21 August, 2009 – 12:24 pm
A common theme in a number of the investigations undertaken as part of Education.au’s Strategic ICT Advisory Service to the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations was the need to ensure that pre-service teachers were provided with plenty of opportunities to learn about and use ICT in terms of both skills and […]
18 August, 2009 – 3:51 pm
The ‘Towards a 21st Century National Software Infrastructure for Education‘ report from Education.au’s Strategic ICT Advisory Service for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) makes a number of important points and recommendations focussed on bringing together and building on existing and planned initiatives.
It suggests that “the infrastructure should be focused on connecting […]
11 August, 2009 – 8:45 am
A large amount of work has already been and is currently being undertaken around the use of e-portfolios within education and training. This investigation has sought to provide insight into use of e-portfolios in Australia’s current economic climate, where policy makers are challenged regarding how best to support and manage Australia’s workforce
The E-portfolios beyond education […]
10 August, 2009 – 4:39 pm
Education.au has just released another of its reports produced for the Strategic ICT Advisory Service it’s providing to the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
The Annual Report on Emerging Technologies: Planning for Change report is the culmination of SICTAS’ investigative research program. It incorporates and extends the recommendations made […]
Cloud computing is another buzz word spilling into the education sector and IT press.
What does it mean for a teacher, for education, for a school?
In simple terms cloud computing enables you to access software applications, hardware, data and computer processing power on the web, rather than loading software onto your own computer or school server. […]
23 February, 2009 – 10:55 am
At a recent national conference about new technologies, education and the way forward - sponsored by government - the conference convenor began the event by telling people there was wireless internet access with some power points to plug laptops into at the side of the room, but she would prefer it if people didn’t ‘check […]
18 February, 2009 – 2:07 pm
Education.au is providing a Strategic ICT Advisory Service to the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. The report on Collaboration in Teaching and Learning is the first public report from this service.
The report focuses on the information and communications technologies that enable collaborative learning to happen online and includes school education, vocational […]
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23 January, 2009 – 1:08 pm
Already I’m feeling a little weary. It’s only January and it seems that already there’s more technology on the horizon that may need to be integrated into teaching and learning.
The Horizon 2009 report, produced by the New Media Consortium and Educause, has been released and its focus is on emerging technologies and higher education.
Within the […]
