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Cyber Curricula: The Future of the UK e-Learning Market

When: December 15th, 2003 10:30 to 18:30
Location: University of Westminster - Regent Street Campus
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The UK e-learning Market is worth hundreds of millions of pounds. Over £300 million pounds have already been allocated to e-Learning Credits for schools, and that's just one of many initiatives. But what is the role of independent commercial suppliers in this market? And should e-learning be about interactive tools for teachers, or commercially produced learning content? In this one-day conference, over 25 leading experts from education and industry debate the issues, and explore how commercial suppliers and education professionals can work together to develop new pedagogies - and successful products - for e-learning. In association with Nesta Futurelab.

Teaching Tools and Content Creation in Digital Learning

The UK e-learning Market is worth hundreds of millions of pounds. Over £300 million have already been allocated to e-Learning Credits for schools, and that's just one of many initiatives. But what is the role of independent commercial suppliers in this market? And should e-learning be about interactive tools for teachers, or commercially produced learning content?

In this one-day conference, over 25 leading experts from education and industry debate the issues, and explore how commercial suppliers and education professionals can work together to develop new pedagogies - and successful products - for e-learning. In association with NESTA Futurelab.

Outline of the Day

Speakers

Confirmed speakers include:

Full Conference Programme

1.) Welcome

2.) Opening Address

Diana Laurillard will present an overview of the main aims and objectives of the DfES consultation document, ’Towards a Unified e-Learning Strategy’.

3.) Presentation by Tony Wheeler, New Blue Door Ltd

Tony Wheeler will argue that appropriate tools are critical to the development of e-confident teachers and learners. The challenge is to ensure that they integrate space (to explore) and frameworks (to support) in a flexible structure that grows with the developing capabilities and expectations of teachers and pupils. Such tools would place the main responsibility for content prodcution on teachers.

4.) Presentation by Philip Ellaway, Director of Strategy and E Learning, Harcourt Education

Philip Ellaway argues that quality content is essential to the effective use of teaching and learning time and that, on their own, generic e-learning tools with no clear application to curriculum objectives serve as a seductive diversion for most learners.

5.) Successful e-Learning Materials - The Academic Perspective
Case Studies and Panel Discussion

Teachers, trainers and lecturers make short presentations about e-Learning software or content product which they have used and explain why they believe it to be successful and effective.

Representatives from e-Learning companies and other stakeholder sectors give their views on the products, and take part in a discussion, with questions from the audience.

Presentations include:

Panellists inlcude:

Coffee

6.) Successful e-Learning Materials - The Industry Perspective
Case Studies and Panel Discussion

Representatives of e-Learning companies and commercial suppliers demonstrate a mix of applications, content, learning environment and hybrid projects.

A panel from different education sectors discuss how useful and relevant they believe these products would be to their teaching or training requirements.

Presentations include:

Panellists include:

Voting

At the end of the morning session, all delegates will be invited to vote in a secret ballot on which of the featured learning applications they believe to be the best.

Lunch

A buffet lunch is provided.

7.) Workshops

  1. Tendering processes, business models and procurement mechanisms

    • Patrick Towell, CEO, Simulacra
    • Ray Barker, Director, British Educational Suppliers Association
      What is the reality of educational ICT today? How and why do schools procure educational software and digital content? What is encouraging and stopping them from doing so? Each year, BESA carries out research with schools into the state of the ICT market. Ray Barker will look at the preliminary findings of this research and consider the implications for e-learning in schools today and how schools and the ICT industry need to work together for the benefit of the e-learning revolution.

