Alignment of selection criteria and pedagogical design

Criteria
1. Digital resources and tools
must enable deeper
engagement with
curriculum and support
different learning styles.

2. Teaching strategies through

the use of digital resources
and tools must engage
students in exploring and
solving authentic and
meaningful problems,
promote student reflection
and promote collaborative
knowledge construction.
3. Learning design must
facilitate understanding of
safe, legal and ethical use
of digital resources and
tools, including cyber
safety practices, respect
for copyright, plagiarism

Evidence in Design
Learner-led research.
Engagement
potential of ICT use.
Immersion in context through research fosters
engagement by making the task meaningful
students understand the problem.
Opportunities for independent research, pair and
group collaboration, creativity in blog design.
Identified problem is local authentic and
meaningful.
Research will be assisted/guided with provision of
suggestions such as local council for farming
statistics, local farm contacts to ensure information
is accessible. Success = engagement
Implicit peer assessment fosters reflection and
collaboration.
Evaluation of design promotes reflection.
Contract for online protocols within school time/
school blogs and websites is signed by all
students.
Legal requirements for referencing are explicitly
taught during blog monitoring and website
construction.
Cyber safety practices are visited prior to and

and protocols for

documenting sources.

during access to online collaboration forums such

as appropriate websites, forum contributions, blog
postings and skype interviews.