Wireless - Connecting learners into our vision for a Connected Learning Community.

1. Wireless - Connecting learners into our vision for a Connected Learning Community. Aidan McCarthy – Director of Information and learning Technologies 4 July 2001

2. An ecumenical independent childcare – year 12 & international school in Queensland 2300 students 310 staff $23 million annual turnover Renowned for: Technology program Marching Band Arts & sporting program About JPC

3. At John Paul College our vision is to create a Connected Learning Community through a commitment to developmental learning and teaching: Student at the centre of the learning process Learning be contemporary and relevant How to learn is more important that what to learn Learning is a life-long process Learning be fun Learning is connected Our Vision

4. “to provide a learning environment, where the use of powerful information and learning technologies areintegrated into student’s everyday experiences” Our curriculum vision

5. Allows for continuous learning Allows for collaborative learning Caters for all learning styles, and all skill levels Is fun Allows for the learning program to be designed by the learner How does technology facilitate developmental learning?

6. Allows for personal management of knowledge in terms of Relevance Timeliness Format – multimedia; web-enabled; interactive How does technology facilitate developmental learning?

7. A student focused curriculum • Being able to use technology without thinking technology • “The (i) (Sony) (n) -generation don’t need to think outside the box. They don’t know a box exists.” • Albert Lai

8. “Putting computers into some schools is akin to putting an internal combustion engine into a horse.” Lewis Perelman 1992

9. To ‘read’ print and visual media; To communicate in multiple forms – written, oral, body, visual and electronic To work independently and interdependently To be reliable; To be effective problem solvers To think critically as well as imaginatively To be flexible and adaptable To use new tools of information and knowledge management technologies; To learn how to learn The New Basics

10. Encarta Class Server

11. Encarta Class Server

12. Recent reports in the US and Australia sees a widening jobs and skills market with statistics of more than 500,000 ICT jobs unfilled in the US and over 35,000 unfilled positions in Australia. “.. By 2004 there would be about 180,000 unfilled Information and Communications Technology jobs unfilled in Australia. “ 20 March 2001, The Australian We realise

13. "Basic skills training for teachers is beginning to bite. But by and large, the integration of the technology into daily classroom practice, isn’t happening anything like fast enough...": Lord PuttnamT.E.S. • Newspoll • 77% of respondents see Education NO 1 issue before Health • Knowledge Nation - ALP

14. CLC Vision • Anywhere, Anytime Learning • Knowledge Management • Technology • Hardware • Software • Peripherals • Communications • Network • Wireless connectivity • Internet • VPN • Technical • Professional Development • Business partners

15. “the art of creating value from an organisation’s intangible assets” Karl Erik Sveiby Knowledge Management • Creating and storing knowledge in repositories • Measuring the educational value of knowledge • Facilitating the transfer of knowledge • Creating a knowledge-sharing environment

16. Creating and storing knowledge • in repositories • JPC Internet/ Intranet • Connected Learning resources – • An integrated technology learning curriculum • Digital curriculum content and resources available anywhere, anytime • A web enabled Learning Management system – Encarta Class Server • Personal /Public web folders, email • Conferencing Server • Share Point Team Services

17. Staff Professional Development to enable students to become discerning users of information Information Literacy Knowledge Literacy Digital Curriculum with assessment and evaluation Instant Interactive Accessible anywhere, anytime Quality assurance digital curriculum content Student and Parental feedback – Market share 2. Measuring the educational value of knowledge

18. 3Com Gigabit network with 2000 concurrent connections Windows 2000 server pool SAN implementation 2002 3Com Radio connectivity – 1400 – 1900 by the end 2001 1800 Toshiba Notebooks and 150 desktops 2 Megabit Internet connection Proxy to control downloads, type of downloads, access, filtering Interactive Learning Centres in Primary and Secondary Libraries LAN telephony implementation 2002 3. Facilitating the transfer of knowledge

19. Windows 2000 Advanced Server for File and Printer Sharing IIS 5.0 for web hosting Internet Security and Acceleration Server Exchange 2000 Server Conferencing Server SQL Server 2000 Encarta Class Server SMS 2.0 Terminal Server to run applications off campus i.e. School Database Pcounter to Control Student Printing CDNET to share 70 CDROMS to school network 3. Facilitating the transfer of knowledge

