Australian Government

Digital Education Revolution

National Secondary School Computer Fund(NSSCF)

• Background to the National Secondary School Computer Fund (NSSCF)

• Planning for funding

• Application process and documents

Agenda

Supporting Documentation• How do we plan to ensure ICT-

enabled teaching and learning?

• What digital devices should we select - what can they be used for?

• Planning map

• Key component of the Australian Government’s $1.2 billion Digital Education Revolution initiative

• Target access of 1:2 for secondary students in Years 9 – 12

• The initiative will provide grants of – up to $1 million for schools to provide new or

upgraded ICT for students in Years 9 – 12

– $1000 per computer

What is the NSSCF

All Australia’s students should ‘be confident, creative and productive users of new technologies, particularly ICT’ (Adelaide Declaration 1999).

‘ Australia will have technology enriched learning environments that enable students to achieve high quality learning outcomes and productively contribute to our society and economy’

(Joint Ministerial Statement of ICT in Australian education and training: 2008 – 2011).

National Vision…Supporting Victoria

Planning for funding

ICT is used strategically to enhance learning and teaching and is

supported by effective professional learning.

ICT is used to contextualise

teaching to meet the needs of individual

learners

The role of ICT in improving student

outcomes is reflected in the school’s shared vision and goals, and ICT policies and practices are aligned with

that vision. ICT supports schools and teachers in their endeavour to ensure every

learner is successful.

ICT systems enhance accountability processes and measures across the school

that are accessible to the school community.

The use of ICT promotes and

facilitates collaborative

practices between all members of the

school community to enhance learning

and teaching within and beyond the

school.

ICT enables diverse learning environments conducive to quality learning & teaching.

eLearning leadership enables an eLearning culture through a clear sense of purpose.

eLearningplanning

School’s Strategic Plan

ICT Network

Audit

ICT Roadmap development

Build ICT foundation

Extend ICT beyond

foundation

IT Infrastructure and technical supportSupporting the ‘School ICT Progression Strategy’ (SIPS)

Annual Implementation

Plan

eLearning Leadership

Learning, Teaching, Assessment,

Reporting

ICT Professional Learning

Learning Places and Spaces

Learning Communities

E L E A R N I N G

P L A N N I N GR E V I E w

&

M a N A G Em e N t

eLearning Vision

• School leaders routinely plan at the school level for ongoing improvement of student learning outcomes enabled by ICT

• How does school leadership establish the ICT vision and support implementation and change management in your school?

eLearning Leadership

• Students engaged in rigorous and stimulating programs of learning that meet their individual needs and prepare them for success in the 21st Century

• Students and teachers are able to innovate in their use of ICT to achieve student learning outcomes

Learning and Teaching

• How is ICT used to transform learning and teaching, extend learning opportunities and improve learning outcomes?

• How do you plan, implement and evaluate

effective ICT Professional Learning?

• N.B. NSSCF grants cannot be used for professional learning

Professional Learning

Learning Places and Spaces

• Teaching and learning and resources are available anywhere, anytime.

• How does your school plan for and provide infrastructure and different learning spaces to maximise learning opportunities?

• Students and teachers routinely collaborate, build and share knowledge using digital technologies – blogs, file sharing, social networking, video conferencing etc

• Parents able to view student programs and progress at any time online and communicate with teachers and school leaders.

• How are you using ICT to extend learning beyond the school making connections with local and global communities?

Learning Communities

What digital devices should we buy and what can I use it for?

Schools need to consider:

• Applications – Email, web surfing, desktop publishing, multimedia, CAD

• Digital device form factor - Laptop, Desktop, Ultra Mobile PC, Thin Client

• Purpose, value for money and available infrastructure are key elements

Digital Devices

• A panel is being established which will outline the range of digital devices to select from

Digital Devices Available

Computers – must meet student access of 1:2

Residual funds can be used for:• contributions to deployment on costs eg: power,

security, air-conditioning or network infrastructure

• Other ICT equipment such as:– interactive whiteboards– digital cameras– printers/scanners – data projectors

What can the funds be used for

• Significant impact and cost on the supporting infrastructure required

• Schools need to determine the impact on:

– teaching and learning application

– power

– network accessibility

– space, furniture

Deployment

• Does your school’s planning, implementation and management meet the learning and teaching, and administrative needs of the school?

Infrastructure and support • All students have personal access to an

appropriate information access and/or digital device in all areas of learning.

• Register on school entry point

• Round Two opened on 14th July 2008

• A completed School ICT Infrastructure Roadmap should be submitted as part of the application

• Templates available at: www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/techroom/tssp/sips

Application process and documents

• How to monitor and continually review use of the digital devices, implementation of the eLearning plan and the infrastructure available

• Report to DEECD

– Purchases

– Resource utilisation

– Evaluation of progress within the school

Review and management