British Council international seminar

This was a week long course on 'Effective and creative use of computers in schools' commissioned by the British Council, attracting

When	Feb 27, 2005 to Mar 04, 2005
Where	Northampton

2005 British Council seminar Northampton

Front row: Anna Simmons (Venezuela), Eibhlin Tinneny (UK), Aasha Pillai (India), Meera Sain ( India), Aneesa Al-Raisi (Oman), Joana Ràfols Vives (Spain), Sue Rawlinson (British Council) Middle row: Sarah Perons (Event Manager), Lee Sai Choo (Singapore), Sarah Jones (Ultralab), Mark Hopkins (British Council Seminars), Garabed Kenchian (Brazil), Lina Passarelli (Brazil), Gabriella Zsigovits (Hungary), Walter Steinkogler (Austria), Ildikó Eszterág (Hungary), Ondrej Neumajer (Czech Republic), Ninoska Cardona (Venezuela), Juliet Tom-West (Nigeria), Terry Braun (Contributor), William Pope (Nigeria), Gill Roberts (Ultralab), Diann Campbell (Jamaica), Margaret Olayinka Apata (Nigeria) Top row: Olimpius Istrate (Romania), Richard Millwood (Event Director), Juan Benito Artigas (Mexico), Malik Hilal Al-Yahmadi (Oman), Rambrich Dookhit (Mauritius), Kenneth Vuorinen (Finland), Lyndwill Clarke (South Africa)

This was the plan for the seminar:

Effective and creative use of computers in schools – Programme summary

Sunday 27 February

Arrival and Dinner
Seminar aims and objectives

Monday 28 February

Welcome and introductions
An overview of the UK’s ICT in education
The new learning landscape
Digital creativity workshop

Tuesday 29 February

Establishing research questions
Preparing for research visit
Classroooms of tomorrow
World view

Wednesday 2 March

Visit to schools
Free time in Birmingham
for sightseeing and shopping
Dinner in Birmingham

Thursday 3 March

Preparing presentations
Using ICT to rethink assessment
Presentations from school visits
Identifying issues

Friday 4 March

Panel discussion
Future Vision
Evaluation and action planning

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