Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 2003

“INNOVATION”

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...successful,

innovative ideas in teaching and learning...

In the past few years, our approach to the teaching and learning of Science has changed in response to a growing awareness of the diversity of students and groups of students in terms of prior access, types of engagement and attitudes towards the acquisition and use of information. The teachers of Science at BGGS value prior knowledge and experience, and challenge students to extend their individual understanding and capabilities. GREAT CHEMISTRY THE OPENING OF THE NEW SCIENCE BLOCK

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SCHOOL LEADERS 2003

CONTENTS

Last year was a year of transition. This year we confidently look forward to working with Mrs Bell as she continues to develop the vision for Girls Grammar into the future. Historically we have always embraced change which is important in our changing world. Recent events around the world have shown that the future is indeed very uncertain and challenging. In these uncertain times the word “community” appears to be very important. Calls are being made for the international community to face up to their responsibilities and obligations, even though there appears to be uncertainty as to what these responsibilities actually are. Open and honest participation in international forums appears to be the building blocks for a determined approach to the issues currently unfolding in Iraq, where easy solutions do appear to be readily apparent. We’ve got it all this year. A great School, a great leadership team and a great opportunity before us to stamp our imprint not only on this year but in keeping the great Grammar spirit alive for future generations of Grammar Girls. Lauren Harrison and Jessica Rothnie

Page 2 - SCHOOL LEADERS

Page 3 - FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Page 4 - CAREER FOCUS TECHNOLOGY TRANSPLANTS

Page 5 - SCHOLARSHIP FUND ENGLISH EXTENSION

Page 6-7 GREAT CHEMISTRY

The opening of the new Science Block

Page 8 - ECONOMICS

SECURITY COUNCIL IMBIL - On track

Page 9 - SOFTBALL

WATER POLO CRICKET

Page 10 - THE CATHEDRAL CONCERT HAMLET

Page 11 - ACHIEVERS REUNIONS

Page 12 - CONGRATULATIONS OPEN DAY STAY IN TOUCH

Cover photography: Greg Gardner Photography

Any communication in relation to this publication can be directed to the Director of Marketing and communications, Ms Nicole Davis on 07 3332 1437 or at ndavis@bggs.qld.edu.au

Head Girls Lauren Harrison and Jessica Rothnie

A new and particularly exciting initiative is the launch of a fund to provide a Scholarship for the direct descendent of a past student to study at BGGS, who would otherwise be unable to attend the School. The Brisbane Girls Grammar School Scholarship fund looks to encourage donations to establish a principal sum to enable an annual Scholarship to be awarded to a girl based on merit and means. This is an exciting development that recognises and promotes the value placed on the traditional families of the School. The girls of this School continue to inspire the staff with their energy, spirit and achievements across all fields. The Year 12 cohort of 2002 achieved excellent results and ninety-six percent received an offer to study at university, indicative of the outstanding application by the girls and dedicated teaching by our staff. This edition of the Gazette will showcase just some of the wonderful outcomes that the School has enjoyed over recent months. ...successful, innovative ideas in teaching and learning... “

FROM THE PRINCIPAL Innovation is the theme underpinning this edition of the Grammar Gazette. The Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Science is currently undertaking a review of teaching and teacher education and aims to produce an innovation plan for the school sector by the middle of this year. The emphasis in this review on innovation connects with the development of our knowledge based society where teachers and learning institutions are pivotal to implementing both Commonwealth and State government policies for the future. The fostering and promotion of successful innovative ideas in teaching and learning has been a hallmark of Brisbane Girls Grammar School's leadership in the education sector throughout its history. This is exemplified by the strategic use of technology across the curriculum over the past five years and in the recent upgrade of the Science laboratories during the summer vacation. Science has always been an important discipline at the School and the new arrangement of teaching spaces, sequester rooms, specialist equipment and technology will advance the girls' understanding and enjoyment of Physics, Chemistry and Biology exponentially. To support further initiatives within the School, two new staff positions have been created: Mrs R Lang has been appointed as Dean of Curriculum and Ms N Davis as Director of Marketing and Communications. The Dean of Curriculum will assist in our improvement of the School's teaching programmes and promote innovative learning practices, particularly within the Junior years. The Director of Marketing and Communications is developing strategies to expand the connections between the School and its past and future students, positioning the School's prominent leadership in the sector, and linking us with the corporate world through business partnerships.

