“ Technology is able to make access to education more equitable than it ’ s ever been before ”
— Elizabeth Wilson , CIO , Victorian Department of Education and Training
of Melbourne , including subterranean Melbourne . Initiatives like this help keep students engaged and having fun while they ’ re learning .”
To deliver its technology strategies , DET has had the support of a number of partners . Cisco and IBM have delivered collaboration capability with a five-year adoption plan to support teachers in the use of their technology . “ We have the largest global deployment of Webex Teams in education , which enables virtual classrooms . This improves the equity factor in schools , with rural and regional schools able to take part in virtual visits to museums and access additional learning opportunities such as languages . It also provides opportunities for our teachers to engage with leading digital teaching practice on a global scale , and receive recognition for their use of the technology in the classroom .”
IBM has partnered with the Department to implement the Connected Learners Program . The engagement of a large-scale delivery partner with significant prior experience in IT infrastructure and logistics enabled the programme to successfully deliver a large volume of new and enhanced equipment across geographically dispersed sites . This included the deployment and installation of additional wireless access points in schools and the delivery and installation of the largest global deployment of Webex smartboards to every Victorian government school . The partnership also incorporates a five-year adoption programme to support teachers in the use of the smartboards and Webex Teamapplication in the classroom – creating the ability for schools and students to collaborate and create a virtual learning environment .
Consultancy , Deloitte , has also worked with DET on a capability review and frameworks to inform
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