Open Access College
The College is a government school within the Department of Education,
Training and Employment (DETE) in South Australia and offers courses by
distance education for students from Junior Primary to Year 12 (ages 5 to
adult).
Learning at Open Access College occurs in a variety of ways.
Open Access College has developed a range of flexible teaching methods,
incorporating the use of latest technology to help students learn.
These include:
- specialized course booklets and online materials designed for distance
education.
- custom designed support material including videos, CDROMs, audio CDs
and practical kits.
- weekly telephone lessons in small groups providing interaction between
students and student and teacher.
- video conferencing and teaching.
- internet based learning.
Face to face learning is built into the courses through mini-schools, camps
and teacher visits to schools and students.
Resource information is available through Marden Education Resource Centre.
The Open Access College supports students at home who cannot access face
to face schooling or students who are unable to access individual subjects.
These students include those:
- unable to attend face to face schools because of geographic isolation,
itinerant lifestyle, medical reasons, or travel.
- unable to access subjects at their face to face school.
- gifted students who study advanced levels relative to their age.
- who require flexible study hours from home.
- with work commitments or persons in prison.
Open Access College comprises:
R-10 School of Distance Education
School of the Air (Junior Primary to Year 10)
Senior Secondary School of Distance Education (Stages 1 and 2 SACE)
Access Media (print, video, audio and multimedia and web based materials)
Outreach Education (curriculum support in government and public instiutions)
Resource Centre (library and information service)
Interactive technologies are being used to improve learning and teaching
at the Open Access College. As new technologies are developed, they become
part of the mainstream in the delivery of distance education.
Learning by distance education encourages students to become self-directed
learners, developing:
- independent learning skills
- initiative and self motivation
- effective communication skills
- flexibility in their approach
- resourcefulness and maturity confidence with information and communication
technology.
Open Access College - Access Media
- The OAC - Access Media develops and produces a wide range of high quality
distance education materials.
- The materials are designed for students from reception to senior secondary
level.
- The materials include print, audio, video, multimedia and on-line.
- They cover a broad range of learning styles and abilities and are flexible.
They acknowledge the learning needs of students at senior secondary.
Some materials are available for use by face to face schools, schools of
distance education locally, nationally and internationally and the wider
community.
Enrollment of Indonesian students Yr. 4-7
| Category |
|
|
|
Yr. 4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| Distance/remote and isolated |
|
23 |
|
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| Medical |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Overseas |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| School based-Govt, School |
99 |
|
|
27 |
29 |
20 |
23 |
| Travelling |
|
4 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
| Total |
128 |
|
|
35 |
36 |
26 |
31 |
(Aug. 1, 2001)
Presentation
Beginning Indonesian.
Engaging animated and interactive storybooks on CD-ROM with onscreen activities
following the daily routine of two Indonesian children.
A series of three CD-ROMs with two course booklets that provide a guide for
use and additional activities.
Windows of the World.
A CD-ROM introducing students to six children from other countries, including
Indonesia.
Aimed at developing an understanding of cultural diversity, this resource
provides information about each country, supports resource based learning
and encourages identification of similarities between children.
The Botanic Gardens of Adelaide, Indonesian Traditional Use of Plants.
A fascinating virtual tour of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Indonesian Plant
Trail on CD-ROM.
Students explore traditional and contemporary use of 20 plants through the
categories of medicine, everyday use, environment, food and drink and ceremonies.
On screen language activities support the acquisition and use of the Indonesian
language.
Snapshots Indonesia.
An image bank of photographs about Indonesia in 10 categories, for example
living in Indonesia, beliefs and traditions and people at work.
An invaluable CD-ROM resource for teachers and students of Indonesian and
Asian studies.
Primary Indonesian Course Books.
A series of 24 course books and 6 readers, for students learning Indonesian
by distance education, years 3-5.
Discussion points
- Developing and implementing “Languages’ teaching in a range
of schooling situations and educational contexts.
- Accessing information technology by remote and isolated students as well
as availability in mainstream schools.
- Introducing Indonesian in the early years of schooling.
- Promoting the teaching of and the use of resources for Indonesian in schools.
- Linking Indonesian studies to general classroom practice, through the
use of Indonesian based materials for cross-cultural understanding projects
without a language base.
- Using Snapshots. Indonesia in the classroom.
- Providing information on or about Indonesia to schools.
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