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EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNINGUtilisation of the InternetIn aggregate, schools are currently using3,500,500 minutes of connect time to theInternet each month during school term.Internet usage rose from 100,000 webrequests per day at the commencement ofthe school year, to nearly 600,000 requestsfor web pages each school day.HSC On-LineThe NSW HSC On-Line projectwas launched by the Minister atCharles Sturt University inBathurst in July 1997.The project is a joint venturebetween Charles Sturt Universityand the Department. The siteprovides students with originalresources and links to carefullyselected sites on the Internet.There were sixteen subjectson-line: Agriculture, Biology,Computing Studies, Drama,English, Geography, Japanese,Ancient History, Modern History,Mathematics, Design andTechnology, French, Music,PDHPE, Visual Arts andCosmology.The site houses communicationfacilities such as newsgroups whichallow teachers and students tointeract on-line. It also providesstudy methods and examinationtechniques and information relatedto post-school options. A teachingand learning area allows users toaccess an electronic journal, join incurrent debates or exchange ideas.Computing Studies andAwareness CoursesAll students in NSW governmentschools undertake a 50 indicativehour study devoted to learningabout and using computers. Beyondthis, 16,993 students completed a200 hour Computing Studies 7-10course, and a further 2471completed a 100 hour course.Participation in HSC Computingcourses continued to grow. A totalof 3524 students completed theGeneral Computing Studiescourse, an increase of nearly 1000on the previous year. There wasalso a increase in the numbertaking 2 Unit Computing Studies(4014) and 3 Unit ComputingStudies (957).Provision of supportmaterials in the use ofcomputer-basedtechnologiesEight draft KLA specific secondarydocuments and a draft integratedprimary document were developedand distributed to all schools forconsultation.The documents provide a widerange of practical activities andideas to assist teachers incorporatecomputer-based technologies intotheir teaching practice. The focusis on enhancing the achievement oflearning outcomes and thedevelopment of students’technological capabilities.The support document, Studentaccess: developing a schoolInternet policy was distributed toall schools and provides guidelinesand practical ideas for developingan Internet usage policy. Includedis a suggested process of policydevelopment and workshopresources to promote awareness anddiscussion of Internet issues withinthe community.Final documents will be distributedto every teacher at the beginning of1998.Other support materials fortechnology-enhanced learningincluded:• Supporting Learning ThroughTechnology – a parent packagewhich identified for parents theissues surrounding the use oftechnology in the classroomand provided opportunities forparents to participate inimplementation of computertechnology in the school• Computing Quickstart –increased the confidence ofteachers beginning theTechnology in Learning andTeaching programs44 DSE Annual Report 1997
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