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Mrs A A Bell

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CAREER FOCUS

took advantage of the large network of motivated, interested parents and past students to provide twenty five high-quality speakers who presented at a variety of venues across both campuses. They addressed their own career paths as well as providing a wealth of alternatives to more than five hundred senior students who will soon be making career decisions of their own. The evening was hailed a tremendous success and feedback from students indicates their keen support of the “new innovation".

The first Combined Schools Careers Evening was held on Monday 12 May 2003. Upon her arrival at BGGS, Mrs Bell asked staff to consider ways in which the Brisbane Grammar Schools could interact together. Prior to that, BGS held the Careers Evening, and BGGS hosted the Careers Networking Breakfasts. Combining the events seemed a logical step after Mrs Bell's “call to consider", so the decision was taken, and in doing so, the physical resources and talent of both School communities were combined for the betterment of their student populations. Mr Girdham and Mr Seaha

Guest speakers for the combined BGGS and BGS career night (L- R): Ms Shireen Dumri - Interior Designer from Brown James Design, Ms Kaleen Knowles - Multimedia from Toadshow Pty Ltd, Mr Bruce Hateley - Walter Construction Group, Dr John Mewing - Dentist Private Practice, Mr Geoff Voller - Stockbroker from Morgans Pty Ltd and Mr Eugene Fung - solicitor from Phillips Fox.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSPLANTS

A new elective has been added to the Year 9 curriculum in 2003: Computing and Information Processing. For many years the School has integrated technology development across the curriculum through a planned programme of skill acquisition across subject areas. The new Year 9 CIP course adds an extra dimension to this skill progression. Students are taught to solve information problems rather than focus on narrow skills development using application programs. It introduces concepts and approaches that are developed in the senior school subjects and thus provides students with insight into the senior course. Students manipulate images through the use of graphics software, construct web pages, investigate 3 Dimensional modelling and spatial concepts using computer assisted design packages, and develop multimedia projects. A component of the course will also be the investigation of social and ethical issues relating to the use of information technology, for example computer fraud and unethical Internet usage. Recently, writers have begun to distinguish between the attitudes of Australians who will be users of Information Communication Technologies services from those who will create them. The importance of school-level IT studies is evident in the thinking of new economic strategists who are beginning to define the kinds of new industries that will determine Australia’s connected future and the skills which knowledge workers require. E-business and e-commerce as growth sectors, tell a story about new industries and skills: • information literacy skills • communication skills • team work • enterprise and organisational skills • problem solving and IT skills. Students from IT courses will have demonstrated evidence of the skills IT strategists claim are vital to the specialised workforce required to develop Australia’s IT future.

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GRAMMAR SCHOLARSHIP

This year we are proud to be launching the Brisbane Girls Grammar School Scholarship initiative which is being enthusiastically supported by the Old Girls Association. The School hopes to raise a principal sum by donations to enable the award of an annual Scholarship to a direct descendant of a BGGS past student on merit, who would otherwise not be able to attend the school because of their situations. We are hosting a series of launches in each state and hope that many past students, are able to attend and support this outstanding initiative. Anyone who would like further information about the scholarship fund and how they may contribute can contact Nicole Davis, Director of Marketing and Communications by telephone on 07 3332 1437 or at the following e-mail address: ndavis@bggs.qld.edu.au

EXTENDING - A NEW ADDITION TO SENIOR CURRICULUM

Their enthusiasm for the subject is shared by their teacher, Dr Robyn Colwill, who considers English Extension Literature to be the most exciting, challenging and fascinating subject that she has ever had the privilege and pleasure of teaching. Classes in the subject are taught off line, presently on Monday evenings and Thursday mornings, with a greater informality and flexibility that characterises the approaches to learning in the subject. Students share dinner each Monday evening prior to class, and engage in discussion and debate in seminar sessions designed to reflect and facilitate their transition to university, both socially and intellectually. Students also have regular access to their teacher, Dr Robyn Colwill, in individual discussion and tutorial meetings that take place outside of these scheduled morning and evening sessions. The students undertaking the subject this year have already demonstrated not only an enthusiastic intellectual engagement with the reading practices and theoretical approaches, but also the personal satisfactions that accompany

of the nature of literature, and how texts may be read as ‘literary’. All texts are negotiated and selected by the individual student for independent guided study, and students familiarise themselves with a range of traditional and contemporary literary theory, and select from and apply these theoretical understandings to their own re-reading and re-writing practices, as they conceptualise notions of ‘literariness’ in terms of how they read, rather than what they read. The twenty students undertaking the course this year are already demonstrating an impressive and sophisticated evaluation of texts from a range of theoretically informed positions for a range of audiences and purposes.

