June 2016
Survey Questions
ePotential: Digital Learning Survey
The ePotential: Digital Learning Survey facilitates self-assessment of a teacher’s current capability to
incorporate digital technologies into their teaching and learning.
The redeveloped ePotential: Digital Learning Survey questions have been informed by:
• the previous ePotential Survey Questions and Continuum
• AITSL Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
• Victorian Curriculum: Technologies and ICT General Capability and
• UNESCO ICT Competency Standards for Teachers.
Preliminary questions
1. Indicate which of the following statements best describes your use of digital technologies in
your teaching practice:
I do not see the benefit of using technology in teaching and avoid using it.
I find using technology in teaching frustrating.
I am becoming aware of how technology could be used in teaching.
I am experimenting with the use of technology for teaching in limited contexts.
I am substituting aspects of teaching practice with technology.
I am using technology regularly across a range of teaching areas.
The discerning use of technology adds value to my teaching practice.
By leveraging technology to its full potential I am offering students expanded, creative learning
opportunities and making content more relevant and accessible.
2. These questions will help gauge school readiness for the introduction of the new Victorian
Curriculum: Technologies, as well as the use of ICT across the curriculum.
To what extent are digital technologies used on a daily basis in your classroom?
Indicate the extent to which you feel confident to use digital technologies effectively across all learning
programs.
How familiar are you with the new Victorian Curriculum: Technologies?
Is your school planning to introduce the Victorian Curriculum: Technologies in 2016?
How would you rate the current level of professional knowledge of the teachers at your school to
implement the new Victorian Curriculum: Technologies?
What support would you need to effectively implement the Victorian Curriculum: Technologies?
Questions aligned to the ePotential Continuum
Pedagogical Practices
1. Indicate the extent to which YOU use digital technologies to:
Access, organise and develop curriculum resources.
Create learning resources for my classes.
Share learning resources that you have created with other teachers within my school.
Help students understand content and concepts they find difficult.
Develop digital literacies, including the ability to authenticate, critically evaluate and select relevant
information and resources.
Assist students to set and achieve learning goals.
Differentiate learning so that it is personalised to students’ needs.
Provide students with enrichment and extension opportunities.
Expand subject provision for students through virtual learning.
Help students understand and solve real-world problems.
Support students’ development of literacy and numeracy.
Build partnerships with experts, industry, cultural organisations and communities to facilitate
authentic learning opportunities.
Actively promote their use within your school for learning and teaching.
2. Indicate the extent to which your STUDENTS use digital technologies to:
Personalise their learning.
Clarify their thinking to reflect and evaluate learning.
Deepen their learning of concepts and processes.
Create new ideas and demonstrate new knowledge.
Access, identify and use online resources, including experts.
Develop their own evidence base e.g. learning portfolios.
Participate in peer feedback.
Learn collaboratively locally and globally.
Monitor and manage their learning, e.g. set learning goal, self-moderate.
Resources:
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority: Technologies Curriculum
DET Website: Supporting Digital Learning
DigiPubs: Digital Technologies Curriculum
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Assessment and Reporting
3. Indicate the extent to which YOU use digital technologies to:
Set assessment tasks and collect data e.g. use the Insight Assessment Platform - English Online,
Mathematics Online, etc.
Provide feedback for students on their learning progress e.g. audio or video recordings, student
blogs.
Allocate and track learning tasks to students.
Enable longitudinal recording and reporting of student assessment data through online systems,
e.g. use of learning and content management systems, Insight Assessment Platform, school intranets,
etc.
Analyse and interpret student data and report findings to inform curriculum planning.
Assess student work against achievement standards, e.g. create online rubrics.
Apply interventions to target student learning needs based on data analysis.
Engage parents/carers in their child's learning e.g. communication apps.
Report to students and parents/carers on student learning progress.
Provide information to other teachers about student learning progress to support transition between
classes.
Evaluate and adapt their use to meet reporting requirements.
Resources:
DET Website: Insight Assessment Platform
DET Website: Assessment and Reporting with Digital Technologies
Classroom Organisation
4. Indicate YOUR confidence and capability to:
Ensure digital technologies used in my classroom are relevant to learning activities.
Ensure ready access to digital technologies by students in my class.
Support students to use digital technologies at home e.g. online storage, share drives, learning
management system, etc.
Provide virtual learning opportunities for extension and enrichment.
Provide virtual learning opportunities for whole subject provision.
5. STUDENTS have access to:
Online learning resources at school.
Online learning resources at home.
Shared digital devices e.g. tablets, laptops, desktop computers, for learning.
One-to-one digital devices e.g. tablets, laptops, desktop computers, for learning.
