Findings
Phase 1: The Case Study
The case study site was a South Australian government secondary school situated in the
metropolitan area, “Crystal Coast Secondary School” [a pseudonym]. The case study site had a
population of 1430 students from Years 8–12, with approximately 840 students in Years 8–10.
The existing middle school structures, organisation and teaching and learning practices were
largely based on authentic models of education (Kalantzis and Cope 2008). A high level of
technology integration existed within the school, with all students able to access their own
electronic device; an IPad from Years 8 and 9, or a Mac Book in the senior years. Given that the
1:1 program had been a strong driver for change in the case study school, teachers were
conscious of the need to integrate technology into teaching and learning practices in a variety of
ways. A redevelopment of the school infrastructure was also underway, in the form of new
buildings, classrooms and common areas with increased connectivity for students.
As shown in Table 3, four educators across three learning areas participated in this research,
implementing a total of seven iterations of collaborative learning design over two terms. Two
experienced teachers from Visual Arts and English participated, with two early career teachers
from Science and English also taking part in the research.