Inspiring creativity and measuring impact: the changing landscape of technology for learning

Note: The authors of this article work for the London Connected Learning Centre, an organisation offering chargeable services for schools. Drop by the London Connected Learning centre in Clapham, South London, and most days of the week you’ll hear the excited buzz of children programming robots, learning about city planning by building cities in Minecraft and tackling maths and problem-solving while programming. And because teachers need the digital skills and knowledge to be able to support children in their learning, you’ll also find groups of teachers absorbed in our CPD, whether that’s learning to use the iPad creatively and effectively to support learning, getting up to speed on digital criticality or taking part in one of our subject specialist workshops. London Connected Learning Centre (CLC) was one of more than a hundred centres across England opened during the early to mid 2000s to support local schools in making innovative and effective use of ICT. Despite its name,