  2. Encouraging self-motivated as opposed to teacher-led learning

    • Professor Stephen Heppel, Director, Ultralab
    • Martin Owen, Director of Learning, NESTA Futurelab

  3. Tools for educators to create digital learning materials

    • Stef Brammar, MD, MousePower Productions Ltd
    • Professor Gunter Saunders, Director of Online Learning Development, University of Westminster
      Perhaps understandably, online materials are often seen as the primary focus of e-learning. However, there are forms of e-learning that do not rely on electronic materials at all, but instead 'blend' face-to-face teaching with forms of electronic communication and discussion. Equally, even where electronic materials are considered to be essential, currently they need not be either inherently interactive or include multimedia. This workshop will first consider the learning contexts in which tools for the creation of digital content may be considered as essential. In doing this the discussion will hopefully lead on to a consideration of the features that such tools should ideally possess.

  4. Intellectual Property

    • John Howkins, Director, Tornado Productions; Author, 'The Creative Economy: How People Make Money from Ideas'
    • Martin Freeth

  5. Accessibility and Usability

    • Fred Garnett, Head of Community Programmes, Becta
    • Kevin Carey, Director, HumanITy

    • Since the foundation of Plato's Gymnasium, the essence of developmental learning has been dialogue. This mode is particularly important for people who lack self motivation and who are confused by material which grossly violates the (7 + or - 2) rule for optimal choice, which is as serious a problem as inaccessible material. For many, however, non interactive broadcasting will be more beneficial than the non-interactive book.

  6. Learner Support

    • Dr Grainne Conole, Southampton University
    • Professor Aldwyn Cooper, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Glamorgan
      Effective implementation of e-learning relies on balancing the three main elements of the process: content, technology and support. Too many projects founder from failing to focus on the learners and their expectations and needs in each of these areas. This workshop will describe best practice procedures that have been developed to ensure success.

Coffee

8) Plenary Session: Feedback, Summary and Conclusions

In the final session, workshop leaders report back on the outcomes from their sessions. The panel and the audience will then discuss the results of the morning debates and afternoon workshop sessions, and take a vote on the best e-learning product demonstrated during the day. Finally, the panel will put forward its recommendations for a unified e-learning strategy.

Panellists include:

Lunch

A buffet lunch is included in the registration fee.

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Profiles

Jacqui Atkinson, Head of Maths, Ralph Allen School, Bath
Jacqui Atkinson is now in her tenth year of teaching having trained in Manchester. In Autumn 2000 she became involved in the mathsalive pilot project at Buckler’s Mead School in Yeovil, which culminated in the introduction of interactive whiteboard teaching and learning across Keystage 2, 3 and 4. The success of this project provided a springboard for other subjects across the curriculum to develop interactive whiteboard teaching at Buckler’s Mead. She now hopes to build on this success at her new school, researching and developing strategies for e-learning at Keystage 5.

Ray Barker, Director, British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA)
Ray Barker was Head of English in London schools before entering educational publishing. He moved into electronic publishing and ran the Docklands Project for the Docklands Development Corporation, one of the first attempts to raise standards of literacy using ICT. Subsequently he has worked with the Literacy Strategy producing training materials, an American software corporation and has run an EAZ. He is now Director of the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA). BESA’s 240 members include manufacturers and distributors of equipment, materials, consumables, furniture, technology, ICT hardware and digital-content related services to the education market. BESA members supply to UK and international markets, across the curriculum and at all levels from early years to vocational training. The total turnover of BESA members is in excess of 1 billion pounds world-wide. BESA acts as a conduit, between educational suppliers and purchasers, and the supplies industry and policy makers. Its mission is to influence national education policy on issues pertinent to education funding and resources, develop support services for teachers, and liaise between education and industry to improve available resources for the sector. BESA places particular emphasis on standards in order to help educational purchasers achieve value for money. Every year BESA produces its highly-respected research report on ICT in UK schools.

