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Complex Digital Divides

May 20, 2008 – 3:07 pm

The issue of digital divides is a very complex one and, as I see it, like a prism with a number of facets. In Australia each obvious digital divide has more divides within it, depending on your point of view.
For example, let’s think about the DD in the school sector. There is, some literature/anecdotal research […]

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

AICTEC Learner Research Project

April 24, 2008 – 2:54 pm

The Australian Information and Communications Technology in Education Committee (AICTEC) is a national, cross-sectoral committee responsible for providing advice to all Australian Ministers of Education and Training on the economic and effective utilisation of online technologies in Australian education and training. AICTEC Website.
Most recently published:
Students’ voices learning with technologies: Students’ expectations about learning with technologies: […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, teaching and learning, statistics, Australian education | Comments (0)

Digital Education Revolution

February 7, 2008 – 7:29 am

The Australian Government has established a Digital Education Revolution website at http://www.digitaleducationrevolution.gov.au/. The main items on the site at present are a definition of the program as it relates to Australian schools, some information about the broadband fibre scheme, a short FAQ page, and information about a subscription service that will notify subscribers of significant […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, teaching and learning, schools, online technologies, Australian education, learning environments | Comments (3)

Digital Divide - change of focus

September 12, 2007 – 11:22 am

One of the ideas that crossed my mind yesterday as I was writing my blog about the Creating and Connecting report, was that it focussed on online students and parents. Nowhere did I see an estimate of the %age of the population who might not have any online access.
It was also ‘telling’ (in a quirky […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, teaching and learning, eduausem2007, web 2.0, Howard Rheingold | Comments (0)