their revision, teachers as a homework assessment tool and parents to monitor their children’s academic progression. PAGE 10
Becta and Beyond Tips and Tricks Dec 2006: Fronter UK awarded Becta Accreditation May 2007: LGfL selects Fronter to power new London MLE Dec 2007: No. Schools Implemented Fronter - 700 No. MIS Integrations – 300 No. Local Authorities who chose Fronter – 37 Jan 2008: 1000 schools in London to begin Fronter implementation 900 additional UK schools scheduled to begin Fronter implementation Renaming Tools Fronter room owners can rename specific tools to make their function more intuitive to the user. E.g. ‘Room’ can be changed to the name of the classroom ‘English year 7,’ or ‘Links’ could be renamed to be more specific, such as ‘21st Century Poets Online.’ • • • In the specific room select the drop down menu in the far right of the screen Select ‘Customize Tool package’ Select the tool you want to rename, and enter the new name in ‘Edit Title’ Click “Save” • New Features in Fronter The following are a few of the highlights available in the new Fronter 81 release: Fronter Bridge The Fronter Bridge makes it possible to share content and collaborate in rooms across Fronter installations. With the same username and password, a student from one school may apply to be a member of a room in a different Fronter school, provided that the two installations have previously established a ‘trust agreement.’ This makes it possible for schools using the Fronter platform to collaborate with a wide range of learners, ideas, and resources. Portfolio Transfer It is now also possible for students transferring schools, to take their Personal Learning Environment or Portfolio with them to their next school. This will enable greater continuity for students and make it much easier for teachers to assess the academic level and stage the new student is at, and be able to accommodate the new students accordingly. Resource Booking The Fronter calendar tool has been modified to integrate a Resource Booking function. More efficient planning and use of a school’s resources is possible with the option to book or reserve resources such as classrooms, labs, projectors, learning materials from within your calendar tool. It is possible to see when the resources are available - and if they are not available, who is currently using them. PAGE 11
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