Gilly Salmon

The work of Gilly Salmon in the use of Learning Platforms in higher education is well known. Salmon has developed a 5 step model to explain student use of this technology . Salmon’s model includes- Step 1: students require individual access and the skills to use the communication tools. Step 2: students create an identity online and finding others with whom to interact. Step 3: students give information relevant to the course to each other. Step 4: course related group discussion takes place and interaction becomes more collaborative. Step 5: students look for benefits from the system that will help them achieve their goals. Much of what she has researched is relevant to secondary school use of Learning Platforms.

You can find out more about Salmon's work at All things in moderation http://www.atimod.com/ or the site where an explanation of the above 5 step table is http://www.emoderators.com/moderators/gilly/london99.html

'Children’s understandings of ICT are central to the realisation of the potential of digital technology in education.' (OFSTED)