Technology_Literature_Reviews

Technology Literature Reviews
This report covers broad questions: Download the 51 page Harnessing Technology Review.pdf here.
 * Harnessing Technology Review: The Role of Technology in Education and Skills (2009)** - this review brings together a range of research evidence and data from England. Most data was collected through studies conducted in early 2009.
 * 1) Can education and training providers make effective use of technology to achieve the best outcomes for learners?
 * 2) Are learners and parents able to access technology and the skills and support to use it to best effect inside and outside formal learning?
 * 3) Do education leaders use technology to support their priorities and deploy innovative solutions to improve services?
 * 4) Does the technology infrastructure offer learners and practitioners access to high quality, integrated tools and resources?
 * 5) Do technology-enabled improvements to learning and teaching meet the needs of learners.
 * 6) To what extent does technology impact on the broader aims of raising achievement.

Download the 93 page Impact of ICT on Schools.pdf here.
 * Impact of ICT in Schools: A Landscape Review (2007)** - this report was commissioned by the UK's Department of Education. Over 350 published literature sources were consulted. This summary sets out the key messages from the literature focusing on:
 * 1) the infrastructure to support the use of ICT
 * 2) the impact on learning and teaching
 * 3) the extent to which ICT supports communication and links within and across schools and into the wider community.