ICT Research

There is a large body of research available to inform us about the implementation of ICT in our schools.

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EdNA's ICT Research Collection

Queensland

Destination 2010
Reviews Education Queensland's objectives and plans for encouraging the development of learning opportunities that support lifelong learning.

Education and Training Reforms for the Future
Reviews this four-part reform agenda to reshape Queensland's education and training systems to cater for students' individual needs, inspire academic achievement and equip them for the world of work.

Smart Classrooms
Provides information for principals, teachers and school communities to support them in participating in the Smart Classrooms strategy.

Smart Classrooms Bytes
This publication provides school teachers and administrators with advice on the latest ICT trends for education. It supports schools to embrace ICT as an everyday part of education so students can achieve the best possible outcomes.

ICT-PR-002: Installation and Operation of IEEE 802.11 Wireless Network Devices
Clarifies the conditions under which IEEE 802.11 wireless networks may be installed and operated within the Department of Education and the Arts. Also includes the Wireless Design Standard, which defines an overview of wireless network technology (IEEE 802.11) and implementation issues including mandatory requirements that apply to all systems used within the Department of Education, Training and the Arts.

Queensland Society of Information Technology in Education's Position on Teacher Professional Development
Identifies the characteristics of effective professional development in ICT for teachers, based on a survey of the society's members, conducted at the society's 2004 state conference.

Australia

School Innovation: Pathway to the Knowledge Society
Outlines the Innovation and Best Practice Project, which involved 107 Australian schools, 20 of which used ICT to enhance teaching and learning and achieved positive results.

Curriculum Through ICT
Reviews the Government of Western Australia's policy of integrating technology into the curriculum and ensuring access to technology for all students and teachers.

Teacher Learning Technology Competencies
Reviews the Australian Council for Computers in Education Learning Technologies Competencies Project.

Canada

Integration of ICTs through Teacher Professional Development (new window)
Reports on the issues of ICT for teacher training and professional development.

Hong Kong

Information Technology in Education: Way Forward (new window)
Reviews how Hong Kong educators look to make a paradigm shift in school education from a text-book, teacher-centred approach to interactive, learner-centred approaches.

Indonesia

ICT and Education in Indonesia
Reviews the Indonesian Government's five-year plan to develop ICT in Indonesia and to use ICT as an essential part of the curriculum and learning tools in schools, universities and training centres.

Malaysia

ICT in Malaysian Schools
Reviews the Malaysian Government's position on ICT in education, which includes systems that enable information gathering, management, manipulation, access and communication in various forms.

New Zealand

Closing the Digital Divide
Describes the initiatives taken to integrate ICT in classrooms and indicates the New Zealand Government's future plans.

Singapore

Masterplan for IT in Education 1997 to 2002
Envisages the need in the future for thinking, learning and communicating skills, which an IT-based curriculum will help achieve.

Masterplan II
Consolidates and builds on the achievements of the first Masterplan, and continues to provide the overall direction on how schools can harness the possibilities offered by IT for learning.

ICT in Education in Singapore (new window)
Reviews Singapore's five-year plan for IT in education and the achievements at 2002 in curriculum, learning resources, physical and technological infrastructure and human resource development.

United Kingdom

ULTRALAB/INSPIRE
Reviews the projects of this learning technology research centre at the Anglia Ruskin University.

Teacher Resource Exchange
The Teacher Resource Exchange (TRE) is a moderated database of resources and activities created by teachers. All resources on the TRE are checked by subject specialists to ensure they are of the highest possible quality.

Education and Skills: Delivering Results (new window)
Lays down the British Government's 2004 goals for students' basic achievements, including ICT skills.

E-learning Strategy for Wales
Reviews how 'the skills, competence and ability of the Welsh people to exploit ICT are critical to sustainable economic development in Wales'.

BECTA: Government and Partners Research
Becta develops and disseminates evidence of emerging technology, of ICT's impact on education and of what works in the application of ICT to learning and teaching.

United States of America

Edutopia
Presents Edutopia, the magazine of the George Lucas Educational Foundation.

EdTech (new window)
Stresses the need for support staff and professional development to help teachers use technology effectively.

Fostering the Use of Educational Technology
Reviews 'a significant body of literature that illuminates the potential of technology in a variety of settings'.

The Impact of Education Technology on Student Achievement
Shows positive effects of computer-assisted instruction on student achievement.

Key Building Blocks for Student Achievement in the 21st Century (new window)
Identifies objectives that can be achieved to promote ICT in schools and reviews why some ICT skills are not assessed using current methods.

Technology in American Schools (new window)
Proposes seven dimensions of integrating technology into schools, including learners, learning environment and professional competency.

The Beliefs, Practices and Computer Use of Teacher Leaders
Analyses the responses of 4000 teachers concerning their educational background, teaching philosophy and instructional practices with and without computers.

From Now On
Connects with From Now On, an education technology journal.