Contemporary Learning and Technology

Term 2ICON update

ICON

• Made up of a number of projects• Deliver an eLearning and eHR and eFinance

system to schools• Integrate technology into education• Build on capacity and information from

ePotential• Build on information from IT audits

Communication

• Diocesan information – update soon

• timetable shifted out a little

Video Conferencing

• David Bourke is working to install in schools

• Think of ways this can be implemented into Learning and Teaching

• Kevin to work with schools on this, especially in Term 3

• Fullan drivers –what aspects are essential for change?

eSIS process

• IAEG – representation from Diocese• Looking at eFinance system and required

specifications• Information to go to tender soon

• Better than the Finance/HR systems already in schools - ESSENTIAL

• Assessment on costs; reqs; engineering and contract to go to ICON WG

Learning Management systems

• Due diligence continuing• Looking at what we need as a minimum• ILEG – ICON Learning Expert Group • Thursday this week – work progressing rapidly• Kevin is attending

Local level

• ICT strategy plan – building staff capacity• Core of ICON – students expect contemporary

learning

• ICT infrastructure audit learnings – what areas do we need to improve?

• Check the critical report • Cybersafety policies –

ICT Strategy Plans

• Contemporary learning• what does contemporary learning look like? • Fullan change drivers – how do we change the

pedagogy?• Capacity building – ICT strategy plan• Include costs for 1:1 devices• Bandwidth • Replacement equip including servers, cabling,

switches

Cybersafety

• Check currency of policies• Advice from Susan Renn• eSmart info – check web site• Social media policy and use• Legal environment – MUST HAVE POLICIES IN

PLACE

Web filtering

• Issues – talk with David and Joe

• Google apps - Kevin

• You tube

IT audits

• Change approach

• Critical reports

• What is essential – work with the info in the reports

• Admin; curriculum and infrastructure

Next steps

• Continue with readiness

• Change2 program rollout

• Working with Kevin and ICON leaders and staff teams to continue to build capacity

• Build implementation plans