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.
45 scientists, 2 Tasmanian school teachers and a stuffed polar bear are headed to Antarctica and schools around the world will be able to share in the Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystems Experiment as part of International Polar year.
Australian screen spans more than 100 years of Australian audiovisual production - and makes samples of these films, television programs, home movies and advertisements available for download. The site includes a special education section with teacher’s notes create by the Le@rning Federation. Join us as we talk with Ron Saunders, the Executive Producer of the site for the Australian Film Commission and Meg Mappin, the Le@rning Federation’s Project manager.
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? And with issues such as bandwidth limitations and limited access to up to date hardware - is it a viable choice?
We talk with Lindy McEwan and Jo Kay (known “in world” as Decka Mah and Jokay Wollongong respectively), two educators who approach the use of Second Life from unique perspectives and are making some surprising discoveries.
Cyberbullying can have a devastating impact on the lives of the victims and it’s a growing problem for educators all over the world . Although this interview with Lara MacDonnell is aimed at primary and secondary school educators, cyberbullying is an issue that is affecting all sectors and age groups. Learn more about this growing problem and find out what your organisation can do to help guard against it.
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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.
In part one of a two-part interview, we look at the four interactive internet safety education programs created by NetAlert, Australia’s internet safety advisory body. These innovative programs, complete with teachers’ guides, are available for preschool kids all the way up to older teens.
In this interview with Patrick Stoddart of the Education Development and Technology Centre of the University of New South Wales, we look at recent survey results on the impact of readily available audio and video downloads of lectures on class attendance, participation and teaching.
