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• $442 million Australian Government funded initiative

• 260,000 laptops to Year 9 to Year 12 students (15 to 18 year olds).

Commencing with each group of Year 9 students.

• 25,000 NSW government funded teacher laptops.

• Low Total Cost of Ownership wireless

networks, take home rights

• 571 full time equivalent Technology Support Officers

• $28 million for professional learning & curriculum support

• Evaluation commenced at beginning of program. Data used to

guide development, measure and report on success

What have we done?

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“Technology does not directly

change teaching or learning.

Rather, the critical element is how

technology is incorporated into

instruction”

(Bracewell and Faferriere (1996) 3

Skills, knowledge, and attitudes of

students and teachers Characteristics of

student-centred and collaborative learning

What change do we want to

measure?

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Standards

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They are measured by...

Classroom observation

Movement up the LoTi Scale

Progression from eReader Development into Prosumer

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Level Category

0 Non-use

1 Awareness

2 Exploration

3 Infusion

4A Integration (mechanical)

4B Integration (routine)

5 Expansion

6 Refinement

LoTI Scale

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They are not measured by...

Hits on Websites

Broadband Usage Statistics

Time spent on Laptop

Standardised Testing

Numbers of Laptops in Class

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Three primary research questions

How does the DER-NSW program influence teacher

pedagogy?

What is the influence of the

DER-NSW program on

students?

What are the consequences of the DER-NSW

program on students’

educational outcomes?

Conducted in association with the University of Wollongong.

DER-NSW Longitudinal Evaluation

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For more information

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