ISSN 1449-0528 Issue 16 | April 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
e-portfolios for RPL assessment
Key findings on current engagement in the VET sector

Learner with laptopNew VET report demonstrating how e-portfolios are supporting good practice in recognition of prior learning (RPL) practice through evidence capture and validation, and complementing conversational style of good RPL process.

 

Also see the Education.au e-portfolios in Australian education and training  2008 National Symposium Report.

Australian Flexible Learning Framework


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ACEC call for papers
Digital Diversity April 2010

ACEC logoIn 2010, the biennial Australian Computers in Education Conference will be hosted in Melbourne by ICT in Education Victoria (ICTV).

 

ACEC conference themes include:

  • School improvement and ICT vision
  • Technology infrastructure
  • Professional learning
  • 21st century teaching and learning
  • Virtual schooling / elearning

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ACODE Institute 2009
Higher education learning technologies leadership institute

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ACODE Institute registrations open 6 April for a live-in professional development experience for staff of higher education institutions in Australasia engaged in the deployment of learning technologies.

30 August - 3 September 2009, Coolangatta


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Copyright and Creative Commons licencing
elearning insights podcast

Creative Commons logosCreative Commons (CC) is an international movement to create licenses that allow creators to freely share their works online.

 

In this episode of e-learning insights, we talk with Delia Browne, National Copyright Director for MCEETYA and Jessica Coates, Project Manager, Creative Commons Clinic, Queensland University of Technology about copyright in a shared online environment.

 

MCEETYA (the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs) and Creative Commons Australia are teaming up to help educators thread their way through the maze - so they can advise learners and model best practice.


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What's on this month
Upcoming conferences and events

CDAA logoGet Smart: Career Development value adds for people and business is the central theme for the Career Development Association of Australia national career conference . 

15-17 April, Melbourne, includes myfuture presentations.

 

Futures focused school logoThe Futures Focused School workshops are a  two day professional learning activity for school leadership teams,  to incorporate futures thinking into their strategic planning.

Teaching Australia and Educational Transformations, March-May 2009 in metro and regional areas.

 

edna logoedna workshops in Adelaide (full), Canberra, Sydney (full), Brisbane and Toowoomba.

One-day mini-conference including digital resources, e-portfolios, ICT integration and web conferencing.

  

 

MoodleMoot UK is a conference dedicated to users, developers and administrators of the open source Moolde virtual learning environment (VLE). MoodleMoot 2009 features Australian keynote Moodlers Martin Dougiamis and Julian Ridden. April 7-8 Leicestershire.

 moodlemoot.org

More upcoming conferences and workshops at

edna events.


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  5 minute survey
edna user satisfaction feedback

 

Your feedback on edna and me services is invaluable to make these services as useful as possible to you.

Respondents go into the prize draw for a $100 book or music voucher.

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  Teaching Australia Awards
Additional award for excellence in ICT

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The Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence recognise and celebrate the exceptional achievements of the teaching profession from early childhood through to senior secondary schooling.

 Award nomination

 
 
  April teaching resources

Anzac digger

edna theme pages are popular resources for  teachers and students. This month's themes include  Anzac Day and Easter.

 

 
 
  edna is hiring
Web content officer

This position will maintain web content, interactive media, news and help materials for edna and related networks.

 

Position details

Location: Adelaide, Closing date: 6 April.

 

 
 
  Indian ICT expert to share knowledge with Australia

Professor Uma Kanjilal

Australian visit to Adelaide and Canberra by Professor Uma Kanjilal, director of the School of Social Sciences at the Indira Gandhi Open University and one of India’s leading ICT experts.