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6. Which of the following devices are used in your classroom?
iPads, apps, iTunes, and iTunesU
Android tablet, apps and Google Play
Surface
ChromeBooks
Other tablets
Mobile phones for educational use e.g. Smartphones
Laptop
Desktop
Other: (Add comment)
Resources:
DigiPubs: Planning for 1-to-1 Learning
DigiPubs: iPads for Learning
DigiPubs: Microsoft in the Classroom
DigiPubs: Digital Deck
Safe and Responsible Use
7. Indicate the extent that YOU:
Develop students’ digital citizenship and literacy through modelling and explicit teaching of ethical,
safe and legal use of digital technologies in accordance with Departmental policies and resources.
Educate students with strategies to present a positive digital presence and footprint.
Ensure that personal information is respected and protected e.g. never share personal information
(Full name, DOB, images) online unless fully informed consent has been received.
Educate students to be safe when using digital technologies, e.g. teach social media management
skills, including moderation and reporting of cyberbullying.
Support students to understand and acknowledge intellectual property and digital copyright when
using digital information.
Promote the importance of safe and responsible practice in the use of digital technologies to my
school community.
Co-ordinate the school's practice to ensure that online systems, websites and external
communications, comply with copyright, information management and privacy policies.
Resources:
DET Website: Bully Stoppers
DET Website: Safe and Responsible Use of Digital Technologies
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Resources
8. Which of the following digital technologies are used in your classroom?
DET provided tools:
Insight Assessment Platform e.g. English Online, Mathematics Online, etc
FUSE online content repository
Global2 blogging platform
Polycom video conferencing
Adobe Connect web conferencing
DigiPubs digital publications
Digital Learning News
eduSTAR Software Catalogue
MS Lync
Yammer collaboration tool
Google Apps for Education (GAFE) cloud collaboration software
Microsoft Office 365 cloud collaboration software
The Department of Education & Training website
Edumail email
EduGate intranet
ICT Planning Tool
Non-DET provided tools:
Online learning resources e.g. websites, interactives, movies, images
Content libraries e.g. Scootle and Splash
Email e.g. Gmail and Outlook
Blogs e.g. WordPress
Wikis e.g. Wikispaces
Online and web conferencing technologies e.g. Skype and Google Hangouts
Cloud collaboration software e.g. Google Apps for Education (GAFE), Microsoft Office 365
Video sharing e.g. Vimeo or You tube
Social networking websites e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Linked in
Social bookmarking and curation e.g. Pinterest, Scoopit, Flipboard
Microblogging e.g. Twitter
Content creation software or apps e.g. Show Me, Explain Everything
Content creation and delivery e.g. TED-ED, Edmodo
Presentation tools e.g. PowerPoint, Prezi
Concept mapping software e.g. Inspiration, Kidspiration
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Global collaborative projects including iEARN, Skype in the Classroom
Flipped classroom practice and resources e.g. Khan Academy, Verso
Online surveys and polls e.g. SurveyMonkey, Poll Everything and Google forms
Intelligent maps e.g. Google Maps
Resources:
DET Website: Teaching with Digital Technologies
DET Website: Online Learning and Teaching Resources
Professional Learning
9. Indicate the extent to which YOU:
Increase your knowledge to use digital technologies across all curriculum areas.
Incorporate digital technologies into your professional learning plan.
Maintain a digital professional portfolio.
Keep up to date on new digital technologies and their capacity to add value to learning and teaching.
Use digital technologies to access, organise and develop resources and information for your learning
and teaching program.
Participate in online communities of practice to support professional learning.
Engage with informal teacher networks to improve the use of digital technologies in teaching and
learning.
Engage in regular discussion with colleagues aimed at improving the use of digital technologies in
classrooms.
Engage with professional associations to improve the use of digital technologies in teaching and
learning.
Resources:
DET Website: Professional Learning
Digital Learning News: Professional Learning Calendar
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Leading Digital Learning
1. Indicate the extent to which YOU feel confident to:
Lead discussion with others on the use of digital technologies to add value to student learning.
Facilitate school-based professional learning on using digital technologies in the classroom.
Explore and demonstrate the use of new and emerging digital technologies in the classroom that
benefit teaching and learning.
Model and lead the analysis of student data to inform planning for students’ individual needs.
Implement ICT peer coaching and/or mentoring programs in my school
Seek opportunities to collaborate with professional teams to support colleagues and learn from each
other.
Develop, review and update the school’s ICT Plan and shared vision for using digital technologies.
Contribute to strategic planning that increases the use of digital technologies in my school.
Build a culture which promotes the value of digital technologies within our school community.
Build partnerships with industry and community groups to facilitate authentic learning opportunities
for students using digital technologies.
Lead the implementation of the new Victorian Curriculum: Technologies (Design and Technologies
and Digital Technologies) in my school.
Resources:
DET Website: ICT School Planning
DET Website: Unlocking the Potential
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