Rob Bevan, Creative Director, XPT (www.xpt.co.uk)
Rob Bevan is Creative Director of XPT, one of the first independent digital media companies in the UK to dedicate itself exclusively to online entertainment. XPT was formed in 1998 by Rob Bevan and Tim Wright, who began their collaboration at NoHo Digital with MindGym, a CD-ROM with a unique blend of education and entertainment. In 1998 MindGym won numerous international awards, including the first ever BAFTA award for the best use of comedy in an interactive entertainment title. It is published in English, German and Dutch. XPT's work includes Online Caroline (2000), a simulated webcam and email drama in 24 parts, and winner of the BAFTA interactive entertainment award for Interactivity; IT3C (2000), a virtual gift-giving service; and Mount Kristos (2001), an online Greek Island holiday. Most recently, XPT has created Planet Jemma (2003), a 14-part interactive drama about the life, loves and university career of a young first-year physics student. Funded by NESTA, XPT has developed Planet Jemma to spark a keener interest in science in general, and encourage more young women to think more positively and proactively about pursuing a science related career.

Michael Blakstad
Michael is chair of a government-funded B2B broadband initiative and a regular chair and speaker at conferences on interactive media, and is external professor of digital media at the University of Glamorgan. From 1974 to 1980 Michael was editor of the BBC’s Tomorrow’s World, and was the creator of the Risk Business and editor of The Burke Special. He was founder of Blackrod, one of the pioneers of corporate audio-visual communication. In 1980 he became Director of Programmes of TVS, a member of its main Board and one of the key figures in its flotation. He has also been a director of the Chrysalis Group and of Zenith Entertainment plc. He founded Workhouse in 1984; it grew to become one of the UK’s leading independent agencies producing web and interactive TV programmes. He recently led the SEEDA-funded initiative to examine the economics of introducing broadband to rural business communities, and led a successful initiative to install a satellite-delivered wireless network into the village of East Meon. Michael is currently Chair of the Executive of the broadbandshow, a South West of England RDA initiative to demonstrate the benefits of broadband to SMEs in aerospace and tourism. He is also Chair of the Advisory Board of Digital Public, advising public sector organisations on broadband. He is working with the Chichester Festival Theatre to develop a broadband educational programme. His awards include: RTS, BAFTA, D&AD, Industrial Broadcaster of the Year, and the Dumont Prize for International Journalism. He has been Chairman of the Edinburgh Television Festival and he is a Fellow of the Royal Television Society.

Stef Brammar, MD, mPower Associates Ltd (www.mpowerassociates.com) and MousePower Productions Ltd (www.mousepowerproductions.com)
Stef is MD of two companies, both of which are currently working on contracts for the UK Environment Agency (interactive TV prototyping and web skills development for EA staff), BBC Education (computer-based learning materials), University of Exeter (feasibility of on-line learning), and the DTI (Wiltshire Broadband Outreach Project involving wired and wireless access for rural small businesses, skills development and support for an online community). Most recently MousePower produced Oxfam's first on-line learning resource, and has just completed an interactive wireless Harbour Trail as part of the Mobile Bristol project supported by Hewlett Packard and the DTI. In her previous role as Head of the Short Course Unit at the Faculty of Art Media and Design at the University of the West of England, over a period of 8 years Stef established and managed a leading industry development programme focused on the lifelong learning needs of the creative media industry in Europe, during which time she produced a range of innovative computer-based and on-line learning materials.

Kevin Carey, Director, humanITy (www.humanity.org.uk)
Kevin Carey is the founder Director of humanITy, a UK charity dedicated to solving the problems of ICT and social inclusion, with a special interest in emerging technologies. humanITy provides advice to the European Commission, Government Departments and multinational corporations on all aspects of the impact of ICT on the lives of disadvantaged people. Kevin, as a specialist in accessible broadcasting, is a Member of the Ofcom Content Board and in the e-learning field he is Chairman of the Stakeholders Group of the DfES Cybrarian project. humanITy has a full time researcher specialising in ICT and gender and Associates in politics, ethnic diversity and e-learning. Kevin is a regular broadcaster and speaker on ICT with regular columns in Managing Information and Ability Magazine. He is the Vice Chairman of RNIB.

