Enacting key skills-based curricula in secondary education: lessons from a technology-mediated,group-based learning initiative |
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| Authors: | Keith Johnston Claire Conneely Damian Murchan Brendan Tangney |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Research in IT in Education, School of Education, Trinity College Dublin, Irelandkjohnsto@tcd.ie;3. Centre for Research in IT in Education, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland;4. School of Education, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland;5. Centre for Research in IT in Education, School of Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland |
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| Abstract: | Bridge21 is an innovative approach to learning for secondary education that was originally conceptualised as part of a social outreach intervention in the authors’ third-level institution whereby participants attended workshops at a dedicated learning space on campus focusing on a particular model of technology-mediated group-based learning. This paper analyses the current expansion of the Bridge21 project to mainstream schools against a backdrop of government-led reforms for lower secondary education in Ireland. The key skills central to the proposed reforms aim to make education more relevant to the challenges of twenty-first-century living and, among other goals, to empower students to think critically, communicate effectively and work collaboratively. This paper investigates the viability of the Bridge21 model in facilitating the promotion of a selection of these key skills within the context of two case study schools. |
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| Keywords: | key skills technology group based learning |
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