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Peter Twining
The Open University
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IT into Education: A Change Effort Worth Pursuing?
Peter Twining
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1997 (1997) pp. 1091–1094
It is almost a cliche to say that the only constant thing in the world is change; but like most cliches it is predominantly true. Certainly within the world of education change is the norm. Fullan (1996, p. 420) points out that one of the main...
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Exploring the educational potential of virtual worlds—Some reflections from the SPP
Peter Twining
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 40, No. 3 (May 2009) pp. 496–514
This paper describes and reflects on the development of the Schome Park Programme (SPP), which was established with the specific aim of extending our thinking about schome, which aims to be the optimal educational system for the 21st century.
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Making Barriers Explicit: Some Problems with the Computer Innovation Literature
Peter Twining
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1995 (1995) pp. 879–882
This paper highlights some difficulties with interpreting the literature dealing with the implementation of computers in schools which need to be addressed if future research is to be more effective in predicting how to turn a vision of learning...
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IT into Education: A Change Effort Worth Pursuing?
Peter Twining
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1998 (1998) pp. 1091–1094
It is almost a cliche to say that the only constant thing in the world is change; but like most cliches it is predominantly true. Certainly within the world of education change is the norm. Fullan (1996, p. 420) points out that one of the main...
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Comparing Perspectives on the Role of ICT in Education
Bob Fox; Peter Twining
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1551–1558
This paper explores the rationales that people with specific educational roles thought should underpin educational ICT use. It provides a brief overview of the dICTatEd project followed by a summary of the analysis of over 2,000 responses to the...
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Enhancing "ICT Teaching" in English Schools: Vital Lessons
Peter Twining; Fiona Henry
World Journal of Education Vol. 4, No. 2 (2014) pp. 12–36
Despite substantial investments in digital technology in schools the impact has been less than advocates anticipated. This raises issues about the effectiveness of past approaches to the continuing professional development (CPD) of teachers. Vital...
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Learning Schools Programme: Developing Teachers’ Information Communication Technology Competence In The Support Of Learning.
Peter Twining; Robert McCormick
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1703–1708
The UK government has initiated a massive information communication technology (ICT) staff development programme: LoFTTI (Lottery funded Teacher Training Initiative). The aim of this programme is to train all practicing teachers in state schools...
Topics: Teachers, Training, Schools, Programming, Information Communication Technologies
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Learners Reconceptualising Education: Widening Participation through Creative Engagement?
Anna Craft; Kerry Chappell; Peter Twining
Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 45, No. 3 (August 2008) pp. 235–245
Engaging imaginatively with how education is manifested is necessary for providers both in higher education and in preceding contexts and phases. Fostering dispositions for creativity in dynamic engagement and the consideration of pedagogy,...
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The Vital Program: Transforming ICT Professional Development
Pete Bradshaw; Peter Twining; Christopher S. Walsh
American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 26, No. 2 (2012) pp. 74–85
Developing a model for effective large-scale continuous professional development (CPD) for teachers remains a significant obstacle for many governments worldwide. This article describes the development and evolution of Vital--a CPD program designed...
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Distributed Cognition in a Virtual World
Julia Gillen; Rebecca Ferguson; Anna Peachey; Peter Twining
Language and Education Vol. 26, No. 2 (2012) pp. 151–167
Over a 13-month period, the Schome Park Programme operated the first "closed" (i.e. protected) Teen Second Life project in Europe. The project organised diverse educational events that centred on use of a virtual world and an associated asynchronous ...
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Education Systems in the Digital Age: The Need for Alignment
Deirdre Butler; Margaret Leahy; Peter Twining; Ben Akoh; Yousra Chtouki; Sara Farshadnia; Kanda Moore; Roumen Nikolov; Carlos Pascual; Barbara Sherman; Teemu Valtonen
Technology, Knowledge and Learning Vol. 23, No. 3 (2018) pp. 473–494
The focus of Thematic Working Group 1 at EDUsummIT 2017 centred on the need for alignment in education systems and was driven by two key questions relating to (a) if and how all the parts of an education system work together to support the type of...