Marlborough Girls’ College: ICT

Strategic Plan 2007-2009

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MARLBOROUGH GIRLS’COLLEGE
2007
Authored by: Darren Sudlow
 Marlborough Girls’ College: ICT
Strategic Plan
2007-2009

Working towards becoming an ICT rich school

Outcomes:

1. Teachers have the confidence and capability to effectively

integrate ICT into their professional practice.

2. ICT is effectively integrated into all faculty programmes to

enhance the engagement and learning of MGC students

3. Students use ICT to support their learning

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4. An online learning environment is widely used to support
effective learning and teaching

5. The knowledge and availability of high quality software for

learning is improved.

6. The school has a sustainable and effective ICT infrastructure

that meets both administrative and learning

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ACTION PLAN

Outcome: Teachers have the confidence and capability to effectively integrate ICT
into their professional practice

Actions: Completed by:

 Each teacher completes a ICT  Beginning and end of year
competency audit
 End of term 3 2007, 2008 and
 Each teacher produces a learning 2009
object(s) related to goals set at the
beginning of 2007
 ICT cluster workshops offered on a  Ongoing in PD slot Wednesday
variety of applications, software afternoons
and hardware  Mid year and end of year 2007-
 Teachers complete surveys of their 2009
ICT competency
 Keynote speakers are used  On a regular basis 2007-2009
throughout the ICT cluster
programme

Staff Responsible: Sudlow, Wyber,

Outcome: ICT is effectively integrated into all faculty programmes to enhance the
engagement and learning of MGC students

Actions: Completed by:

 Each faculty completes surveys on  End of term 3 2007

how they have integrated ICT into
programmes and how they intend
to further this integration in the
future
 Staff meetings terms 2 and 3
 Examples of best practice from
each department are shared with
all staff
 June to July 2007
 Technology Infrastructure is
upgraded to remove potential  June to July 2007
barriers to ICT use
 Data projectors are purchased and  Throughout ICT cluster programme
installed for each faculty 2007-2009
  Keynotes speakers are used to
inspire staff

Staff Responsible: Sudlow, Wyber, Resource Commitee

Outcome: An online learning environment is widely used to support effective

learning and teaching

Actions: Completed by:

 All staff register on Marlborough  End of term 2 2007

Learning Community on Centre4
 End of term 3 2007
 All staff place learning objects on
Centre4

 Learning Management Systems are  End of term 3 2007

researched  Beginning of 2008
 Leaning Management System  Term One 2008
implemented

 All staff receive professional

development on use of LMS

Staff Responsible: Sudlow, Wyber, Lead Teachers

Outcome: The knowledge and availability of high quality software for learning is
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improved

Actions:
 Upgrade of technology  Term 3 2007
infrastructure is completed
 Teachers are surveyed on software
needs related to their ICT goals  Term 3 2007
and future learning objects
 HODs are surveyed on software  Term 3 2007
needs related to department goals

 Software needs are listed with

estimated costs  End of term 3 2007

 A structured purchase plan is put

in place

Staff Responsible: Sudlow, Resource Commitee

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Outcome: The school has a sustainable and effective ICT infrastructure that meets
both administrative and learning needs

Actions:
 Server and infrastructure upgrade  End of term two 2007

 Current student management  End of term 3

systems are reviewed
 End of term 3
 Compatibility with Boys’ College
SMS is established.  2008-2009
 An online community is
established which allows parents
access to student information and
learning

Staff Responsible: Sudlow, Wyber, Resource Commitee

Outcome: Students use ICT to support their learning

Actions: Completed by:

 ICT upgrade completed  End of 2007

 Students are surveyed on ICT skills  End of term 3 2007 – ongoing

2008-2009

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 Students are surveyed on
frequency and effectiveness of ICT
 End of term 3 2007 – ongoing
use in the classroom
2008-2009
 Professional development of staff
leads to effective student centred
ICT integrated into teaching
 End of 2009 – related to end of
practice
cluster

Staff Responsible: Sudlow, Wyber, Lead Teachers, Resource Committee