20. A Student and Staff Notebook program of 1800 computers 200 Desktops that support resource centres, classrooms and administration Radio connectivity –1450 connections/ 44 access points across campus An integrated technology learning curriculum & Professional Development Online digital curriculum and resources available anywhere, anytime Complete VPN Our Technology

21. 3. Facilitating the transfer of knowledge

23. Classroom Tools

24. Wireless Issues Internet controls and bandwidth usage 1 gig backbone – 11Mb Wireless cards Auto sensing base stations Walls and steel – Wireless loves windows Stolen cards easy to detect Creation of content- able to be utilised on the Net – 11Mb no problem Quality of cards? Use of anonymous accounts unworkable Free software to enable hacking 3. Facilitating the transfer of knowledge

25. To create an anywhere, anytime school where parents, teachers, students and business partners are part of an interconnected learning community. Our Technology Vision

26. Access to the College Intranet, email and digital curriculum and learning resources through www.myjpc.com – Community web site Professional Development and training Conceptual Integrated Certified Developmental Individualised 3. Facilitating the transfer of knowledge

27. 4. Why AAL? • Why AAL? • A catalyst for change – engaged and empowered learners • Significant changes in learning outcomes • A change that focuses on learning • “An AAL program is about changing the dynamics, methodologies and outcomes of learning for students”

28. An outcomes-based systematised and certified curriculum that incorporates five key elements in every session: fun technology the application of technology to everyday life using technology tools for overall development - creativity, logical thinking, lateral thinking, listening skills, general knowledge and life skills personal achievement and growth for everylearner Professional Development

29. Primary Curriculum

30. Secondary Curriculum

31. Certification Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) Certification

32. myjpc.com Internet ISP Digital Curriculum Home 2 mb DDS link Digital Curriculum JPC

33. 4. Creating a knowledge-sharingenvironment • The Intranet provides a publishing house for teacher and student sharing and presentation • Our PR http://www.jpc.qld.edu.au website • Our intranet http://intranet.jpc.qld.edu.au/il/home/ • Microsoft Encarta Class Server - • http://encarta.jpc.qld.edu.au/EncartaClassServer/Signin.htm • Our community site http://www.myjpc.com/ July 26, 2001 • Professional Development and training • Human resources and changing skill sets

34. A community web site that includes links to: Co-curricula such as golf, hockey, rugby etc. Family web sites, Email lists, Chat groups College calendars Study hints, Hot sites – educational, sporting, cultural, financial Virtual shopping mall - Advertising with discounts for family members& advertising for family businesses Community technology training sessions that include certification such as the international drivers licence An email account and web site for each family in addition to student and staff school accounts Web streaming of sporting and cultural activities Student radio station www.myjpc.com

35. Encarta Class Server

36. Encarta Class Server • From a look and use Intranet to a collaborative online learning management system • Access from anywhere in the world • Interactive, dynamic digital content with online assessments that can include instant results • Integrated Heinemann Reed Publishing resources that have IP permission • Parent access with their own password • Net meeting/Team Services/ email and chat services

37. Digital Content Demonstration Intranet: http://intranet.jpc.qld.edu.au/il/home/ Encarta Class Server

38. Chief Information Officers Librarians – Knowledge Managers Trainers Content developers Systems Managers & Technicians Integrators Curriculum developers Quality assurors Multimedia specialists Web developers Graphic designers Video and Sound editors …. Keeping Staff?? People

39. Our teachers are in paradigm changes. They require skills not only to use technology but also to become a learner themselves. Teachers now need to be able to: collaborate, architect, communicate clear goals and targets, promote active learning , mentor- team work, make real life connections, work new audiences, produce spiral activities, remove barriers, promote creativity (artistic & thinking) and imagination and self reflect. Teachers

40. Many say we are - A technology rich school where anywhere, anytime learning occurs using portable technologies , radio connectivity, Internet etc. etc. etc or are we, as our students perceive us, simply A contemporary school for the the 21st century ,a school for the kids of todaywhere parents, teachers and students are connected learners, through an interconnected learning community John Paul College

41. At John Paul College our vision realises we are working to prepare a new kind of student; that we are using brand new tools, for a life that we cannot clearly see or describe today; that embedded in this challenge are fantastic opportunities; and that teaching should and can be the most exciting profession on the planet. Our Vision

42. Aidan McCarthy John Paul College amccarthy@jpc.qld.edu.au Contact