Re-Engineering the Uptake of ICT in Schools.

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Innovative Technologies for an Engaging Classroom (iTEC) -- Rationale for Re-engineering the Uptake of ICT in Schools -- Supporting the Uptake of ICT in Schools -- The Future Classroom Toolkit -- A Teacher Education Network and Emerging Network of Future Classroom Labs -- A Future Classroom Ambassadors Scheme -- Continuing Professional Development -- Continued and Related Research and Development -- Influencing National Policy and Strategy -- Assessment by a Group of Senior Advisors -- Implementation Challenges -- Different Results in Different Countries -- Suggesting the Results of iTEC Are Influenced by Classroom Self-selection -- Cost of Scaling Up Teacher Training -- Getting the Message and Language Correct for the Diverse Political Contexts of Europe -- Investment in Prototypes -- Strengths Supporting Implementation -- Engagement of Teachers at Low Cost -- Innovation in Practice Involving a Large Number of Teachers -- Promoting Teacher Community Collaboration -- Focus on Learning and Teaching, Cross-Curriculum and Cross Age Group -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Development of the Future Classroom Toolkit -- Introduction -- The Challenge to Innovate -- Overview of Scenarios, and Scenario Development and Monitoring Process -- The Theoretical Basis for the iTEC Scenario Development Method -- The Evolution of the Scenario Development Process -- Cycles 1 and 2 -- Cycle 3 -- Cycle 4 -- Cycle 5 -- The Future Classroom Toolkit -- The Maturity Model -- Rationale for the Development of the Future Classroom Toolkit -- Future Classroom Toolkit -- The Future Classroom Toolkit Development Method -- Innovation with Respect to the Toolkit Process -- Overcoming the Barriers to Innovation Within iTEC -- A Reflection on the Scenario Development Process.

Scenario Development in the Context of iTEC Goals -- The Tangible and Intangible Benefits of the Scenario Development Process -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Designing Edukata, a Participatory Design Model for Creating Learning Activities -- Introduction: Design and Pedagogical Research -- Designing Learning Activities for Piloting -- The Design Process -- An Example of a Surprising Design Outcome: TeamUp -- Creating the Concept of Learning Activities -- Evaluation Results -- Packaging the Design-Based Research Method for Teachers -- Conclusion: Edukata -- References -- Chapter 4: The iTEC Technical Artefacts, Architecture and Educational Cloud -- Rationale for the Educational Cloud and Technical Artefacts -- Technical Artefacts -- Innovations in Support for Learning Design -- Innovations in the Use of A-Typical Resources for Learning -- Innovation in the Integration and Management of Learning Services and Resources -- The iTEC Technical Architecture -- The User Management and Access Control system -- Designed Solution -- UMAC Server -- UMAC Filter -- UMAC Library -- Sharing Data -- iTEC-PDH request -- iTEC-PDH Response -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: The Composer: Creating, Sharing and Facilitating Learning Designs -- Motivation and Research Methodology -- Problem Identification and Requirements -- From an Initial Idea to an Agreed User Story -- Conceptual Foundations and User Roles -- Schools as Educational Context -- Functional and Non-functional Requirements -- Implementation of a Widget-Based Solution -- Representing Learning Designs via Widgets -- Authoring Widget-Based Learning Designs with the Composer -- Sharing Learning Designs via the Widget Store -- Facilitating Learning Designs with a Widget Run-Time Environment -- Evaluation and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 6: Recommender Systems -- Introduction -- Background.

Multi-criteria Recommender Systems -- Semantic Recommender Systems -- Context-Aware Recommender Systems -- The iTEC Ontology -- Tools Characterisation -- Events Characterisation -- People Characterisation -- The iTEC Cloud -- The SDE -- The Learning Context -- Recommendation Process -- Selection and Weighting of Factors -- Enrichment of Semantic Knowledge Base -- Overall Description -- Source Localization and Definition of Information Extraction Patterns -- Record Linkage and Retrieval of Resource Descriptions -- Adaptation to the SDE Model -- Knowledge Base Insertion -- Experiments Using the Enrichment Module -- Client Applications That Integrate SDE Recommendations -- Composer -- AREA -- Evaluation -- Conclusions and Lessons Learned -- References -- Chapter 7: Resources Beyond Content for Open Education -- Open Education for Schools -- Richer Interactions Through Resources Beyond Content -- The Persons and Events Directory -- Technical Implementation -- Federated Access to Learning Resources -- Facetted Search Engine -- Integration with Other iTEC Activities and Learning Tools -- Evaluation -- Potential Benefits of the iTEC Persons and Events Directory -- Find Resources to Improve Your Teaching Practice -- Promote Your Initiatives and Publish Your Resources -- Become a Member and Benefit from Networking -- Technical Feasibility -- Usability Evaluation -- Usage and Social Evaluation -- Other Operational Feasibility -- Challenges and Future Developments -- Web-Search of Educational Resources Beyond Content -- Innovates Approaches to Data Exploration and Collaboration -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: The iTEC Widget Store -- The Role of Widgets in iTEC -- A Long-Standing Problem of Interoperability -- The Technical Response of the iTEC Project -- The Need for a Widget Store -- Building the Store -- The Discovery Service.

The Store Deployed as a Widget -- The REST API -- Widget Store Content Tools -- Managing Widgets -- Discovering Widgets -- Moving Beyond Widgets: IMS LTI Compatibility -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: The Impact and Potential of iTEC: Evidence from Large-Scale Validation in School Classrooms -- Introduction -- Background -- Evaluation Questions and Approach -- How Did the iTEC Approach Impact on Learners and Learning? -- How Did iTEC Impact on Teachers and Teaching? -- What Is the Potential of the iTEC Approach for System-Wide Adoption in Schools? -- Conclusions -- Lessons Learned -- Recommendations and Implications for Practice -- Policy Making -- Management of Teaching and Learning -- Technology Provision -- Research -- References -- Appendix The iTEC Data Model and Vocabularies -- Information Model Format -- Data Types -- CharacterString -- Number -- Boolean -- DateTime -- Duration -- Language -- LangString -- UriId -- VocabularyTerm -- Person -- Event -- Learning Activity -- Tool in the Widget Store -- Requirement -- Glossary of Terms Used in iTEC.

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