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A contemporary vision for eLearning here at St Ursula’s College shapes the learning environment and informs all aspects of school life including policies and procedures, professional development and teaching and learning practices.
Commencing May 2009, the College supplied a notebook computer to each student in Year 9, as part of the Federal Government’s National Secondary Schools Computer Fund administered and supported by the Catholic Education Office (CEO) and Catholic Education Commission (CEC). This scheme will conclude with Year 9 in 2012, with the last of the Government funded computers being issued.
As of 2012, parents/carers of Year 7 or Year 8 students will undertake a laptop lease, which will be payable in Terms 1, 2 and 3 each year for a duration of three years.
The 1 to 1 notebook computer programme has been effectively implemented to motivate and support students’ active participation in their own learning. The use of eLearning across the curriculum provides many opportunities for students to become effective and competent users of technology; skills now considered necessary in post-schooling endeavours. In 1 to 1 learning, each student has access to a wireless HP notebook computer to use at the College and at home, enabling communication and collaboration among peers and teachers.
The College is committed to ongoing professional development of staff in the effective use of eLearning technologies in the classroom, and will engage a variety of models that support adult learning.
Please click here to see the 2012 Laptop Computer Handbook. |
