Introducing the Teaching and Learning Benefits of the WWW in Aboriginal Schools: Trials and Tribulations

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Author(s): Judith Rochecouste (Monash University, Australia)and Rhonda Oliver (Curtin University, Australia)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 10
Source title: Optimizing K-12 Education through Online and Blended Learning
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Nathaniel Ostashewski (Athabasca University, Canada), Jennifer Howell (Curtin University, Australia)and Martha Cleveland-Innes (Athabasca University, Canada)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0507-5.ch007

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Web-Based Teaching & Learning

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In this chapter, projects undertaken at two independent Aboriginal boarding schools in remote Western Australia are described. Both projects have sought to provide instructional advice for teachers and to enhance students' literacy levels through access to the internet. A dedicated website was developed for each school to respond specifically to the students' language and literacy needs. Several positive outcomes resulted from the projects. At the first school, code-switching was accepted throughout the school and even formed part of classroom instruction. At the second school, staff in general showed great interest in supporting their students' use of the online resource. Students who accessed the website were excited by the prospect of having their photos and videos uploaded and even suggested improvements to the site. Despite the above successes, the introduction of the websites at each school did not occur without problems which are described in this chapter.

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