This document discusses a 2007 project by the Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta to build teacher capabilities and support innovation and collaboration using web 2.0 technologies like blogging. It notes that teachers were nominated to participate and experiment with tools like team blogs. It then lists reasons why blogging can benefit students, such as improving writing, facilitating just-in-time learning and feedback, and connecting with others. The impacts included influencing wider discussions around new approaches and supporting other related initiatives. Outcomes involved students and teachers gaining 21st century skills and increased engagement, as well as new ongoing projects.

1. Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta 2007 Learnscope Project

3. NSW LearnScope Capability building Innovation Workbased learning Collaboration Client engagement

5. Our project Teachers nominated to participate An open approach Supporting the teachers What has been tried? Team blogs

6. Why should students blog? A way to improve their own writing A ‘just-in-time’ learning arena A place to share A place for feedback A motivator An easy and quick way to publish on the web

7. Why should students blog? A way to connect with others and make connections to learning A way to give students ownership of a personal space - that encourages active engagement by the students and teacher A place to collaborate A personal way to include parents in the learning journey

10. Impacts and outcomes Impacts: the work of the team (focused on student and teacher learning); and the conversations around our approach have become a part of a wider dialogue in the Diocese and beyond supporting other web 2.0 learning initiatives , both current (Focus on Learning) and planned (Second Life)

11. Impacts and outcomes Outcomes: students and teachers learning 21st century skills increased student engagement in learning teachers introducing web 2.0 tech. to colleagues conversations occurring across schools new ongoing initiatives being created and supported (eg projects in Second Life) because of networks and learning in team

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