Co. Louth VEC recently received the tremendous news that two of its schools have been chosen to take part in a new government schools project that aims to bring high-speed broadband connectivity to students and teachers across the country. O’Fiaich College, Dundalk and St Oliver’s Community College, Drogheda have both been included in the first tranche of second level schools nationally to take part in the project. The communications Minister, Eamon Ryan, TD, named the schools at the launch of the initiative in the Digital Hub Learning Studio in Dublin recently.
The delivery of this high-speed broadband will greatly improve the potential of information and communications technology (ICT) in both teaching and learning. Pádraig McGovern, Principal of O’Fiaich College said that “this development will open up a world of opportunity for students and deliver cu
tting edge multimedia applications into classrooms; it will facilitate more diverse teaching methodologies for teachers and make learning more enjoyable for students”.
O’Fiaich College caters for some 815 mainstream and post-Leaving Certificate students and is already recognised as a leading edge school when it comes to ICT in education. Currently, the school has a student-to-computer ratio of 1.8:1 with the national average for second-level schools standing at 7:1. High-speed wireless broadband will mean that students and teachers will be able to upload and download material from the internet much faster, access high-volume digital educational content and connect instantly to websites from all over the world.
St. Oliver
’s Community College currently caters for over 1,000 students and is well advanced in the integration of ICT into teaching and learning. The school is equipped with a state of the art computer suite with plans afoot to develop a second suite, the school’s specialist subjects have access to specialised ICT equipment while many general classrooms are fitted out with ICT hardware and internet access. High-speed wireless broadband will mean that students and teachers will be able to upload and download material from the internet much faster, access high-volume digital educational content and connect instantly to websites from all over the world.
O'Fiaich College is currently provided with a 10mbps broadband connection and St. Olivers with a 2mpbs connection. At 100mpbs, the new broadband connection will be similar to that offered to high-end national and multinational companies operating in Ireland. It is expected that the new connections will be in operation in time for the 2009/2010 school year.
The introduction of this high speed wireless broadband programme offers huge potential for learning and pushes the education boundaries far beyond the classroom. It will enhance the educational experience across the wide range of subjects taught in Co. Louth VEC schools.
The delivery of this high-speed broadband will greatly improve the potential of information and communications technology (ICT) in both teaching and learning. Pádraig McGovern, Principal of O’Fiaich College said that “this development will open up a world of opportunity for students and deliver cu
tting edge multimedia applications into classrooms; it will facilitate more diverse teaching methodologies for teachers and make learning more enjoyable for students”.O’Fiaich College caters for some 815 mainstream and post-Leaving Certificate students and is already recognised as a leading edge school when it comes to ICT in education. Currently, the school has a student-to-computer ratio of 1.8:1 with the national average for second-level schools standing at 7:1. High-speed wireless broadband will mean that students and teachers will be able to upload and download material from the internet much faster, access high-volume digital educational content and connect instantly to websites from all over the world.
St. Oliver
’s Community College currently caters for over 1,000 students and is well advanced in the integration of ICT into teaching and learning. The school is equipped with a state of the art computer suite with plans afoot to develop a second suite, the school’s specialist subjects have access to specialised ICT equipment while many general classrooms are fitted out with ICT hardware and internet access. High-speed wireless broadband will mean that students and teachers will be able to upload and download material from the internet much faster, access high-volume digital educational content and connect instantly to websites from all over the world.O'Fiaich College is currently provided with a 10mbps broadband connection and St. Olivers with a 2mpbs connection. At 100mpbs, the new broadband connection will be similar to that offered to high-end national and multinational companies operating in Ireland. It is expected that the new connections will be in operation in time for the 2009/2010 school year.
The introduction of this high speed wireless broadband programme offers huge potential for learning and pushes the education boundaries far beyond the classroom. It will enhance the educational experience across the wide range of subjects taught in Co. Louth VEC schools.
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