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Check your technologies in here please

May 11, 2009 – 9:26 am

The recently published CoSN report Leadership for Web 2.0 in Education: Promise and Reality says that despite “a growing body of evidence that the collaboration inherent in the participatory
nature of Web 2.0 tools can be leveraged to deepen student learning through authentic, real-world learning…. too many are being asked to check their technologies each morning […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, online technologies, learning environments, web 2.0, future schooling | Comments (2)

Digital Britain

February 24, 2009 – 8:00 am

Late in January this year the British government published a plan called digital Britain- interim report to secure Britain’s place at the forefront of the global digital economy. The interim report contains more than 20 recommendations, including specific proposals on:
* next generation networks
* universal access to broadband
[…]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, future schooling | Comments (0)

Rupert Murdoch speaks about education

November 25, 2008 – 11:00 am

Here are some links to some of the things Rupert Murdoch has said recently about Australian education and our national future.
Education is a global currency
An article in the Australian newspaper in which he says that business companies need to take a more active part in working with government to ensure that the schools are giving […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, Australian education, innovation, future schooling | Comments (4)

The State of the Revolution

October 29, 2008 – 8:37 am

28 October, ABC’s Australia Talks, Education Revolution. - podcast of the programme available.
The preamble:
The Rudd government says it’s committed to establishing Australia as one of the world’s most highly educated and skilled nations. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the promised education revolution marks the first time all states and territories have committed to a national […]

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Transforming education with technology

July 17, 2008 – 9:43 am

An article on eSCHOOL NEWS titled NECC highlights tech’s ‘transformative’ power reports on the 2008 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in San Antonio. Transformation and collaboration were the central ideas.
ISTE President Trina J. Davis opened the conference by challenging attendees to really transform education through the use of technology, not just layer technology onto traditional […]

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Creating the 21st-Century Classroom

April 11, 2008 – 9:17 am

Once again I’ve borrowed the title of this blog from elsewhere, this time from a news item from eSchoolNews who have put together some stories about how some schools are transforming the use of technology in classrooms.
Preparing today’s youth to succeed in the digital economy requires a new kind of teaching and learning. Skills […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, schools, Australian education, future schooling | Comments (0)

Teachers on a learning curve

April 10, 2008 – 5:09 pm

This title comes from an article in the Australian last weekend. Technology is changing the way we learn, the way our students learn, and it must have that effect too on the way we teach. It is interesting to read what the first teacher interviewed for this article says:

an initial steep learning curve is followed […]

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Australia 2020 Schools & Youth Summits

February 25, 2008 – 8:14 am

Schools Summit
The Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, has announced that Australian school children will have a voice at the Australia 2020 Summit.
All Australian primary and secondary schools will be invited to host their own Schools Summits in the lead up to the Australia 2020 Summit in April. Schools are invited […]

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How things are changing

February 22, 2008 – 2:24 pm

You probably all seen this video
Education Today and Tomorrow
But have you seen these from Michael Wesch?

A Vision of Students Today (Students 2.0)

Information R/evolution

The Machine is Us/ing Us

Many thanks to Elliot Masie for pointing to Students 2.0

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, web 2.0, digital footprint | Comments (0)