ICT Leadership
Below are some sample sessions from this stream:
1. The end of the Information age?
our responsibility, long term viability and sustainability
2. Multiple levels of communities of practice to enable teachers to transform their pedagogical beliefs and practices
This session will provide an overview of the research to date on a project which is focused on changing the ways teachers use ICT in their practice. The project is a collaborative between Griffith University and four Catholic Schools in the Brisbane Archdioceses. Data will be presented on children’s use of Educational Technologies in the home and current teacher beliefs that inform practice in regard to ICT in learning. The model of professional development that has been designed to transform these teachers’ practice will be presented for feedback and discussion.
3. Leading the eLearning Vision for your School
This session will share strategies that enable curriculum leaders to lead personalised professional learning to support and enhance teachers’ confidence and competence in digital pedagogy. The South Coast Digital Pedagogy Leaders Community program commenced in 2009 and aimed to form a regional community of practice where members collaborated to share and develop highly effective strategies to support localized needs and priorities, identified by participating schools. Program goals included developing capacity at a more localized level, enhancing leadership, enabling learning for all through personalising learning opportunities and meeting the individual needs of schools and staff.
4. 1-to-1 laptop program. How we (Urangan SHS) are doing it
The National Secondary Schools Computer Fund (NSSCF) has provided many schools with the opportunity to run 1-to-1 take home laptop programs for selected students using laptops purchased with money from the Federal Government. There are many things to think about in implementing such a program. At Urangan State High School, we have had over 90 such laptops going home each night since Term 1. How did we do it? What went wrong? What went right?
Dave is the IT HOD at Urangan. He will share the experience and some tips with you for getting a succesful program at your school. This session is about what we did. You can take what you like from it and adapt it for your own purposes.
5. Establishing links with global partners through social networks
In this session I will present a range of online communication tools that enable teachers and administrators to engage with like minded professionals all over the world. Free open source applications, such as Twitter, Skype and Diigo, remove barriers to communication such as cost and complexity of use. The goal of this session is to establish links with new global partners through these social networks. Participants will share how these online tools have been adapted to suit me and how they can open a world of professional dialogue for their staff from the comfort of their arm chairs. A list of resources will be provided to use on returning to school.
6. Who would have thought that kids could do that? ICT potential for the Primary School classroom
7. I want it today, so I can deliver it tomorrow
8. Educate and mobile app development
9. Informal leaders transforming digital pedagogy in schools
10. Re-definition of community of practice
For questions or to add your presentation contact Jason Zagami
