ITL Australia: Innovative Teaching and Learning 2013: ITL Research Australia, 2011-2012 Phase Two Report

This report focuses on the research data collected in Phase Two of the Innovative Teaching and Learning (ITL) Research Project in Australia. It includes interviews with Government Leaders and Site Visits to five NSW government High Schools in the Sydney and Hunter regions. Australia joined the global ITL research project in 2011, sponsored by the NSW Department of Education and Communities (NSW DEC) and Microsoft Partners in Learning (PiL) Australia. Some of the initial data has been reported in the global project report presented in Washington DC at the Global Forum in 2011 (www.itlresearch.com). The report provides an overview of the study methods, use of ICT by teachers and students, and provides examples of innovative educational activity from across the state. The supports and impediments for this innovation are explored in terms of systemic and school-based vision, and the impact of leadership, instructional methods and school context. The importance of individual teacher dimensions is illuminated through interview analysis and task exposition. This report includes exemplar case studies and learning activities and a copy of the Phase One Report.