There has been an exciting new addition to the Year 12 curriculum in 2003, with the introduction of the two-semester enrichment subject, English Extension Literature, which can be studied concurrently with Senior English. The subject is designed to enable students to explore reading and writing practices and strategies, and a wide range of literary texts (canonical, contemporary, and those from popular culture, including film texts) in more complex and explicitly theoretical ways than are available in the parent subject. The subject not only offers more challenge than Senior English, but also greater autonomy and self-reflexivity in student learning and understandings about the central focus

the opportunities that the subject provides for greater independence and autonomy in their interests and approaches

to self-selected texts, self-formulated tasks, and self-focused learning.

The English Extension Task Force

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FACULTY OF SCIENCE OPENING In the past few years, the approach to the teaching and learning of Science has changed in response to a growing awareness of the diversity of students and groups of students in terms of prior access, types of engagement, and attitudes towards the acquisition and use of information. it has become a more dynamic, flexible space where students can pursue a variety of different activities in the one lesson: moreover, students spend more time in laboratories out of class time as they engage in research, remedial work, consolidation and extension.

The teachers of Science at BGGS value prior knowledge and experience, and challenge students to extend their understanding and capabilities irrespective of what they started with. Just as students don’t all start at the same point, they tend to travel different pathways to reach their goals. We feel that students should have access to flexible study options that personalise the curriculum for them. Education theory abounds with the ways by which an individual’s performance can be enhanced when the learning environment does not act to restrict them from following their own pathways at their own pace. The science laboratory is now quite a different place. Over the past few years,

In the past, Science teachers struggled to implement more appropriate approaches to learning in the facilities that we had. The members of the faculty showed impressive ingenuity on occasion, but it was evident that the time required to solve the problems caused by our aging facilities was a poor use of one of our most critical resources. Construction of the old Science building was completed in 1968. At that time, the accepted approach to science education was through a teacher-centred environment, so the rooms were designed to accommodate a situation where all students performed the same task at the same time. There was no thought then that a single class might be engaged in a variety of activities; consequently, the original fixtures and fittings of the 1968 building limited the effective implementation of modern scientific teaching strategies. What we needed were larger rooms offering flexible use of space. Given that we were refurbishing an existing building, we needed to make sure that we made the best use of the space available. An important space saving feature of our design is the integration of audio visual facilities. Educational theory points to the importance of visualisation in assisting students in their understanding of abstract scientific concepts.

Principal Mrs Amanda Bell with honoured guest Professor Margaret Bullock who officially opened the new Science Centre

Mrs Ruth Lang, Dean of Curriculum & teacher of Biology with Ms Elizabeth Jameson, Board of Trustees.

The nature of science is such that multi-media facilities are playing an increasingly important role in the education of science. Science teachers magnify computer screens, microscopic specimens, transparencies, opaque text materials, and regalia (e.g. rocks), and it is imperative that they are able to do so easily. Our old laboratories had been in service for well over thirty years before being refurbished. While it is difficult to gauge how science education will progress for even the next ten years, it is obvious that we needed to incorporate flexibility into the new design to allow teachers to continue to administer quality education in the future. Technology will play an increasingly important role in future initiatives in science education. The Science Faculty strives to offer a challenging and relevant curriculum that is structured to embrace new technologies as they become available because we want our students to gain some insight into what it means to be a member of the culture of professional scientists. During the design phase we were mindful of where current trends in the use of both general and scientific technology might lead us. Looking to the future of science education, we needed also to remain cognisant of the trends in workplace health and safety. Over the years, science teachers have faced increasing restrictions on the sorts of activities that can be performed in the laboratory.

