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Leaders

Callaghan College VR School Project

Years 7-10

The Callaghan College VR School Project is the first of its kind anywhere in the world to embed highly immersive VR, in this case networked Oculus Rift, in high school classrooms in a curriculum-aligned way.

Our eSmart journey

Years 3-9

Sally Hill, eLearning Coach at Point Cook P–9 College, explains some of the key stages and elements of the college’s whole school approach to eSafety and being eSmart.

Professional Development makes a difference

Years F-6

With an intentional focus on the new Digital Technologies curriculum and commitment to ongoing professional learning, St Finbarr’s School in Ashgrove, Queensland, is seeing positive changes. Emily Olsen is the eLearning Coordinator at the school. Here, she describes the key elements that led to change in her school.

Robotics at Year 9

Years 9-10

"The engagement level of the students was almost 100 per cent every lesson."
Fiona Clayton is eLearning Coordinator of the secondary school at Torrens Valley Christian School (TVCS). She explores how the introduction of Robotics EV3s and Raspberry Pi’s at Year 9 at TVCS has made a big difference to how students respond to digital technologies.

New Subject at Year 10

Years 9-10

Fiona Clayton is eLearning Coordinator at Torrens Valley Christian School (TVCS). She describes how their new Year 10 Digital Technologies subject has had an impact both on current students and on numbers opting to go on and study in this area in Years 11 and 12.

Three key initiatives

Years F-8

With more than 1800 students and 200 staff members spanning primary and secondary campuses, implementing new initiatives can be a challenge. Emma Fowler is Learning Coordinator (Primary Campus) at Nazareth Catholic College in Adelaide. Here, she explores strategies that have made a difference at her school.

Building a programming mindset

Years F-8

Video games are the starting point for Year 7 students at Parramatta Marist High to learn about coding. The focus is broader, however.

Kelly Bauer, STEM and Innovation Coordinator at this school, describes some of the strategies used to promote both problem-solving and deeper engagement with digital technologies.

Building teacher capacity in ICT

Years F-4

Many schools are grappling with developing the ICT skills of their staff as well as implementing the Digital Technologies curriculum. This article, by Head of Innovation Nicola Flanagan, focuses on the ICT journey undertaken at Oakleigh State School.

Whole school approach to coding

Years F-8

What might a whole primary school digital technologies program look like? What resources make a difference? Get advice, unit outlines, assessment ideas and a host of practical tips in this article by Dan Martinez, Coordinator of Innovation and Learning at St Hilda’s School.