Innovative uses of ICT in Chilean schools

This paper presents some of the results of the study of seven cases of innovative pedagogical practices using ICT. The study was performed in the framework of the application of SITES M2 in Chile. The results are divided in two sections, the first presents a summary of each case, highlighting its innovative characteristics that serve as models of 'good practice' for Chilean teachers. The second part presents the results of the analysis of what teachers did in these cases; the impact on students; and the type of teaching and learning activities in use. Results show that these projects did not provide evidence of having impact on students' learning achievement as defined in the national curriculum. However, they show that students participating in these projects could learn other things, had the opportunity to develop abilities defined as cross-curricular and practised ICT related skills. The analysis of the teaching and learning activities highlights some deficiencies in the way that teachers implement new teaching strategies.

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