It is expected that this trend will continue; consequently, science teachers are going to have to rely more heavily on demonstrations and simulations, and will need to engage students in visualisation using advanced AV equipment. Our new facilities have been designed to accommodate developments in AV technology. In response to the latest theories about education in general and science education in particular, the teaching staff and laboratory assistants have tried to create a supportive and challenging learning environment that involves organising appropriate group structures, managing In these types of environments, staff can interact with students using a range of interactive techniques. Tasks should be meaningful activities that form part of a coherent approach to the topic being studied and, now that we have increased access to essential resources, we find it easier to adhere to the developmental sequence of our courses. This is certainly beneficial for those students who find it difficult to make the necessary links when they are forced, through the unavailability of resources, to skip or delay one or more of the important steps in the developmental process. The Science Faculty believes that a learning environment that values student diversity and offers flexible study options, provides for the integration of computer-based and other technologies into the curriculum, access to resources, and integrating computer-based and other activities.

and addresses equity issues, all while being safe and

stimulating, can be facilitated by the features found in our new laboratories. We appreciate the efforts of all those who worked towards providing Brisbane Girls Grammar School with these fantastic facilities.

Prepared by Dr Sally Stephens on behalf of the Faculty of Science

Dr Ian Brown and Paula McKella

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ECONOMICS NATIONAL SECURITY COMPETITION

This semester has been a very busy time for both the students and the staff involved in the Social and Environmental Studies Faculty. International events have dictated a heightened awareness of the knowledge and skills associated with our respective disciplines and have highlighted the ethical domain so essential to effective teaching and learning across our subjects. With this in mind, it is topical to highlight our involvement in the 2003 Hammarshkjold Shield-Security Council Competition. It could be argued that the events of this year have put the Security Council under a level of scrutiny not experienced in recent years. Given this scrutiny and the fast paced nature of international events, it is essential for our students to have an understanding of the processes associated with the operation of the Security Council. After a very vigorous selection process, three of our students were selected as a part of the ten member state delegation to participate in the national conference. Congratulations to Rohani Mitchel (12), Charlotte Yellowlees (11) and Gabriella Ritchie (12) for their commitment and clarity of thought they have brought to this programme. This competition represents one of the many co-curricular opportunities available to our students in the Social and Environmental Studies Faculty which have been so enthusiastically embraced in order to deepen the learning experiences of out students.

Rohani Mitchel (12L), Charlotte Yellowlees (11B) and Gabriella Ritchie (12E)

IMBIL ON TRACK The School community welcomes Mrs Carol and Mr James McIntosh, the new co-ordinators of the School’s Memorial Outdoor Education Centre at Imbil. During a very busy Easter “break”, they moved into the Centre and met with the Imbil community at a welcome function for over seventy invited guests, including members of the Board of Trustees, the Principal, the Mayor and his wife, staff and local residents and business owners. In preparation for the Year 8 camps starting the third week of Term Two, Carol and James, along with Miss Nikki Moreland, the Outdoor Education Assistant, walked routes and established camp routines. It is wonderful to have Imbil re-establish its vital role within the culture of the School. James comes to Girls Grammar from Toowoomba Grammar School’s Outdoor Education Centre where he has spent the past two years working closely with the Director to manage the centre and deliver developmental programmes to Years 4-10. Carol has spent the last five years consolidating her skills working at a number of centres throughout southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales, and most recently as a Health and Physical Education teacher at Ipswich Girls Grammar School.

Their partnership provides varied and practical outdoor education experience complemented by a sound theoretical base. Carol and James

have both completed post graduate qualifications in Outdoor Education. Carol and James bring an energetic commitment to the Centre and look

forward to the challenging opportunities of the future as they strive, as James puts it, to “creatively educate in an environment which facilitates the holistic development of students and strengthens their drive to lead challenging and thoughtful lives that are fulfilling and relevant”.

