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Interesting examples - Upper secondary schools (3)

Interesting examples, upper secondary school (PDF: 356 KB)

URL to the school website:


School name:
Strabrecht College (Belgium)

Number of students:
1650

Number of teachers:
120

Level of education:
upper secondary school

Experience with international projects:
Many exchanges Comenius projects. Recently started with Comenius school development plan

How many computers/per 30 pupils?
3

Is your Internet connection:
good

Title:
ELINE - a comparison of 50ties and present time

Theme:
very broad theme: every days life

URL to the project website:
http://www.schooljournals.net/index.php?action[]=IBrowsing::gotoFolder(1263)

Age and number of the students involved:
16/30

Activities: what did students do
investigation, communication, publishing

Integration into the curriculum, - other. Which areas of describe of the curriculum?
History, social sciences

Is participation compulsory for the students?
Yes

Type of partnership:
Comenius

Which technology did you use:
electronic learning environment

Describe the technical equipment in your and the other participating schools. What use did you make of the technology? Describe the methodology used.
Computer rooms at the Strabrecht College. Many other computers available in library

How did you use it: at school, during lessons...
at school during lessons (about 6 lessons)

What went very well? Give some examples.
Personal presentations of the students with pictures. Brainstorming session on one article about the content of the project

What was not so successful? Give examples.
International comparison of the national research

What solutions were found to problems occurring in the activity?
Good contacts between the teachers involved. Shared responsibility between the teachers

What difficulties were not solved during the duration of the activity?
Respecting deadlines. But it was not too bad.. (one or two weeks)

What kind of long term benefit and impact has the project had on learning activities?
using schooljournals as ele has caused the implementation of a learning environment in the school also for subjects

Has there been an impact on other projects, on the learning and teaching activities at school? Please describe.
see above

How did it change your practice in your school?
I became very much involved in using ICT in my lessons and I became project manager to implement ICT in school

What advice would you give to other teachers who would like to do a similar project?
1. Create very detailed outline for teachers and students
2. Train the trainers
3. Share responsibility among teachers

Respondent:
Ludo Mateusen


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