The InterActive Education project aimed
to examine ways in which ICT can be
used in schools to enhance teaching and
learning. We took a holistic approach. We
examined learning with ICT as it affects
the learner and the whole class, and
looked at the learner in settings outside
school. We were careful to take into
account the institutional and societal
factors which structure learning.
The project was designed from the outset
to bridge the divide between research and
practice. At its heart was a partnership
between university researchers, teacher
educators and teachers. Ten schools
and colleges from Bristol and South
Gloucestershire and just under 60
teachers were partners in the research.
They came from primary, secondary and
further education.
The project was organised around
Subject Design Teams (SDTs) in English,
mathematics, science, modern foreign
languages, music, history and geography