About Knowledge Bank

In the bigger picture of an emerging digital revolution in education, Knowledge Bank will assist teachers to meet the associated challenges of connectivity, safety and navigation by providing them with easy-to-use collaborative tools and trusted pathways to join with creating innovative pedagogies for the 21st century.

Background to Knowledge Bank

First set up in 2004 as part of the Victorian State Government's reforms in education, Knowledge Bank grew out of the recognition that teachers especially need an online site to discover, discuss and contribute to the innovative practices improving teaching and learning outcomes in schools. Initially conceived of as a repository for teachers’ best and emerging practices, Knowledge Bank is evolving to realise the opportunities which come with ‘Web2.0’.

Web 2.0 promises a fundamental change among users, from knowledge consumers to knowledge collaborators, and these type of changes will be further supported by an extensive upgrade of Knowledge Bank’s technical infrastructure, to be released shortly under the name of ‘Knowledge Bank: Next Generation’.

Knowledge Bank today

Organised around the five key themes of student learning, leadership, professional learning, whole school improvement and community partnerships, Knowledge Bank is:

an online site where educators can quickly find reliable and credible information on 21st century schooling
the place where Victorian teachers can share and critically reflect on innovative teaching and learning practices
a site which collates and stores local knowledge of Victorian educational innovation, in one readily accessible repository.

How to contribute to Knowledge Bank

Unlike traditional collections or repositories, Knowledge Bank is a dynamic and interactive site, devoted to capturing contemporary classroom innovative practices. Hence, in part, it relies on teachers and others to contribute to its ongoing development. The way teachers and others can do this is by: