Digital Strategy for Schools
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DIGITAL STRATEGY FOR SCHOOLS – ENHANCING TEACHING, LEARNING & ASSESSMENT<br />
6. ENSURING EFFECTIVE<br />
IMPLEMENTATION<br />
STRATEGY TIMELINE<br />
The <strong>Strategy</strong> sets out a comprehensive set of actions to be achieved from 2015 to 2020. Each of the<br />
deliverables in the <strong>Strategy</strong> has a timeline and clear lead responsibility <strong>for</strong> delivery. These actions will<br />
be prioritised in line with available exchequer funding and system capacity.<br />
Over time, it will bring significant changes to areas such as teachers’ professional development, the<br />
way in which the curriculum in primary and post-primary schools is delivered, the way ICT is used <strong>for</strong><br />
assessment, and how schools communicate with parents/guardians and the outside world.<br />
ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SKILLS IN ICT IMPLEMENTATION<br />
The Department recognises the potential of ICT to trans<strong>for</strong>m teaching, learning and assessment<br />
practices in our schools and will continue to provide leadership across the education system. The<br />
Department will play an enabler role in leading and facilitating schools and teachers to adopt<br />
new pedagogies so they can better engage their students in using ICT to create a quality learning<br />
environment in a coherent way.<br />
The implementation of the <strong>Strategy</strong> will be led and coordinated by the ICT Policy Unit in the Department.<br />
In addition, the Unit will report regularly to Senior Management and the Minister on progress in<br />
implementing the <strong>Strategy</strong>. To assist the Unit, a group will be established to oversee this work. This<br />
group will include relevant senior officials from the Department, as well as representatives of the<br />
agencies that are responsible <strong>for</strong> implementation of the strategy deliverables. The group will:<br />
• draw on specialist advice from national and international experts;<br />
• draw up and regularly update an implementation plan covering actions contained in the <strong>Digital</strong><br />
<strong>Strategy</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>;<br />
• monitor progress towards achieving the targets in the strategy and the goals set out in the<br />
implementation plan and report to the Minister at least once annually;<br />
• consult regularly with the education partners and other relevant interests regarding the<br />
implementation and development of the <strong>Strategy</strong> through meetings, conferences and other<br />
means;<br />
• advise the Minister on the efficiency of the actions being taken to achieve the targets and suggest<br />
improvements and changes to the actions and the targets as necessary in the light of experience;<br />
• produce reports <strong>for</strong> dissemination; and<br />
• develop and implement a communication plan <strong>for</strong> the <strong>Strategy</strong>.<br />
TRANSFORMING LEARNING IN SCHOOLS<br />
This <strong>Strategy</strong> sets out how we will work to realise the potential of ICT to trans<strong>for</strong>m the learning<br />
experiences of students by helping them become engaged, creative and critical thinkers, global citizens,<br />
and active and self-determined resilient learners in collaborative social-learning environments.<br />
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