Associate Professor C. Paul Newhouse, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia.
A four year collaborative project with the WA Curriculum Council. The study aims to explore the potential of various digitally based forms for external assessment for the senior secondary courses of in Western Australia: Italian, Physical Education Studies, Applied Information Technology and Engineering Studies. The research team includes: Associate Professor Paul Newhouse, Dr. John Williams, Dr. Jeremy Pagram, Dr. Cher Ping Lim, Dr. Dawn Penney (University of Tasmania), Dr. Martin Cooper, Mr. Andrew Jones, Mr. Alistair Campbell, Ms. Rosemary Naughton (Curriculum Council) and Ms Lorraine Kershaw (Manager). The research also calls on research consultants including: Professor Mark Hackling, Professor Ron Oliver, Dr. Russell Waugh, Professor Richard Kimbell (London University), Professor David Andrich (University of WA), and Dr. Steve Humphry (University of WA). Find out more ...
This evaluation project is funded by the WA Department of Education and Training. The application of ICT in regular teaching in one hundred government schools is being formally evaluated. The project is for five years and involves more than six researchers from two ECU schools. Find out more ..
This project was supported by a Commonwealth Government ASISTM grant to support technology teachers in identifying their own good practice and sharing that practice with others. Selected K-12 teachers in Western Australia were supported to develop professional learning modules as examples of their own good pedagogic practice in Technology Education. Support and feedback was provided in the collection and analysis of data to vindicate the good practice and to prepare and deliver a professional learning module for other teachers. The learning package should be shared in the ‘expert’ teacher’s own school and communities of practice, within an online environment, and then at the showcase event open to all teachers (the WA Technology & Enterprise conference). Initial ideas were presented and refined at the 2007 professional learning event, and then final presentations was made at the 2008 professional learning event. Find out more ...
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The project was part of a national study aimed at improving the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in schools through building relationships between schools and Universities including involvement in a professional learning programme. Our small study involved two schools, 20 teachers and 16 pre-service teachers with academics in seeking to improve the use of ICT in schools through building relationships with Universities and providing appropriate professional learning. The study sought to reform the integration of ICTs within a whole-of-school philosophy by establishing a long-term partnership and commitment to a school or group of schools. Find out more ...
This was part of a university wide project at Edith Cowan University to trial the use of Laptop computers by students. 1st year Bachelor of Education (Primary) received a loan of a laptop computer for a year. Find out more ..
Updated: 20-Jul-2009