Mrs Carol and Mr James McIntosh

Mayor of Cooloola Shire Mr Mick Venados and wife Tina, Dr Cherrell Hirst, Mrs Amanda Bell, Mrs Carrol McIntosh and Mr James McIntosh

SOFTBALL

CRICKET NEWS

Grammar cricket made it back to the top of the competition this season with the 1st XI taking out both the Metropolitan North Premiership and the Brisbane Premiership. The team went through the season with only one loss to St Margaret’s. Specialist coaching from Julia Price (QLD and Australian squad) and Mr Rick Bowman (Maths Dept) secured the skills and strategies needed to win the Premierships. The entire team is to be commended for the hard work and great team spirit that they showed throughout the season and special mention must be made to Laura Kidd (11L) and Kirby Short (12E) who both batted and bowled consistently well throughout the season, particularly in the finals, and Kate Sheehy, for her consistent bowling, especially in the first half of the season. Talented Year 8 recruit Alice Nicklin also batted and bowled well and will be a pivotal player for BGGS cricket in future seasons.

145 girls currently play Water Polo for BGGS. This season was one of the busiest and most successful yet. Three teams were established in the Under13 age group and this will follow through to next season. A number of teams went through the Brisbane competition undefeated - U13A, U14A and U15A. The U14 team, with a few players added, also became State Champions over Easter, again undefeated, scoring an incredible 100 goals with only 5 against. Coach and former student, Anna Moore was in charge of the 13s and 14s, with Head Coach Scott Schweickle looking after the 15s. Overall results were: 13A – Premiers Record success with bat and ball! The Open and Senior A softballers experienced several milestones in the 2003 season. The competition moved to Redlands Softball Association, Ormiston. This venue is the most sophisticated softball facility in Brisbane. The season also saw a dual premiership for the Opens and Senior A5. Not since 1996 has this occurred. Another first was the achievement of three consecutive Open premierships by Grammar. Kirby Short (12E) was the first Grammar girl in the thirty eight years of QGSSSA softball to be a three times Open premiership member. Outstanding performances with the bat were Kirby Short and Laura Kidd (Open) batting .526 and .500 respectively and Amy Clarke and Catherine Melville (Senior A) with a batting average of .750 and .709 respectively. The pitcher/catcher combinations of Kate Martin and Anna Hogan (Open) and Rebecca Arvier and Fiona Barker (Senior A) established a solid platform for both teams’ success. Gemma Deal (Softball Captain) and her 2003 softballers presented a serious challenge to their junior school counterparts in October and November. WATER POLO

First and second row; 1st XI squad members. Backrow; BGGS supporters. Pictured after winning the Brisbane Premiership, defeating BSHS on the 26 June at BGS fields, Northgate.

15B – 2nd 16A – 2nd 16B – 2nd 18A – 2nd 18B – 4th 18C – 5th in ‘A’ division

13B – 5th in ‘A’ division 13C – 1st in ‘B’ division

14A – Premiers 14B – Premiers 15A – Premiers

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The Cathedral of St Stephen provided a magnificent setting for the extended Grammar community to come together to present a programme of string and vocal music that was truly first class. The centrepiece of the occasion was a setting of the Magnificat by Vivaldi which brought to a climax the 2003 season of the Grammar Community Choir. The choir of parents, friends and former students has become quite a tradition and thanks to the vibrant and professional direction by Mr Paul Holley, continues to grow in size and stature each year. Prominent Brisbane organist Christopher Wrench and Chamber Orchestra Concert Master Francesca Hiew (11E) featured in the very moving Adagio by Albinoni while Jocelyn Knight(12E), Carla Smerdon(11W), Sally Biggins(11G), Anita Zorzetto(11W), Alexandra Dyer(12L), Lucinda Byrne(11L), and Jared Moore (BGS) performed a variety of solos with cameo appearances by former student Jenny Khafagi and Mr Craig Dabelstein. With standing room only, it was a splendid night where the highly developed talents of the Music Staff, students, parents and friends were displayed for a most appreciative and discerning audience. One thousand dollars was raised from donations on the evening for the benefit of the Leukaemia Foundation.

HAMLET

On a more personal note, this production of Hamlet not only gave me a passion for Shakespeare, but the opportunity to work with a wonderfully creative team. This was one of my most enjoyable experiences at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, possibly even the most. This was an amazing production, both to be in and for audiences to see. One can only hope that there will be many

and dramatic. Much discussion was made in reference to the characters and their purposes in the play leaving the cast with unique and original ways to develop their characters. As a member of the cast, I saw the amount of work and tireless effort put into making this wonderful performance. The costumes, lighting, sound, set and months of rehearsal all required a great deal of work from the cast and crew; however, the end result made all the hard work worth it. The performances were exhilarating and I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels intensely proud of what we achieved.

