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Cleveratom's Hal MacLean talking about schools of the future

2007-11-29

Great to see our own Hal MacLean published in 21st Century Schools. Cleveratom continues to consult in the Building Schools for the Future Programme. Hal travels the length and breadth of the UK to talk about effective learning space design (both virtual and physical). Here is what Hal had to say.

Great to see our own Hal MacLean published in 21st Century Schools. Cleveratom continues to consult in the Building Schools for the Future Programme. Hal travels the length and breadth of the UK to talk about effective learning space design (both virtual and physical). Here is what Hal had to say in his four-page article: Virtually Building Schools of the Future Building a new school is a major undertaking. Building a new virtual learning environment is no less demanding and requires a clear understanding of the processes involved. It’s as much about change management as anything else, of course, but without a vision for online learning, it will be more of a struggle to get right. It’s unlikely that you have missed the initiative completely, but to quote from Becta’s website: by spring 2008 every pupil should have access to a personalised online learning space with the potential to support an e-portfolio (provided by their local authority). by 2010 every school should have integrated learning and management systems (a comprehensive suite of learning platform technologies). In response to this, Cleveratom was commissioned by the Yorkshire and Humber Grid for Learning Foundation to i…

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