Paper 12: Who produced this strategy and how?

Membership of the Education Technology Strategy Management Group

Gordon Topping (Chairman)Chief Executive, NEELB
Ron ArmstrongDepartment of Education
George Campbell Senior Education Officer, BELB
Christine Jendoubi Department of Education
Robert Jennings Slemish Integrated College
Jane Karney Dunmurry Primary School
Tony Lappin St Colman’s Primary School (Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council representative)
Owen Lynch Chief Executive, Becta
Sean O’Coinn Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta
Paul O’Doherty/Mary McLaughlin CCMS
Bill O’Donnell Holy Child Primary School
Michael O’Neill Dream Ireland
Barry O’RourkeEducation and Training Inspectorate
Beth Porter Chief Librarian, SEELB
Jimmy Stewart Director, C2k
Alastair Walker CCEA
John Wilkinson Dromore High School
 
in attendance John Anderson Education Technology Strategy Coordinator

Consultative workshops and discussions on emPowering Schools Strategy

From November 2002 to September 2003, 38 events contributed directly to the development of emPowering Schools. Attendance figures for these events totaled 922. From April to June 2003 there were 1300 visits to www.elearningfutures.com to review draft chapters.

Leading and Coping with Educational Change Conference 30 SEELB Post-Primary Principals 14th and 15th November 2002 Radisson Roe Park Hotel
RTU Leadership and ICT conference18 Primary Principals and 3 Post-Primary vice-principals 26th and 28th November 2002Clandeboye Hotel, Bangor
Chief Librarians Meeting6th December 2002 Library HQ Ballymena
Enhancing Practice for the LearnerET Strategy Management Group 31st January 2003 C2k Boardroom
NEELB ICT Coordinators CoursePost-primary school ICT coordinators 5th February 2003 Antrim Board Centre
Enhancing Practice for the Teacher ET Strategy Management Group 28th February 2003 C2k Boardroom
NOF Review 6 SELB Post-Primary Heads 3rd March 2003 Clounagh Teachers’ Centre
Effective and eLearning Online conference 4th and 5th March 2003 Online
RTU ‘Leadership and ICT’ conference 18 Primary Principals and 3 Post-Primary vice-principals 7th March 2003 Dunadry Inn
NASUWT Meeting with representatives 12th March 2003 County Hall, Ballymena
NOF Summit MeetingNI and UK representatives 14th March 2003 Holiday Inn, Belfast
Dept. of Culture Arts and Leisure Permanent Secretary and senior management 24th March 2003 Interpoint
Community and Home ET Strategy Management Group30th March 2003C2k Boardroom
INTO Meeting with representatives 1st May 2003 INTO Offices, Belfast
Digital Content and ServicesET Strategy Management Group 2nd May 2003 C2k Boardroom
Education and Training Inspectorate ICT Panel7th May 2003 Ulidia Teachers’ Centre, Belfast
Framingham Course Online conference8th May 2003 Online
RTU Conference for Special Schools 48 Special School Principals 9th May 2003 Glenavon Hotel, Cookstown
ANIC ILT sub-committee IFHE representatives 9th May 2003 East Antrim IFHE
SEELB Whole CASS Service 16th May 2003Park Avenue Hotel
Initial Teacher Education elearning conference90 attendees from across ITE 20th May 2003 St Mary’s UC
Blue Sky Vision Seminar 18 education policy-makers20th May 2003 Templepatrick Hilton
Primary User Forum 15 primary teachers and 15 participant representatives27th May 2003 W5 Point Boardroom
Librarians Consultation meeting 24 School Library Service and Library Staff 29th May 2003 Ulidia Centre, Belfast
SELB Whole CASS staff 29th May 2003SELB
Infrastructure and Estate ET Strategy Management Group 30th May 2003 C2k Boardroom
Department of Employment and Learning Senior management 4th June 2003 Adelaide House, Belfast
LISC AGM 60 members 12th June 2003 Malone House
TEG Post-NOF workshop 35 TEG members and Advisory staff 12th June 2003 SEELB Dundonald
Test-bed Seminar Becta input – 15 evaluators 17th June 2003 Nottingham
Education and Training Inspectorate Staff Development Conference - 60 18th June 2003 Slieve Donard Hotel
BELB ICT Coordinators Course 33 post-primary school ICT coordinators 20th June 2003 Mountcollyer Technology Centre
ANIC ILT Strategy Conference80 attending 20th June 2003BT Riverside Tower
Management of the new strategyET Strategy Management Group23rd June 2003 C2k Boardroom
Education and Training Specialist Panel meetings 40 inspectors 26th June 2003 Ballymoney and Downpatrick
Business in the Community Business leaders and BITC staff 17th July 2003 BITC Offices, Belfast
Department of Employment and Learning Senior staff and FE/Schools elearning seminar8th August 2003Adelaide House, Belfast
Confederation of British Industry Employment Affairs Committee 11th September 2003 CBI HQ, Belfast


JANUARY 2004