Donald Clark, CEO, Epic Group Plc (www.epic.co.uk)
Donald Clark is one of Epic Group Plc's original founders. He has established Epic Group Plc as the leading company in the UK e-learning market. It is an e-learning business which delivers consultancy, content development, products and services across the whole e-learning spectrum. Donald has worked with clients in the UK, US, Europe, Japan and Australia. His background encompasses all aspects of e-learning management, and production on most major hardware platforms, including the internet, intranets, interactive kiosks, interactive TV and mobile devices. Donald won the first 'Outstanding Achievement in e-learning Award' at the World Open Learning Conference in 2001, and is a regular speaker and writer on e-learning. Epic's extensive client list includes Barclays, Lloyds TSB, The Royal Bank of Scotland, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Sainsbury's, Whitbread, Vodafone, NTL, BBC and Channel 4 in the private sector; DWP, DfES, the Cabinet Office, Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise in government; and HEFCE, OFSTED, NCSL, NLN, Cambridge University, UfI and UK eUniversities in the education sector.

Pilar Cloud, Managing Director, TAG Learning Ltd ()
Pilar Cloud joined TAG Learning in June 2000 as Commercial Director, and was appointed Managing Director in November 2001. She brings to TAG over 13 years of experience in the European education and entertainment software industry, including several years at Electronic Arts as well as success as Managing Director of Broderbund Software in the Europe. In 1994, Cloud established the European subsidiary of Broderbund Software, one of the then leading US publishers of home entertainment software. Broderbund's best-selling titles include: Myst, Print Shop, Carmen Sandiego, and Kid Pix, not to mention the award-winning Living Books titles, such as Just Grandma and Me. Cloud managed Broderbund Software Europe for over 4 years, until the company was acquired by The Learning Company in 1998. While at Broderbund, Cloud formed a partnership with TAG to produce UK editions of Broderbund's Teacher's Guides and to exclusively handle Broderbund's sales into the UK education channel. After Broderbund was acquired, Cloud moved to a consulting role with TAG. MAPS is the first e-portfolio tool to help manage the assessment of ICT at KS2 and KS3. Developed by TAG in conjunction with teachers and advisers, this unique tool has been designed to help teachers gather evidence through task work to manage and make valid and reliable assessments of pupils' ICT capability.

Prof. Grainne Conole (BSc, PhD, MRSC), University of Southampton (www.southampton.ac.uk)
Grainne Conole is Professor of Educational Innovation in Post-Compulsory Education at the University of Southampton, with research interests in the use, integration and evaluation of Information and Communication Technologies and e-learning and impact on organisational change. She was previously the Director of the Institute for Learning and Research Technology at the University of Bristol, a centre of excellence on the development and use of information and communication technology in education. She has extensive research, development and project management experience across the educational and technical domains; (funding sources have included HEFCE, ESRC, EU and commercial sponsors). Before moving to Bristol in 1999, she held a senior position at the University of North London as head of technology-based learning, with institution-wide responsibility for recommending strategy and policy developments in the academic use of ICT. The post included the establishment and direction of a newly created Teaching and Learning Technology Centre, including ICT research and development activities. Grainne's background is in Chemistry. She completed a PhD in X-ray crystallography in 1990 and was a Senior Lecturer until 1995, with a research interest in organometallic cluster compounds. She is also editor for the Association of Learning Technologies journal, ALT-J.

Prof. Aldwyn Cooper, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Glamorgan
Aldwyn Cooper has worked in developing, producing, marketing and supporting interactive, technology based learning systems for 30 years. He is a cognitive psychologist by training, concentrating on models of learning and memory. After periods of research at Bristol University, Stanford and Berkeley, he joined the OU, where he initiated computer-assisted learning programmes. He then joined Henley, The Management College, where he was Prof. of Management Studies and MD of the college’s commercial distance learning company, which he also founded. After Henley he developed broadcast vocational training systems, and then worked as MD of indie media company Workhouse. Prior to joining University of Glamorgan he worked as a consultant advising public and private sector clients on e-commerce, electronic communications and e-learning. Among other activities, he is also involved in GUA (degree level awards online - www.gua.com) and multi-million pound e-learning venture Enterprise College Wales, and advises UK e-university on pedagogy.

