A discussion here yesterday with colleagues at education.au got me thinking about how different things might be once you can assume that every Year 9-12 secondary student has access to a computer all the time while at school.
One of our group commented that everything that has happened so far in the last 20 years with […]
This article comes from eSchool News for April 22. Educators attending a webinar on gaming in education agreed that online gaming can help students develop many of the skills they’ll be required to use upon leaving school. such as critical thinking, problem solving and creativity.
Many education groups, such as ISTE and the Discovery Educator Network […]
International discussions like this one are important for Australian educators, to increase our understanding of global education problems. You will see below that Theme number 5 is a forum for for children and young people to exchange their views. Perhaps you might like to help your students contribute and participate.
Join the forum here There […]
Parents and education systems alike share anxiety about protecting children online.
A recent UK report that is the result of a six-month study by child psychologist Dr Tanya Byron tries to tread a delicate line between tighter regulation and better coordinated parental education. Obviously the education systems will have to match the duty of care that […]
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 […]
February 6, 2008 – 9:00 am
To blog or not to blog is the question the current issue that edna’s e-learning insights is focussing on. The producer, Kerry Johnson, reports that the result of a recent Blogging Vox Pop was a rich cross-section of view points from educators across sectors and nation wide. Listeners submitted their responses by email or by […]
January 31, 2008 – 4:11 pm
The Horizon Report 2008 edition, a collaboration between the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, describes six emerging technologies or practices that will likely enter mainstream use in learning-focused organizations within three adoption horizons over the next one to five years. Also highlighted are a set of challenges and trends that will influence […]
January 17, 2008 – 9:23 am
This is the topic of the Economist.com Oxford style debate currently taking place. It is the third of a series of debates conducted at http://www.economist.com/debate/ on education and connected issues. The first two issues: Technology in Education, and University Recruiting, are no longer active but the third on Social Networking has just begun. The debate moderator […]
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January 11, 2008 – 8:37 am
One of the nice things about being back at work at this time of the year in Australia, before schools, Unis and TAFEs resume, is that I get to look a bit more closely at some of the information coming across my desk, read those incoming blogs a bit more assiduously, and even follow up some […]
September 20, 2007 – 3:39 pm
“Low-cost school computing set to take off” - this article in the US online publication eSCHOOL NEWS is about multi-user virtual desktop software and inexpensive computer terminals raging from $40 US.
The devices will be both mobile and non-mobile, and it is anticipated some will have a wireless capacity. A Californian firm is supplying the republic of […]
