Episode 22 As learning moves online and educators and learners look to use and share materials, there are issues regarding copyright and educational exemptions that both groups need to consider.
What is legal to use in a classroom often is not legal to make available to the wider internet, despite an educational use or context.
If you […]
Is the wealth of information and tools available electronically expanding our ideas on what literacies are necessary for lifelong learning? Or is the term literacy becoming over-used?
edna Education Officer Belinda Spry has been leading workshop sessions around Australia on this topic and this episode is a recording of an online discussion with a passionate group […]
Calling teachers, principals and administrators – it’s time your voice was heard (literally) on the next E-learning Insights Vox Pop.
Studies from Australia and the United States show that children as young as 8 years old are getting online to explore virtual worlds, set up online identities, chat in chat rooms and share photos and videos.
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Educators share their thoughts on blogging - some via emails read out by the host, others by audio messages left on a voice board set up for the podcast in this interactive edition of edna’s E-learning Insights.
Al Upton’s hands-on experience using blogging as an educational tool covers learning outcomes, frustration with content filters and extending the learning beyond school walls. Discover how even less tech-savvy teachers can harness the power of blogging and help students stay safe online.
Share four insights into education network Australia’s (edna’s) past, present and future and the paralell journey of e-learning in Australia. We hear from current education.au CEO Greg Black, former CEO Gerry White, General Manager of Business Development Garry Putland and edna Communications Officer Kerrie Smith.
The Australian National University’s SkillSoup podcast launched in February 2007 with the aim of helping new students transition into higher education studies. Dr. Megan Poore of ANU’s Academic Skills and Learning Centre gives an overview of the SkillSoup story and offers her perspective on podcasting as a communications and education tool.
3-D virtual worlds are bold new frontiers for educators who are looking for ways of making learning a more engaging, interactive experience. Of these, Second Life is the one getting the most press. But is the environment that Second Life provides really worth the time and effort it takes to learn how to use it? […]
A new breed of edna workshop is coming to a capital city near you in 2007. From new edna features to incorporating new technologies, Kim Edgar of education.au gives us an overview of what’s on offer.
In the second part of our interview with Lara MacDonell of NetAlert, we discuss the Wise Up to IT internet safety program for older teens, look at the growing problem of cyber bullying and talk about the upcoming International Safer Internet Day and Blogathon.