Philip Ellaway, Strategy and e-Learning Director, Harcourt Education Ltd (www.harcourteducation.co.uk)
Philip Ellaway is Strategy and eLearning Director for Harcourt Education Ltd - the UK's leading educational publisher for schools and colleges, under the names Heinemann, Ginn and Rigby. He has worked in educational publishing for over 20 years developing both print and electronic learning resources designed to help improve students' and teachers' performance and make their teaching and learning experiences less stressful and more enjoyable. Most of Harcourt Education's learning resources include electronic components to support teaching and learning in the classroom, and planning and preparation outside it. Harcourt's 'blended' approach is about making reliable learning resources that work in every classroom and help deliver clear learning objectives.

Martin Freeth
Martin Freeth is a graduate of the RCA and former film editor. He has produced or directed every kind of television show: from film drama, to science documentaries, studio shows, and two-hour science specials. He produced award winning Horizon films and, in 1988, the landmark series 'The Mind Machine' for BBC2. In 1995, he founded the BBC Multimedia Centre which pioneered interactive TV projects, delivered new media training and developed BBC Online. Together with David Puttnam, Martin initiated BAFTA's Interactive Entertainment Awards. In 1997 he became Director of a hands-on science centre (Explore at Bristol) and later joined NESTA (The National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts). There he concentrated on education including major projects such as 'Science Year'. He then founded 'NESTA Futurelab' in Bristol and became its first Chief Executive. Futurelab undertakes blue skies research on entertaining learning software in the broadband era. Martin is now an independent consultant and TV and new media developer.

Fred Garnett, Head of Community Programmes, Becta (www.becta.org.uk)
Fred Garnett works on Community ICT e-learning projects providing support for Community Grids for Learning and UK online centres. He previously worked on Community and Europea ICT projects in Lewisham and has recently been made a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has published research papers on a range of related topics, such as 'From e-government to e-learning' and is currently involved in setting up a Content Developers Forum to involve SMEs in government funded ICT initaitives. He has worked on the Metadata for Community Content project funded by the DfES which looks at how people learn in UK online centres and what the issues are in developing learning resources using an androgogic model of learning, that is self-directed and/or self managed. He is also developing a Community-Development model of learning to be published by Futurelab. Becta's purpose is to support the transformation of education through the exploitation and embedding of technology in learning and teaching, in educational organisations, and in developing wider education networks and systems. It is the Government's key partner in the development and delivery of its ICT and e-learning strategy for schools and the learning and skills sector.

Adam Gee, Creative/Commercial Director, 4 Learning (www.channel4.com/learning)
Adam Gee is Creative/Commercial Director of 4Learning, and was formerly Director of Production of Redbus CPD. Adam has won over 40 international awards for his productions (including a BAFTA). 4Learning produces multiple media resources for learners in the pre-school, school, post-school and adult markets including on-line resources, disk-based materials, video and print. Redbus CPD/keep-up-to-date.tv is one of the UK’s pioneering broadband producers, specialising in screen-based learning.

Dr John Groves, Immersive Education (www.imed.co.uk)
John taught Chemistry at Banbury School where he was, until recently, vice-principal. He joined Immersive Education in spring 2003 to oversee the educational focus and development of Krucible. Krucible is a suite of integrated, interactive simulations designed to engage students of all abilities in topics often considered difficult to teach. It makes learning science fun by bringing to life scientific topics that are difficult to explain and understand. Students and teachers can explore and discover these topics by making their own real-time experiments, taking measurements using a real-time graph plotter, changing variables and watching what happens.

Phil Hemmings, Director of Corporate Affairs, RM plc (www.rm.com)
Phil Hemmings is responsible for developing RM’s position with respect to Curriculum Online and the National Grid for Learning. RM plc is the UK’s leading supplier of IT software, services and systems to the UK education market. mathsAlive! is a pilot digital learning service for Key Stage 3 mathematics developed as part of a 5m pound DfES contract to produce technology-based courses in key curriculum areas.

