Scotch Reports Issue 178 (December 2020)

MITCHAM CAMPUS
Digital Capabilities & Innovation
At the beginning of the year, Mrs Jo Rea
joined us as Mitcham Campus’ Digital
Technologies Specialist. Jo’s energy, drive
and vision quickly resulted in enhanced
digital capabilities of both staff and
students and she proved to be a terrific
problem-solver, innovator and leader in the
face of our remote learning encounter.
Jo is joined by fellow teachers Sam Cocks,
Paul Traino, Helen Worthington, Lauren
Camens, Lia van der Pennen and Georgie
Facci as the Mitcham Campus members of
our College-wide Technology Research and
Development team. Together with Torrens
Park Digital Technologies Leader Michael
Roberts and our Head of Innovation and
Information Rob Lee, they explore and
test developments in Digital Technologies
with a view to understanding their role
both now and in the future of education.
The following projects are just a handful of
their 2020 explorations at Scotch.
Sam Cocks introduced a Junior Campus
Media Team for his Digi Tech project.
Students have learnt the media skills
to create content for our popular new
fortnightly e-ssemblies. E-ssemblies
have been one of the positive outcomes
of COVID-19 restrictions, enabling our
Year 6 Leaders to showcase the learning
experiences of the student body more
widely. Students have learnt how to
use recording equipment, frame shots,
enhance sound with microphones and
voice overs, add background music, titles
and transitions. E-ssemblies now alternate
with our assemblies.
Helen Worthington has investigated
Program and Application Choice & Student
Engagement in the presentation of student
learning. Students enjoyed the flexibility
of choosing applications and identified a
IT IS EXCITING TO SEE THAT THE MITCHAM
CAMPUS DIGI TECH PROJECTS ARE BROAD
AND NOT ONLY MAKING AN IMPACT ON
STUDENT LEARNING IN THE HERE AND NOW,
BUT ALSO EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF
TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION.
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