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__**BECTA NEW-MEDIA INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT**__

The innovations in informal learning, enabled by the web and rich digital media content, are seldom reflected or embraced in schools
 * OUR CHALLENGE**

There is a risk of continued divergence between informal and formal learning. This could lead to disengaged digitally savvy students and wasted opportunities to capitalise on the benefits of learning technology.

Critically we could be seen as failing to prepare our young people for a connected future and post-industrial skills if we do not make more use of these new media and teach core competencies such as creativity, curation of knowledge and collaborative working. We need to be helping develop the future digital entrepreneurs and the digital savvy-user.

In Digital Britain we can no longer blame the lack of availability of technology or infrastructure in schools. Other barriers now need to be explored; for example: lack of innovation, teacher training, the curriculum, league table pressures and availability of /access to appropriate content though appropriate platforms.

We will develop an ongoing series of debates between creative industries and the best educators beginning with a session at the Learning and Technology World Forum to set the agenda for these debates. The following workshop explored the issues around this area:


 * NOTES FROM THE WORKSHOP**


 * TECHNOLOGY IS AN ENABLER/ NOT BARRIER**

**THE LEARNERS' PERSPECTIVE

**LEARNING THROUGH PLAY

**MANAGING ONLINE SOCIAL IDENTITIES / VIRTUAL LIFE SKILLS**

**TEACHERS AS LEARNERS**

**POLICY FOR TECHNOLOGICALLY ENABLED EDUCATION**

**Policy partners**

**Other comments :**