Engaging Secondary School Students in Extended and Open Learning Supported by Online Technologies
Howard Nicholas and Wan Ng
La Trobe University
Abstract
This paper investigates the use of online technologies to extend the learning of a group of junior secondary school students after attending a Sun, Science, and Society camp. The students were of mixed ages and came from metropolitan and rural schools. Their teachers described them as students of high ability or students interested in science who required extension work. These students were engaged in online learning for a period of 6 months after the camp. This paper reports on how they engaged with the extended and open learning supported by online technologies.
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Contributors
Howard Nicholas is senior lecturer in language education in the Faculty of Education, Bundoora, at La Trobe University, Australia. He has special interests in languages as a means of integrating curriculum studies and in the potential of technology for promoting wider participation and productive engagement in second language learning.
Wan Ng is senior lecturer in science and technology education with additional specialisation in gifted education in the Faculty of Education, Bundoora, at La Trobe University, Australia. Her major research interest lies in the use of ICT in education at both school and tertiary levels.
Contact
Dr. Howard Nicolas,
Faculty of Education, Bundoora, La Trobe University,
Victoria, Australia;
Phone: +613.9479.2744;
E-mail: h.nicholas@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. Wan Ng,
Faculty of Education, Bundoora, La Trobe University,
Victoria, Australia;
Phone: +613.9479.2782;
E-mail: w.ng@latrobe.edu.au
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