Student learning in the information landscape (NZ)

A session in a computer lab means I can blog this in real time! Hopefully it will read OK and not as poorly organised as my notebook usually is after a session.

How well are schools supporting student learning in the information landscape?

A really useful alert from Cilla Corlett of the Education Review Office of New Zealand about their evaluation undertaken in NZ schools in three areas:
* information literacy
* developing lifelong readers
* the school library
The findings and report will not be available until Sep/Oct 2005.

To Do:
Keep an eye out on the What's New page of ERO to pick up this report and other very useful evaluations
Email: cilla.corlettatero.govt.nz

The NZ 3 C's:
1. connection
2. content
3. capability and confidence

The School Library Guidelines (National Library of NZ, 2002) were used in conjunction with ERO indicators for schools and e-learning evaluation, 2003/2004 to develop indicators for the evaluation. 13% of primary schools and 8% of secondary schools evaluated and involved interviews with school leaders, teacher librarians, and students plus observations and reference to documentation by Review Officers. Examples of effective and less effective practice were aggregated nationally, and ERO intends to publish good practice examples and initiatives when report is released.

To Do:
Check NZ government for updated ICT policy documents.
Obtain NZ school library guidelines.