Professor Stephen Heppell, Director, Ultralab (www.ultralab.net)
Professor Stephen Heppell is director of Ultralab, which has an enviable global reputation for creativity, innovation and common sense - 'eyes on the horizon, feet on the ground!' (the title of Stephen's inaugural lecture as a professor 15 years ago). Ultralab is based at Chelmsford in the UK, at APU, and at Christchurch in NZ. Ultralab is at the heart of the UK's largest and most innovative projects in ICT and learning. Ultralab designed think.com, the Oracle software for online communites used across the world. Ultralab is at the forefront of policy and innovation, making learning delightful for all ages, contexts and technologies. Ultralab has a staff of over 60 and has been involved in many, many key projects around the world, all in partnership with others. Stephen is committed to collaborative endeavour at every level. Ultralab's software development projects include a long history of creating new learning community tools, from 'Campus 2000' with BT in the 80s, though Schools OnLine with the DTI, to Think.com with Oracle today. Architecture design projects include three 'World Classrooms' in Richmond with Future Systems, and a prison design with Learning Works. New media partnerships include work on user created content with the BBC and Channel 4. Innovative approaches to learning for those excluded from the education system include the virtual school 'Notschool.net' with the DfES, and the mobile phone based, EU-funded 'm-learning' project for under-employed youths.

John Howkins, Chairman, Tornado Productions Ltd (www.tornadoproductions.com)
John Howkins is Chairman of Tornado Productions Ltd and a Director of Equator Group plc and other companies. He is Director of ITR & Co, a creative industries and entertainment consultancy, and has advised ABC, BBC, CBC, Channel Five, PricewaterhouseCoopers, European Commission, IBM, KPMG, News Corp, NHK, RAI, Sky TV, Swedish Television and Televisa. He is co-founder of The Creativity Group which analyses creativity issues such as the management of creativity; intellectual property; creative industries; and education. He is Deputy Chairman of the British Screen Advisory Council, and a former Chairman of the London Film School and Vice Chairman of the Association of Independent Producers. He was Conference Coordinator of the European Commission’s European Audiovisual Conference in 1998, and was Executive Director of the International Institute of Communications, 1985-1990. From 1982 to 1996, he was associated with HBO Inc and Time Warner Inc, with responsibilities for TV operations in Europe. He is the author of several books, including 'Understanding Television' (Hamlyn), 'New Technologies, New Policies' (BFI) and 'The Creative Economy: How People Make Money From Ideas' (Penguin Press).

Professor Diana Laurillard, Head of e-Learning Strategy Unit, Department for Education and Skills (www.dfes.gov.uk/elearningstrategy)
Diana Laurillard is head of the e-Learning Strategy Unit at the UK Government’s Department for Education and Skills, and is Visiting Professor at the Open University, and the Institute of Education. She is responsible for developing a coherent e-learning strategy for the Department across all the education sectors, including training, home-based learning, workplace learning and partnerships with private suppliers. Professor Laurillard previously held two terms of office as Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the Open University. During that period she was responsible for developing the appropriate use of learning technologies within the full range of learning and teaching methods in the University’s courses, and for the structural reform at the heart of its course production operations. By the end of her second term, over 160,000 students were connecting online to the OU for aspects of their study. Her book ’Rethinking University Teaching’ (Routledge Farmer, 2nd edition 2002), has been widely acclaimed, and is still used as a set book in courses on learning technology all over the world. This work has been recognised through her honorary degrees from the University of Abertay, and the Open University of the Netherlands.

