Project proposal
Each school involved in DTiF completed a proposal for an action research project. The proposal stated the school’s research question, the aims of the project and criteria for success. It outlined how the school would implement its project by identifying how data would be collected, the resources needed and risks, and described how the school would implement the Digital Technologies curriculum.
Project progress report 1
After the school commenced its project, the teachers reported back to the curriculum officer and other schools in their geographical cluster in a webinar. The school prepared a presentation where teachers outlined their research question, project aims, what they had achieved so far and their next steps. They received feedback from curriculum officers and other teachers in their cluster.
Project progress reports 2 and 4
During the second and fourth webinar progress reports, teachers commented on the changes they had made in their school. They explained why these changes had been made and the impact on the implementation of the Digital Technologies curriculum. The teachers evaluated their strategies for data collection and their success against the criteria. Schools commented on the challenges they faced and on the outcomes of the project.
Project progress report 3 (mid-project report)
This report, presented via webinar, aimed to capture progress on the research question and the school’s implementation plan. It contributed to the final project report.
Final project report
At the end of the project the school team completed a final report based on the Technologies Processes and production skills strand (investigating and defining, generating and designing, producing and implementing, evaluating, and collaborating and managing). The final report is an action research case study including student work samples. A representative sample of case studies have been published to assist other schools in implementing the Digital Technologies curriculum.