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CASTnet Overview

CASTnet (Church Agencies & Schools Technology network) is a joint e-learning initiative of the Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Broken Bay, the Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Wagga Wagga and the Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Wollongong.

CASTnet, via the national CEnet (Catholic Education network) initiative, connects over 150,000 students and 15,000 staff, from over 390 catholic schools across Australia, to a state-of-the-art, e-learning environment.

The provision of CASTnet lies at the core of our approach to enhancing learning and teaching in the 21st century through the provision of e-learning technologies. CASTnet empowers both teachers and students, and facilitates communication, publication, sharing and collaboration - all key elements of any successful learning and teaching environment. The CASTnet learning and Internet management system provides schools with the capacity to access educational content in a safe manner and interact with other schools across dioceses and indeed, the world. It is enabling the Diocese to establish a true connected learning community, incorporating associated agencies and parishes.

For students, CASTnet provides:

• anytime, anywhere access to their own e-learning environment
• personalised user experience enhancing interest and ownership
• collaborative online programs aimed at building learning communities
• delivery of targeted learning content
• extension activities to foster independent learning
• opportunities for parental involvement in children's learning programs (by having access to their children's personal e-learning portal, personal e-mail portal, class e-learning portal(s) and personal e-learning portfolio from home)
• access to resources that best suit their learning styles and abilities by choosing from the wide range of resources available.

This is an exciting time for Diocese, as we truly become a Connected Learning Community.