Preparing every student for success in a digitally enabled world by creating engaging, safe, ethical and responsible digital learning opportunities.
Making the most of opportunities digital learning brings to expand the horizons for all students.
We are expanding access to state wide virtual learning opportunities with expert teachers.
Our priority actions
To empower students through digitally learning.
Promoting digital wellbeing and safety
We are committed to focusing on the
wellbeing and safety of every child and young person as they engage in the
digital world.
We will support students to develop the age-appropriate skills to engage safely and positively with technologies to get the most from their experiences throughout the curriculum. This will be supported by contemporary resources, teacher professional development and expert advice.
Keeping students safe and well as they engage online is a shared responsibility. Schools will work together with families and school communities to enable supportive online experiences.
Building digital agency
By effectively incorporating digital tools, resources and environments across all learning areas, we will provide students with the opportunity to develop digital literacy skills necessary to appropriately select and use devices or systems, and learn to make the most of the technologies available to them.
With the right knowledge and skills, greater choice and investment in their learning, students will grow their digital agency and ability for lifelong learning.
Maturing a virtual academy to enhance access
Virtual learning opportunities and experiences will drive personalisation of learning as they become accessible to every student in every school.
Through virtual teaching and learning schools are better placed to provide diverse curriculum choices and increase access to subject expertise, particularly for those in regional Queensland.
A virtual academy, accessible to all Queensland state schools, supports greater curriculum choice and delivery options, enhancement and enrichment, enabling wider access to teacher expertise. Delivery is offered in high demand subjects, commencing with mathematics, science, technology and languages.
We are also working with the
Schools of Distance Education to further define their role and function to ensure they deliver focused support for students who need it, particularly geographically isolated students, students with medical needs and students from itinerate families.
Supporting parents to become digital learning partners
Parents and families play a crucial role in supporting their child to become digitally competent and have a sense of digital agency.
We will work with parents to make sure they have the knowledge and skills to guide their child through safe digital learning experiences and develop healthy and safe digital behaviours and decisions.
Information for parents
- Schools, families and students will work together in developing safe digital behaviours.
- Your child will be supported to develop their digital agency to make the most of technologies and systems that are available to them for lifelong learning.
- Your child will continue to learn digital safety and wellbeing as outlined in the
Australian Curriculum.
- Your child will have access to high-quality curriculum programs using digital and virtual learning to overcome barriers like remote location.
Information for schools and educators
- Schools, families and students will work together in developing safe digital behaviours.
- Teachers, educators and school leaders will be better connected to each other through the opportunities that digital and virtual learning can provide.
- The
Education Futures Institute will provide opportunities for growing your digital capability and confidence, supporting you to foster digital agency skills in your students.
- For internal resources and more information, departmental employees are encouraged to visit OnePortal and search 'digital innovation'.
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