Edusummit

Call to Action EDUsummIT 2009 Summary

• To establish a clear view on the role of ICT in 21st century learning and its implications for formal and informal learning
• To radically restructure schools to be able to use multiple technology-enhanced pedagogies to address individual needs of students
• To better understand student technology experiences in informal learning environments, in order to inform learning in formal settings
• To develop new assessments designed to measure outcomes from technology enriched learning experiences
• To develop and use distributed leadership models for technology use in schools and teacher education programs
• To develop and use models for teacher learning on technology use in schools and classrooms at the pre- and in-service levels
• To develop ideas on international opportunities relating to new and emerging technologies in order to address the needs of developing countries and promote global social awareness and responsibilities
• To develop and disseminate a list of essential conditions that need to be in place to ensure benefit from technology investments
• To actively study both research on and development of ICT applications in classrooms
• To use findings presented in the Handbook to inform research, policy and leadership for ICT in schools
• To develop mechanisms for sharing and distributing research, promising policies and practices on ICT in education
• To nurture an international community of ICT scholars, policy makers and leaders who continually build upon our knowledge base to inform policy and practice.
• To disseminate and discuss the recommendation in this Call to Action to other national and international ICT initiatives.

The EDUsummIT 2009 Call to Action has been disseminated to researchers, educators and government bodies in the USA, UK, the Netherlands, Germany, China, Malaysia, Brazil, South Africa, Australia and other countries.

Follow up activities related to the recommendations in the Call to Action have taken place in: 

• World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE2009) in Bento Goncalvez, Brazil
• Xi Hu Conference on 21st Century Learning in Hangzhou, China, China, October 2009
• Ambassadors' programme discussions with academics at University of Johannesburg and Stellenbosch on outcomes of the EDUsummIt 2009
• National Technology Leadership Summit - Honolulu, USA, January 2011
• Learning and Technology World Forum, London, January 2010
• Redefining Teacher Education [for Digital Age Learners] Summit, Austin, TX, USA December 2009 and Washington DC Writing Colloquium June 2010
• American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Round Table discussion on Future of educational research and impact on practitioners. Denver, USA. April/May 2010
• Future of Teacher Education Symposium, Sydney, Australia July 2010
• Symposium presentation on Researching IT in education and its impact on student engagement. British Educational Research Association Conference. Warwick University, UK. September 2010