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Futures Perspective
Implementation
In this video, the principal talks about the value of seeing exemplar schools using ICTE and explains the importance of planning how ICTE should be implemented:
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The group that came back actually drew up a plan which was the called The Way Forward, and that really plotted the next period in the school in terms of ICT. (Head of School, Eastern Fleurieu School)
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In this video extract, the principal reflects on the ways that technology and the way that students and teachers understand it is changing rapidly:
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The easiest and quickest way to get information, how to fix a problem is to go out into the yard and ask the students. (Principal, Eastern Fleurieu School) |
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In this video extract, the principal emphasises the importance of recognizing different learning styles of girls and boys. A program run by the school is linked to a DEEWR research site. The principal’s comments are supported by a comment from an audio interview from a focus group of teachers. (Principal, Eastern Fleurieu School)
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we know that girls like to work in groups and discuss things more than boys. So that’s an area we have to be a little bit careful of
Success for boys website |
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… the research which preceded the boys in education stuff… indicated that boys are more engaged …if they have access to learning technologies. Certainly middle-schooling age (Discussion in a focus group of teachers).
References
Beare, H. (2000). Creating the Future School. London: RoutledgeFalmer
DECS (2008a). Learning to Learn. Available: http://www.learningtolearn.sa.edu.au/
Did you Know 2.0? (2008). Available: http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=6f2c2eba77f39993d118
Halse, C. (2004). Striving for Balance: Australian Perspectives on the Future of Schooling. International Journal of Educational Research , 41(7-8), 523-533.
Success for Boys (2008) DEEWR site available at http://www.successforboys.edu.au/boys/
Warner, D. (2006). Schooling for the Knowledge Era . Camberwell: ACER Press.
Williams, P. (2005). Lessons for the Future: ICT Scenarios and the Education of Teachers. Journal of Education for Teaching , 31(4), 319-339.
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