model
Past A
1956-1985 / A mainframe
laboratory in a
London Bank / Mainframes / Subliminal exposure to the mystery and power of computers
through family / Passive imbiber of information / Expert coder and information distributor / Grouping methods
for transmission of
information / Information transmission – one way / Functionalist:
mono-cultural,
teacher-centred
classroom
Past B
1986-1991 / DevTray by Bob Moy,
Scoop and Newsnet with BT and Kings College, ECU / Personal computers and constructivist
educational software / Finding some Modernist certainties in a daughter’s death / Action researcher
in zone of proximal development / Facilitating
Constructive and collaborative learning using digital tools / Professional groups assembled to develop educational products / Discourse
Design
Production
Distribution / Topic-based
constructive learning
Present C
1992-1998 / Toshiba scholarships :
Czech Miranda, Prague
Mistral, Chile
Docklands Handhelds
TeacherNet, UK / The affordances of hardware: web sites including member profiles / Giving teachers professional ownership of changes in teaching and learning versus the centralist approach / Learning basics:
publishing case studies in paper books and magazines / Making changes in classrooms with external partners / Online and face
to face course
participants / Discourse
Design / A community of professional partners sharing action research evidence
Present D.
1999-2001 / Oracle , Think.com research and development project : Web Wise Wapping / Learning Platforms,
Web resources developed by learners / Realising the challenges for the profession of adopting modes of virtual communication and learning / Knot-learning,
Learner-led discussion.
publication / Lead-learners developing the criteria for teacher professionalism / Developing an e-community of learners in schools and between schools / Discourse / Transformational learning for students only
Present E.
2002-2005 / DFES/GTC Teachers as Researchers: Select Teachers as Efacilitators. Free State SA: : EU IFIT,
ElapaACTIVlearning
EU Web@classrooms;
EU Schoolscape@Future;
World Ecitizens / MN E-journal including forums
WE WLE,Gallery
& Resources
Promethean World / Exploiting the power of braided e-learning for professional gain / Insider co-learners and
co-researchers to include outsider supply teachers and young learners / Insider professional co-learners,
co-researchers, efacilitators,
peer reviewers, publishers and policy commentators / Agents of transformation
of teaching and learning and improved professional
status / Discourse
Design
Production
Distribution / An e-community impacting on policy, theory and practice based on practice-based research evidence
Etopia - a future trajectory
F
2005 / World Ecitizens’ Etopia
Mapping Inspiration
Westminster Academy / Forums with graphics, wikis, blogs,multimodal mapping / Modernist confidence in influencing policy and practice, production and distribution worldwide. / Young learners included as ‘insider’ researchers / Insiders’ sharing emergent knowledge together attracting outsiders in / Inclusive communities for socio-cultural cross-national
influence / Discourse
Design
Production
Interactivity
Distribution / Braided
e-communities creating theory policy and practice based on
practice-based research
Figure One : A table tracing the emergence of MirandaNet’s pedagogical models