What started with a few mumbled words in an audition and some awkward costume fittings soon festooned into one of the most stunning productions ever performed by GRIT. Hamlet , directed by Mr Michael Beh and performed by a talented cast and crew from Brisbane Grammar School and Brisbane Girls Grammar School was a play to be remembered. Months of work in Suzuki workshops helped provide the surreal atmosphere throughout the play and the cast’s hard work to understand the complex Shakespearean language made the performance colourful

more Hamlet’s to come. Lauren Williams (12M)

CONGRATULATIONS JULIE SIZE GRAMMAR ACHIEVER Congratulations goes to 2002 graduate Julie Size who has recently been awarded a Distinction Scholarship from the University of Sydney for her Bachelor of Engineering/ Bachelor of Laws degrees.

REUNIONS

FUNCTIONS AND REUNIONS 2003 July 19 Lunch at the School Science Centre open

August 15

Exhibition of Arts by Past Students in conjunction with Open Day OGA/OBA Dinner Royal Automobile Club, Sydney Pauline Markwell (02) 9231 8308

August 29

October 28

Annual Dinner

CLASS REUNIONS London:

annecutting@onetel.net.uk

1953:

Elizabeth Johnson - Phone 3870 0105 October 11

1963:

Sue Meeking (OGA) - sjmeeking@hotmail.com - Phone 3202 8882 Heather Lord (Torney) - hmlord@optus.net.com.au October 18

1973:

1983:

Pam Peldon (Rogers) - pampeldan@yahoo.com August 23

1993:

Alexandria Derrick - Phone 0408 725 574

For further information on any of these events or to join the Old Girls Association, please contact Christine Purvis on 07 3254 6000 or at christine.purvis@det.qld.gov.au

SIXTY YEAR REUNION What do we get when we assemble 120 switched on Grammar past students celebrating their “1940's" reunion?

Grammar champions and Committee member Steph Moroney modelled the sports gear of the forties and their contrasting 2003 sports gear. The presentation highlighted Daphne Fancutts (nee Seeney) Teddy Tinling 50's Wimbledon dress. Mrs Amanda Bell and Dr Cherrell Hirst both addressed the participants and described Grammars many achievements and changes over the last sixty years. A big thank you goes to Daphnie Pirie for her coordination of the event.

After Fifty Six years, lots of hugs, kisses, plus friendly noisy chatter and laughter. The meet and greet station on the front verandah alone was a walk down memory lane. Luncheon tables were adorned with hand made royal blue centre pieces by Committee member Gwen Wacker. Participants enjoyed viewing a wonderful collection of photos and memorabilia and Director of Health and Physical Education, Pauline Harvey-Short presented the show stopper with a fantastic audio visual presentation where current

Students in sports wear fashion parade with Steph Moroney in Sports wear from the 1940’s

STAY IN TOUCH What have you been up to since leaving Brisbane Girls Grammar School? We would love to profile you or one of your fellow classmates in our next issue of Grammar Gazette. Tell us about your family or what you have been studying, where you have been working or where you have traveled. Grammar Girls have always been recognized as high achievers and leaders in the community, whether it is in your workplace, in your home, your field of study or simply an area of interest. We would love to hear about it. Please e-mail Nicole Davis at ndavis@bggs.qld.edu.au with your stories.

Congratulations to our own Dr Kay Kimber, Director of Language and Literacies, who this year was awarded her PhD. CONGRATULATIONS The title of Dr Kimber’s doctorate is Technoliteracy , Teacher Agency and Design: Shaping a Digital Learning Culture. This research represents a culmination of Dr Kimber’s previous university studies in English curriculum, multiple literacies and learning theories. She investigated the manner and effectiveness of technology integration in senior English and Modern History TLC classrooms at BGGS. As part of their group work in shaping their knowledge on the set topic, students designed web files, electronic concept maps and PowerPoints. Her research focused on evaluations of the nature and quality of learning in these multimedia texts as well as the students’ perceptions of their learning experiences. Positive outcomes from the study included the design of various support mechanisms for optimising student learning in a technology environment. Plans are underway for further research into technology-assisted learning in humanities subjects.

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