Press Event to Highlight Results During NECC, June 29, 4pm, Grand Hyatt San
Antonio
WASHINGTON, June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During the past three months,
educators nationwide have participated in the Software & Information Industry
Association's (SIIA) Education Division's Vision K-20 Pilot Survey. Focusing
on goals outlined in the Vision roadmap, the survey addressed topics such as
21st Century tools, accessibility, differentiated learning, assessment tools,
and enterprise support.
According to Karen Billings, Vice President for the Education Division of
SIIA: "The Vision K-20 initiative calls for a coalition of stakeholders,
including educators, business executives, policymakers, and academic leaders,
to recognize the need to prepare our students for global competition." In
addition, "The Vision K-20 plan promotes the combination of proven,
well-implemented and well-supported technologies with solid educational
approaches that will sharpen America's innovative edge and increase the
opportunity for every person to fulfill their promise through education,"
Billings continued.
Regarding specific goals: the Vision K-20 initiative states that every K-20
institution can and should embrace technology in order to achieve the
following: help schools meet the needs of all students; support accountability
and inform instruction; deepen learning and student motivation; facilitate
communication, connectivity, and collaboration in learning environments;
manage the education enterprise effectively and economically; enable students
to learn from any place at any time; and nurture creativity and
self-expression amongst student and educators alike.
Highlights from the Vision K-20 Pilot Survey results, which will be expanded
upon during the NECC press conference, include the following:
-- The greatest progress has been made in the areas of enterprise support and
21st Century tools.
-- The least progress has been made in the use of digital assessment tools.
-- In general, institutions within the K-12 sector lag behind postsecondary
institutions in their overall average measures of progress.
-- The smallest institutions (encompassing less than 450 students) are
considerably behind those at larger institutions in implementing the Vision
goals.
The full set of Vision Pilot Survey results will first be made available to
survey participants, SIIA members, members of the press, and partner
organizations. The information disseminated will enable participants to
compare results of this study to similar, recent surveys by other educational
institutions.
To learn more about this initiative and/or the recent results, please visit
www.siia.net/visionk20.
To attend the NECC press conference surrounding the announcement of the survey
results, please contact ebramlet@siia.net (703.927.2022) for press
credentialing and invitations.
PRESS CONFERENCE DETAILS:
What: Announcement of SIIA's Vision K-20 Pilot Survey Results by Dr. Karen
Billings, Vice President, SIIA Education Division
When: Sunday, June 29, 2008, 4pm-5:30pm
Where: Grand Hyatt Hotel, 600 East Market Street, San Antonio, Texas, Bonham
A Room, Level Three
About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade
association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides
global services in government relations, business development, corporate
education and intellectual property protection for more than 550 leading
software and information companies. For further information, visit
www.siia.net.
About SIIA's Education Division
SIIA's Education Division serves and represents more than 150 member companies
that provide software, digital content and other technologies that address
educational needs. The Division shapes and supports the industry by providing
leadership, advocacy, business development opportunities and critical market
information. SIIA provides a neutral business forum for its members to
understand business models, technological advancements, market trends, and
best practices. With the leadership of the Division Board and collaborative
efforts with educators and other stakeholders, the Division undertakes
initiatives to enhance the use of educational technology and the success of
SIIA members.
SOURCE Software & Information Industry Association
SIIA Communications: Eileen Bramlet, +1-703-927-2022, ebramlet@siia.net; or PR
Contact: Charlene Blohm, C. Blohm & Associates, +1-608-839-9800,
charlene@cblohm.com, for SIIA
