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ISSN 1449-0528 Issue 18 | June 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
Education Review technology guide
ICT articles on students, principals and teachers

Student voices graphic

Education Review has published a downloadable Technology Guide - articles include:

  • Speaking up: What students think about using technology in the classroom 
  • Follow the leader: The principal's role in driving the uptake of technology 
  • First impressions: New teachers' opinions and practices around using technology

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ICT forums across the nation
Futures discussion paper available

RSS character with laptop18 consultation forums with Australian education and training authorities and practitioners will check  the pulse of learning technologies across the nation, and help guide future directions for Education Network Australia (edna).
 

See discussion paper & me.edu.au blog for details. 
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Not school again
UK Educator to help establish Australian program for disaffected learners

Dr Jean JohnsonA leading English expert in the design and implementation of on-line programs for disaffected youth will meet leading educators across the country this month to promote what could be a new type of learning for Australian teenagers.

Dr Jean Johnson will discuss how her on-going work with notschool.net  is resulting in thousands of UK teenagers turning their lives around.

Contact Education.au for details.
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e-portfolio security and privacy
Report on managing learner content.

e-portfolio iconA new VET report addresses questions on e-portfolio implementation:

  • what are the legal requirements?
  • who owns the content?
  • how can learning evidence be verified?

 

Australian Flexible Learning Framework
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What's on this month
Upcoming conferences and events

Open for EducationVITTA workshops of best of breed Open Source applications and open approaches to education.  Victorian IT Teachers Association,  June 10, Melbourne.

 

 

Blended Learning conferenceUQ Blended Learning conference for university teachers will explore how embedding the use of technology alongside more traditional face-to-face teaching can enhance students' engagement with the learning process.  University of Queensland, 18 June, Brisbane.

 

e-Gems logoe-Gems  are live web-conferencing sessions for the VET sector. The international award-winning QTImPlayer mobile device allows teachers and trainers to remotely assess learners on the job. 
Elluminate web conference 22 June 12.30-1.30 AEST.

 

Education Revolution conference logoThe Education Revolution in Action Conference: a practical approach by John Paul College and Independent Schools Queensland.  22-23 June, Daisy Hill (20 minutes south of Brisbane).

 

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More upcoming conferences and workshops at

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The most significant current development in ICT is the rapid shift from organisation-centric to person-centric tools and services.
 

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  Awards for teaching excellence

nominate now

 
Do you have a colleague to nominate for the ICT section of  the Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence?

Closing date
19 June.

 		 
 
  1 university: 2 million students

Indira Ghandi

Video discussion with Professor Uma Kanjilal from Indira Ghandi National Open University (IGNOU) on her recent tour meeting with Australian educators.


IGNOU makes use of television and radio networks, face to face delivery and online technologies supporting 2 million students.

 		 
 
  & the winner is...

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Winner of the edna user survey prize is Kellie from DETWA!

 		 
 
  ICT story to showcase?

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