Year 10C English students have been experimenting with a range of e-learning technologies in their study of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Inside a customised Romeo and Juliet ‘virtual classroom’ on the Learning Place, they have participated in a poll, contributed to forums and blogs, recorded podcasts, and posted comments on the success of each other’s responses to the play.
The use of technology in this unit of work has been integral to the development of students’ skills in closely analysing extracts from the play and in communicating their observations and insights in both written and spoken modes. Read the rest of this entry »
As many of our parents are aware, there is a QAHS site on the Learning Place which is dedicated to our parents who would like a forum to communicate with each other. The way to access this site is:
- Log on to http://elearn.eq.edu.au/
- Enter your username and password
- On the right hand side of the screen you will see “Courses in which you are enrolled” and thereunder double click on Communities - Queensland Academy for Health Sciences Parents
If you have not been given your username and password, please email your request to join the parents’ site to qahs-admin@eq.edu.au. Please include your full name, daytime contact number and student’s name in your email. You will then be contacted directly by The Learning Place with your log on details. If anyone would like any assistance with the above process, please contact Administration on 5510 1100.
Year 10C English students have been experimenting with a range of e-learning technologies in their study of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Inside a customised Romeo and Juliet ‘virtual classroom’ on the Learning Place, they have participated in a poll, contributed to forums and blogs, recorded podcasts, and posted comments on the success of each other’s responses to the play.