Our School
Technology-enhanced Learning
A strategic focus over many years has seen NBCS develop an extensive and thoroughly resourced network across the campus. New technologies are seen as keys to pedagogical innovation and flexibility in the classroom, delivering new ways to learn and apply information being taught.
We believe new technologies provide outstanding opportunities for students and staff to break away from the boundaries of a traditional classroom environment, enabling powerful learning as students discover and connect with their wider world.
In 2005, NBCS established SCIL (Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning) as a research and development unit within the school. SCIL is specifically focused on researching and implementing technology into classroom practice, and has led NBCS to deliver online distance education courses to students across New South Wales.
Online Learning Environments
Learning is enhanced across the school with tailored online learning enviornments designed to enable blended learning in every classroom. Primary uses PETE (Primary Education Through e-Learning) to manage research projects, submit and document work, assessments and day-to-day tasks, as well as a way of communicating with parents. Secondary’s LEARN environment is a tightly integrated portal for students and teachers to manage assessments, work and to provide course material. Class forums, wikis and other online tools enhance collaboration and allow students to work more effectively and efficiently - even when at home.
Senior students from schools around NSW use HSC Online for online course delivery. NBCS established HSC Online in 2006 as part of it’s research and development unit, Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning, offering online distance education as an option to expand subject choice for students, as well as exploring new possibilities for learning.