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Author Archives: Kerrie Smith

I have worked at education.au since winning the position of EdNA Online’s Schools Information Officer in November 2000.
In 2006 I became the Communications Officer managing edna’s Collaborative Tools.
From the beginning of 2007 to mid 2008 I was Assistant Manager, edna, Professional Learning and Online Communities. In that position I wrote the Networker (an edna newsletter), and managed various places on edna Groups, edna Lists, and edna Sandpit Groups.

In mid 2008 I became the Education.au Limited Executive Officer with direct responsibility to the CEO.
I am passionate about online communities and their ability to connect people and assist them in their professional development or simply as a complement to their day to day life.

Other places you can find me: http://me.edu.au/p/ksmith and Smik’s Learning Space (often neglected)

I am one of those lucky people whose work and hobbies mesh, and boundaries between them are blurred. In the course of my work I spend a lot of time each year travelling (which I love), giving presentations and leading hands-on workshops on a variety of topics such as making online communities work, getting the most out of RSS and so on.
I have occupied various positions in CEGSA, Computers In Education Group of SA, and won a number of awards both state and national for my work with teachers in ICT.

In my ’spare’ time I review crime and mystery novels for Random House Australia and run an online murder mystery discussion group called oz_mystery_readers. My reviews are published at http://www.reviewers-choice.com/kerrie_smith.htm

Track this side of me at CrimeSpace, Mysteries in Paradise, and LibraryThing

Using games to engage

July 3, 2009 – 1:01 pm

In my experience of teaching history, Ancient Egypt was always a hit.
I once found a choose-your-own-adventure style of web site, where visitors could explore a newly found tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Looking back now, it was very text based, although it had graphics, but some students really loved it.
The Pew report titled […]

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ACEC2010 - DiGITAL DiVERSITY - Call for Papers

June 26, 2009 – 8:31 am

The Australian Computers in Education Conference (ACEC) managed by the Australian Council for Computers in Education is the most important conference for Australian teachers who use computers in their teaching and learning, and isn’t that all of us these days?
Held every 2 years, ACEC attracts a number of significant speakers and gives Australian educators the […]

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Using & Embedding ICTs in Australian tertiary education

June 19, 2009 – 10:09 am

I am interested in creating a quick snapshot of the use of ICTS by tertiary lecturers.
I have created a form on Google Docs aimed at Australian university or TAFE lecturers, that seeks to clarify some questions I have in regard to the use of ICTs in teaching and learning.
I just want to gather a quick […]

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Notschool in the media

June 18, 2009 – 5:07 pm

Jean Johnson and Jonny Dyer from notschool.net have been visiting Australian cities this week at the instigation of Education.au.
Yesterday Jean and Jonny had a busy day that included interviews on ABC radio, nationally, in Adelaide, and in Canberra; an interview for ABC TV, an interview with The Australian newspaper, a presentation to the CEO and […]

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21st Century Learning seminar, 11 September

June 16, 2009 – 12:20 pm

A one day seminar to be held in Sydney on 11 September showcasing leading edge technology in education.
Featuring speakers from
* Apple
* Microsoft
* CISCO
* Telstra
MCEETYA Melbourne Declaration on educational goals for young Australians.
‘Globalisation and technological change are placing greater demands on education and skill development in Australia and the nature of jobs available to young Australians […]

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There’s always room for “other”

June 12, 2009 – 11:41 am

This blog “thread” is about Facebook and Twitter: access to them and use of them by educators, either on a personal or educational basis. See yesterday’s post.
I have come to the last question that I asked people in the Google docs survey a few weeks back. “Any other comment you’d like to make?”
The focus in […]

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Twitter & Facebook - at work or not?

June 11, 2009 – 11:17 am

A sequel to yesterday’s posting about Social Networking Guidelines.
I got a bit personal with Question 9 of the mini survey:
“How do you honestly feel when you notice a staff member on Twitter or Facebook at their desk?”
and I think I got the full range of answers, from those who thought the person was probably wasting […]

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Social Networking Guidelines - Twitter, Facebook etc

June 10, 2009 – 12:15 pm

In the mini survey that I ran about Twitter and Facebook, Question 7 asked “Should there be specific published guidelines for use of Twitter or Facebook?”
no - 8; undecided - 10; yes - 23. So it seems the jury is still out on this.
Some people are pretty adamant they don’t need guidelines, others want to […]

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Education.au at International Education Symposium

June 9, 2009 – 9:12 am

Greg Black, CEO of Education.au will be in Rome for an important international Education Symposium this week.
Press release: Brussels, 8 June 2009
First international symposium brings together major global networks for innovation in education
More than 130 high-level decision-makers from 30 countries, members of international networks active in the field of ICT in education are expected to […]

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National Change Your Password Day, 5 June

June 5, 2009 – 11:40 am

Australians are being encouraged to take some simple steps to improve their online security as part of National E-security Awareness Week, June 5 - 12 2009.
Stay Smart Online provides all Australian online users with information on the simple steps they can take to be secure themselves online. This includes information and advice on how to […]

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