Glow Programme
Glow Programme
Learning and Teaching Scotland has the leading role in developing Glow - a unique schools intranet digitally linking 800,000 educators and pupils around Scotland.
Glow is funded by the Scottish Government and managed by Learning and Teaching Scotland, in partnership with RM.
Glow is for everyone. It equips educators and learners with powerful online tools to enable them to work together ina a safe and secure environment at any location or time. The tools and services provide support for all sorts of online activities and include interactive applications such as discussion forums, chat rooms and desktop videoconferencing. Glow also includes a virtual learning environment. All of these components are available via a web-based portal.
Glow’s main aim is to support educational development, with ambition and technology working together to transform the way education is delivered in Scotland. The Glow Programme will deliver a rich variety of features for learning, teaching and management using sophisticated software and resources made available to all users through the web.
Programme director
Marie Dougan began her teaching career as a biology and science teacher in both the secondary and special school sectors. Thereafter, she worked as a teacher in a variety of hospital and home settings. Marie went on to supporting teachers in introducing the use of ICT in learning and teaching. She managed the Information Technology Support Unit (ITSU) which provided support and advice to teachers in 150 schools within the City of Edinburgh. From 2002 until 2006 Marie managed the Masterclass project in Learning and Teaching Scotland and is now Programme Director for Glow.
Roll-out of Glow
Roll-out of Glow is now well underway and many local authorities have received their operations and Mentor training. Examples of good practice are starting to emerge as schools across the country use Glow to link up and collaborate.