Martin Owen, Director of Learning, Nesta Futurelab (www.nestafuturelab.org)
Martin’s role at NESTA Futurelab is to think strategically about the ways technology transforms learning. He helps to build new partnerships and bring new ideas into the organisation, and is involved in forming and evolving these ideas by taking them out to learners. Previously, Martin held a teaching and research post at the School of Education in the University of Wales, Bangor. Here he conducted a wide range of learning technology projects, including working with teachers on primary school numeracy with multimedia computers for the Welsh Assembly, and building a virtual e-village for UK and French teenagers. Martin has also worked as an advisory teacher and as a secondary science and technology teacher.

Gunter Saunders, Director of Online Development, University of Westminster (www.westminster.ac.uk)
Gunter Saunders is Director of Online Learning Development and Professor of Microbiology and Biology Education at the University of Westminster. He is responsible for the development and implementation of the University’s e-learning strategy which is focused on the integration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) into face-to-face delivery. Professor Saunders taught and researched into Microbial Genetics for 15 years, before his long standing interest in the use of technology to support face-to-face delivery led to the University-wide post that he now holds. Professor Saunders has published several recent papers on the use of ICTs in campus based teaching and learning and has published 2 books on the topic: Getting Started with Online Learning (2000), and together with Anita Pincas, Institute of Education: Learning Online on Campus (2003), both published by Learning Partners.

Anne Sparrowhawk, Director, TEEM
Anne Sparrowhawk is one of the three founder directors of TEEM. Throughout her career she has been involved education: working in publishing for pupils with special needs, writing books about computers and logo, or more recently in multimedia software development and consultancy. Anne has worked on many projects which have taken her into schools up and down the country. She has also been a school governor for 15 years, and watched the initiatives, strategies and frameworks come and go. TEEM has been evaluating software using a network of trained teachers since 1998. The evaluations are carried out by practising teachers who write classroom evaluations based on their work in schools. Publishers value the detailed information that teachers provide about their software and its classroom use, and 30,000 teachers use the website every month for guidance on choosing and using educational software.

Patrick Towell, Chief Executive, Simulacra (www.simulacramedia.com)
Patrick Towell is the Chief Executive and founder of Simulacra and Vice Chair of the BSi committee for learning technologies. He has had a formative role in a diverse range of initiatives including the DfES ICT in Schools Curriculum Online programme, QCA's curriculum-related online publishing, the Design Council's new online knowledge resource on the use of design and the knowledge management programme at the Countryside Agency. Simulacra is a provider of semantic web-enabled information management solutions to the education & cultural sectors. Our vision to connect people and information to create knowledge. We help our clients create world-class, sustainable and joined-up online public services which enable users to find information according to what it means to them and how they want to use it.

Donna Burton Wilcock, Director of Education, Immersive Education (www.imed.co.uk)
Donna was the education programmes manager for Intel's Northern European Region before joining Immersive as the Director of Education. Prior to Intel, Donna began a research project at Oxford University's Department of Education Studies and worked with trainee teachers. She has also been a secondary teacher for 12 years, and for 3 years designed and wrote courses as Senior Editor of an open learning materials company, working for government and blue-chip companies. Immersive Education is an education publishing business based in Oxford and London. It develops innovative software solutions for use by teachers, pupils and parents. Immersive also publishes curriculum-based offline support materials for teaching in the form of lesson plans, activity suggestions and units of work that function alongside its software platforms. Immersive Education's products combine software innovation and traditional publishing, and are designed to unlock creativity in a way that so engages children that they often don't realise how much they are learning. This quality, derived from Immersive's use of technical and design platforms pioneered by the computer games industry, leads to numerous tangible classroom benefits for both teachers and pupils.

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About the Venue

Cyber Curricula will take place in the Old Cinema lecture theatre at the University of Westminster’s premises on Regent Street, London, close to BBC Broadcasting House and All Souls Church. The lecture theatre was the site of the first ever public screening of cinematography in Britain, by the French Lumiere brothers in 1896. The Old Cinema was extensively refurbished in summer 2003, and the decor restored to its original style. The Regent Street campus was formerly the Regent Street Polytechnic, founded by Quentin Hogg in 1892.

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309 Regent Street, London W1; nearest tube: Oxford Circus


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