HeuLab
Pte Ltd has been appointed to implement a one year long pilot
project with Association of Independent Schools of Queensland
(ISQ). The project kicked off in Jan 2007 and will end by
Dec 2007. It involves five of its independent schools in Queensland;
Caloundra City School, Forest Lake College, Stuartholme School,
Ipswich Grammar School, and Mackay Christian College.
The selection
process of the schools to participate in the pilot involves
agreement from school management to support the purchase of
Tablet PC and implementation of HeuLab solutions. Also necessary
is a continuous support of Professional Development for its
teachers. These five schools have each submitted their plan
for ICT integration with use of Tablet PC and HeuLab solutions,
along with the desired outcomes. All of which will be judged
upon towards the end of the pilot project in Dec 2007.
A series
of on-site installation of HeuLab software, including “Fun
With Construction”, “Fun With Mindbook”, “D-Book” and “HeuCampus”
were completed in early Feb 2007. To kick-start the user with
know-how in using the installed devices and solutions, the
first Professional Development session was conducted from
6th to 9th Feb 2007. The four day workshop skilled the participants
with basic knowledge of using the Tablet PC, and training
of HeuLab applications.
HeuLab
continue to support the schools in their journey of integrating
ICT into classroom by having one of its staff to be stationed
in Brisbane, permanently. There were some initial challenges
with each school moving in different pace and having different
change processes. But once these issues been resolved, both
the teaching staff and students are enjoying every bit of
these changes.
A second
Professional Development session, titled “Sharing of Experience
in the first three months” was held on 19th June 2007. The
objective is for each school to present and share their findings,
problems etc with all, so as to allow a learning of experiences
within the pilot schools. All of the participants are amazed
by how each school uses the applications differently.
The remaining
six months before the completion of the pilot project will
focus on actual classroom changes and practices while users
are exposed to different options via ICT. HeuLab will continue
to support the program technically, while arranging for other
educators from abroad to share and discuss their experiences
with these pilot schools. A final report is to be released
by Dec 2007, to conclude the study and its effectiveness in
engaging students, teaching staff through use of ICT in classroom.
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