Glow has been a major part of our nation's development in technologies for learning. Some great work has been carried out with Glow and many resources have been created with it. It has given many teachers and pupils a safe and closed environment to explore tools that the on-line world can provide. It allows secure sharing and collaboration across the whole of Scotland.
The announcement asked us to consider the best free services and tools which we could use to extend Glow.
Current Services and Future Replacements
New Services
Services
Many of the services above would fall under the Google Apps for Edu service. Offered free to education these tools could become the new "core" of Glow and make use of our single sign-on. Another alternative could be the Microsoft Live @ Edu offering.
Other thoughts
How do we take forward the best of the services of the web together with our single sign on? Which of these features should we retain? What other online services could we use as replacements. Is there scope for partnership with providers to have Glow landing pages and sign-on at other services sites? single sign on?
How for instance to we maintain links between current service and National Assessment Resource ( NAR ) and also build links to on-line assessment like SOLAR. There will too be some content that may be hosted remotely but will require authentication.- ideally authentication that can differentiate between teacher and learner.
How do we make best use of pupil and staff data recorded in MIS (Management and Information Systems)? The current Glow pulls through teaching group structures, attendance stats, tracking and monitoring information- should this remain?
Could we include a method of formal reporting to parents?
Do we need to develop/obtain a Glow API so that third-parties can develop applications that use Glow content? Could a third-party API (such as that used with Google Docs) do the job for us?
Is there an opportunity to provide facilities that support staff development- tie in CPD Find, booking CPD, the PRD (Professional Review and Development) process, Teacher Induction Scheme, GTC notifications of change?
Other points of reference
Lots of great content and examples of great use has happened inside Glow. But what about outside? Where is the great practise which we should consider when looking to the future?
- Edubuzz is a learning network for learners in East Lothian, Scotland.
- CompEdNet: an educational community for sharing and discussion between Scottish Computing Teachers.
- Sputnik: a mailing list run by the Institute of Physics and used by many physics teachers in Scotland.
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