Expectations of Students

Erindale College Remote Learning Guide

This guide has been developed to assist students and their families whilst we are transitioning to new ways of learning:

Erindale College Remote Learning Guide


Engaging in Online Learning

In order to pass an ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies course it is mandated that the student must actively participate in at least 90% of classroom tasks.

To endorse this level of participation by online students, teachers will have certain expectations for providing ‘proof’ of completion of work.

This may take the form of:

· Responding to tasks through Google Classroom

· Submission of tasks through Google Classroom

· Engaging in regular discussions with teachers and peers via Google Classroom comments or email

· Submitting assessment pieces

Each unit will have its own expectations so students must be very clear about what they need to complete in order to meet the expectations of the course. These will be made clear in the unit outlines provided by the teacher.

If the student is not adhering to these expectations, the teacher will make contact with the student to address the concern. If this continues, the student will be at risk of ‘V’ grading the course and no points or assessment scores will be awarded.

Assessment and Certification

Students are responsible for being proactive and diligently completing online work and assessment set by the school.

In the current situation, students are expected to be continuously engaged with the course work provided by the school. Participation will be tracked through student log ons to Google Classroom and submission of learning activities.

Teachers will aim to continue the learning of students and provide students with appropriate assessment opportunities. To be awarded units towards the Senior Secondary Certificate, students are expected to meet engagement with learning and assessment requirements.

The expectation set out by the Board of Senior Secondary Studies (BSSS) is that students will complete 55 hours of structured learning activities to be awarded each unit. These hours will be made up of a combination of live - synchronous - activities; and tutorials, uploaded learning activities, resources, assessment support - asynchronous - structured learning.

Live webinars will be conducted through the Google Meet function embedded within the Google Classroom Platform. Structured learning activities will also be accessed by students through the Google Classroom.

Assessment already started:

By Week 10, your teachers will have informed you of any changes to due dates for existing assessment items that you have begun. Some of these items will have been adapted to reflect that you now need to complete the task at home.

Please contact your teacher if you require any support with these.

Term 2 Assessment:

Changes will be made to assessment items for the rest of the semester and the College will now amend Unit Outlines.

Teachers will make contact with you to propose the changes to tasks, weightings and submission dates.

New Unit Outlines

These will be distributed in Week 10 in preparation for Term 2. reflecting all the changes your teacher discussed with you.

A big change you will notice is that there are no exams which require supervision.

The Board of Senior Secondary Studies (BSSS) has requested that all assessment items be designed without supervision requirements. Conditions of assessment items will be altered to reflect this.


Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the copying, paraphrasing or summarising of work, in any form, without acknowledgement of sources, and presenting this as your own work.

Examples of plagiarism could include, but are not limited to:

  • submitting all or part of another person’s work with/without that person’s knowledge

  • submitting all or part of a paper from a source text without proper acknowledgement

  • copying part of another person’s work from a source text, supplying proper documentation, but leaving out quotation marks

  • submitting materials which paraphrase or summarise another person’s work or ideas without appropriate documentation

  • submitting a digital image, sound, design, photograph or animation, altered or unaltered, without proper acknowledgement of the source.


AST and ATAR

Australian Scaling Test (AST) and ATAR

Both the BSSS and schools are working together to maximise the opportunity for students to achieve an ATAR in 2020.

AST

The college is currently preparing to deliver AST preparation in an online format. It is imperative that all Year 12 students wanting to undertake the test are engaged in this preparation. Below are some important updates to note:

AST Google Classroom:

All Year 12 Tertiary students wanting to undertake the AST have been sent a text message requesting they join the Google Classroom. Any students who have not done so yet, need to join this as soon as possible. The code is: qicsvum. All delivery of AST content will come through this platform.

Online Tutorials:

There are currently a set of Short Response Activities that students can complete and upload to the AST Google Classroom. Students who upload their work will have that time added to their AST R Unit. Answers to the questions will be uploaded on Tuesday 7th April.

Multiple Choice Trial:

The trial that was due to take place last week, will now go ahead on Wednesday 8th April in an online format. Students will have from the 8th of April, through to the 26th April to complete the test. This test should take approximately 2 hours 15 minutes to complete. In addition to receiving their results on the completion of the test, students will also have the hours put towards their AST R unit.

Please contact Amy Smith (AST Coordinator) at amy.smith@ed.act.edu.au


Communicating with Teachers

How will teachers communicate with me?

All primary communication will come through Google Classroom and your student email account.

Make it a habit to check both platforms daily.

Consider also adding the Google Classroom app on your mobile device so you can be notified of any new posts (and have notifications turned on to ensure you are aware of all new posts).

How should I contact teachers?

  • Teachers can be contacted via Google Classroom comments and email, Monday to Friday.

  • Teacher emails are in the following form: firstname.lastname@ed.act.edu.au

· Please note: Teachers are not expected to respond to emails on the weekend and will be available for contact Monday – Friday.

What should I do if I’m having problems or need help?

· Make contact with your classroom teacher in the first instance. If your issue is not resolved, you may contact the SLC for that Academy.

· Contact your Link Teacher

· Contact your Link Coordinator (details are provided in the ‘Wellbeing’ section of this document)

· Contact the School Psychologist if you need an appointment

· Contact the School on 02 6142 2977


If a student is experiencing technical issues with their school issued device or having difficulty with a password or log on, please log a request for a call back from the school’s ITO (Information Technology Officer) by phoning the school on 02 6142 2977 or emailing our IT Officer: nigel.bourke@ed.act.edu.au