Dragging the digital chain - ICERI Presentation 19 Nov 2013

Dragging the Digital ChainPLANNING THE PEDAGOGICAL AND DIGITAL DIRECTION

OF OAKHILL COLLEGE

About Me – Shani Hartley

Accountant Mum Teacher

Oakhill College

Devices2009 •Introduced class sets of Notebooks in locked trolleys

2012 •Android tablets 1:1

2015 •BYODD

Pedagogical ChangeR

•Relevant

E•Engaging

A

•Active

L•Learning

Without substantial changes in the methods of instruction and assessment we cannot expect teachers to use technology to transform learning.Aslan and Reigeluth. (2013). Leading Change for a New Paradigm of Education. Tech Trends, 57(5), pp.18-24.

Environment

Glen Waverley Secondary College, Melbourne, Victoria

Leadership1. Development of a shared vision

2. Development of relational trust with staff

3. Use of multiple sources of information to solve complex problems

4. Maintains a focus on the core business of teaching and learning

5. Responsive to external demandsHolmes, Clement and Albright. (2013). The complex task of leading educational change in schools. School Leadership & Management, 33(3), pp.270-283

TeachersBroad range of aptitude in pedagogy and technology:

Of the 80 respondents to the ICT Skills Audit, covering more than half of the total faculty, 50% described themselves as apprehensive and afraid of using technology in general and in the classroom.

Training •Professional Development

Observing •See each other in action

Teachers

Spaces •How to use spaces in more flexible and dynamic ways

Collaboration •Working together, cross-curricular

Reflection •e-portfolios for both students and teachers

IT InfrastructureThe use of technologies in 21st century schools is physically dependent upon a robust IT infrastructure. But the inclusion of technologies in teaching and learning requires more than just an IT backbone. It also requires the alignment of the structures or organisational arrangements in schools which support teaching and learning; not only the physical attributes of schools and their respective infrastructures, but also the philosophy, policies, rules and traditions that define what people take to be fundamental to the functioning of a school.

Moyle, K. (2010). Building Innovation: Learning with Technologies. ACER, Victoria. Retrieved from http://research.acer.edu.au/aer/10/

Research

The hope is that we will make a connection with a university to help research the effectiveness of what we’re doing and guide willing teachers to conduct their own Active Research.

Recommendations

Leadership •Clear message

Teachers •Grassroots movement

Physical Space •Be flexible, inviting, transparent

IT Infrastructure •Learning supported

Research •Evaluate the effectiveness of REAL

The credits Thanks to the schools visited:

Brighton Grammar School (VIC)Coburg Senior High School (VIC)Glen Waverley Secondary College (VIC)Lilydale High School (VIC)Northern Beaches Christian School (NSW)Pymble Ladies College (NSW)Tintern Schools (VIC)

Picture sources:Author’s own photos or Microsoft Clip Art except:• Oakhill Collegehttp://oakhill.nsw.edu.au/pages/default.aspx?pid=45+ Staff photos• Android Tablethttp://www.acer.com.au/ac/en/GB/content/models/tablets• Wireshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/macsurak/5020598359/ by Christopher Macsurak

Shani Hartley @shhartley

shartley@oakhill.nsw.edu.au

http://shartley.edublogs.org/