1. Australia has developed an e-learning system over the past 18 years to improve education, engage learners, and address diversity through technology integration and online resources. 2. Key factors in its success have included reforms to curriculum, resources, infrastructure development, and building teacher professional capabilities to effectively incorporate technology. 3. The system has progressed from initial pioneering in the 1990s to mainstreaming e-learning today, overcoming challenges through phases of computer rollouts, networking, learning management systems, and new school designs. Ongoing issues around scaling innovation and managing new technologies remain.

1. Australia’s e-learning system Asia-Pacific Leaders Forum on Secondary Education, New Delhi March 2008 Dr Dahle Suggett Deputy Secretary, Office for Policy, Research and Innovation Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Victoria, Australia

3. OUR ASPIRATIONS animate the instructional process improve assessment/evaluation cater for diversity re-engage learners bridge distance for remote build partnerships more efficient administration

4. The challenge of distance 1068 185 279 803 3107 2292 1715 132 (ACT)

5. Our success factors Knowledge revolution, design and access Curriculum reform and resources Devolution & Accountability Devolution & Accountability Infrastructure, Access and School Design Professional Capability

6. The journey so far..1990 - 2008 • Parent access & engagement – Ultranet  eLearning embedded in mainstream learning  Integrated planning, delivery and reporting tools  Integrated learning and administration systems  Mainstreaming 2007 & beyond  eLearning embedded in mainstream learning  Integrated planning, delivery and reporting tools  Integrated learning and administration systems  Mainstreaming 2007 & beyond • Parent access & engagement – Ultranet One computer per school Ubiquitous Computing & Connectivity  Renew Vision, plans and PD  Research to  Converge and integrate systems  Adopt knowledge management approach  Embed eLearning Convergence 2003 - 2006  Renew Vision, plans and PD  Research to define requirements for new systems (eg. LMS)  Converge and integrate systems  Adopt knowledge management approach  Embed eLearning Convergence 2003 - 2006  1 computer per 5 students  Teacher notebooks  eLearning plans in schools  System - wide PD  VicOne wide area network  Email for all staff and student Rollout 1998 - 2002  1 computer per 5 students  Teacher notebooks  eLearning plans in schools  System - wide PD  VicOne wide area network  Email for all staff and student Rollout 1998 - 2002  Foundation PD  Websites for students, teachers and administrators  Global online student projects  Navigator Schools  TAFE Multimedia Strategy Pioneering 1990 - 1997  Foundation PD  students, teachers and administrators online student projects  Navigator Schools  TAFE Multimedia Strategy Pioneering 1990 - 1997

7. Infrastructure, access and school design - New school designs

8. Infrastructure, access and school design - New learning spaces

9. Infrastructure, access and school design - Leading Schools

10. Curriculum reform and resources

11. Professional capability

12. Professional Capability

13. Blockers User appetite for bandwidth constantly growing No tangible “picture” of successful eLearning How to manage mobile devices? Cybersafety New technologies + ageing workforce Teachers uneasy about losing the “expert” role Speed of change - five year lag between new technology and learning practice

14. The role of innovation Innovative teachers have high tolerance for experimentation and ambiguity The parallel with industry is clear… wherever there is a firewall there is a culture of innovation and knowledge sharing outside the firewall The challenge for educators is to bring innovative practice back behind the firewall .

15. Challenges Targets keep changing New cost models of support – technical and teaching 24/7 access to learning spaces Professional learning? What is Web 3.0? How do we balance cybersafety and innovation that takes students and teachers outside the firewall? Copyright and intellectual property rights management Major issue: How do we most effectively take innovative practice to scale?

16. A report card for Australia 7/10 Research, policy and reporting 7/10 Infrastructure, access and school design 8/10 Curriculum reform and resources 8/10 Professional Capability

17. Conclusion

18. Questions