Connected Learning in an Australian Technology Program: A Case Study

Connected Learning in an Australian Technology Program: A Case Study

Jane Louise Hunter (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
Copyright: © 2011 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 1 |Article: 5 |Pages: 9
ISSN: 1947-8518|EISSN: 1947-8526|DOI: 10.4018/jvple.2011010105
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Hunter, Jane Louise. "Connected Learning in an Australian Technology Program: A Case Study." IJVPLE 2.1 (2011): 65-73. Web. 1 Jan. 2019. doi:10.4018/jvple.2011010105

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Hunter, J. L. (2011). Connected Learning in an Australian Technology Program: A Case Study. International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (IJVPLE), 2(1), 65-73. doi:10.4018/jvple.2011010105

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Hunter, Jane Louise. "Connected Learning in an Australian Technology Program: A Case Study," International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (IJVPLE) 2 (2011): 1, accessed (January 01, 2019), doi:10.4018/jvple.2011010105

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Abstract

Connected learning using video conferencing, the interactive whiteboard and Web 2.0 tools is possible in the new “interactive classroom” more than 2,240 New South Wales public schools will receive over the next four years. In Australia the New South Wales Department of Education and Training (NSWDET) is delivering $AUS 158 million of infrastructure and services to schools and technical and further education campuses for new technologies and applications to support teaching in the 21st century. The intention of the Connected Classrooms Program is to create a “large connected and collaborative learning community” of teachers, students and parents that can go online for information, resources and communication “anywhere, anytime” across a state that covers over 800,000 square kilometres. This paper describes the three projects in the program, the underpinning prior work and seven teacher professional learning platforms that reference anticipated learning outcomes and future directions. In its third year, this case study is a descriptive insiders snapshot. It provides an overview for project administrators and participants in other national and international education milieu who may be responsible for planning and implementing enhanced technology environments.

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