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Category Archives: online technologies


21st Century Learning - safe participation online

April 29, 2008 – 4:22 pm

A public edna group is having conversations around some of the issues facing 21st century educators.
Conversation 1: Balancing Opportunity and Risk
How can we share responsibility for best practice in helping students at various stages develop skills and participate in online life safely?
If this is a conversation that you are also interested in, whether […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, internet safety | Comments (0)

Anti-racism: in our mouths

April 16, 2008 – 8:50 am

ANTaR: Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation manages a project called Sea of Hands.
I came into the site through a page headed Speak up against racism, which gives practical advice about fighting against racism in your workplace and community.
Speaking up when you hear a racist remark helps to stop racism in Australia. Staying silent may […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, 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, Australian education, learning environments, digital divide | Comments (3)

Online Projects for School students

February 6, 2008 – 3:11 pm

For many years the OzProjects site has performed the function of a registry of online projects that are relevant to the Australian curriculum. While the majority of the projects registered are Australian, international projects have also been included.
Now edna is able to offer to host online projects for Australian educators, as well as running some […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, Australian education, community building, OzProjects, online projects | Comments (0)

Emerging technologies or practices

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 […]

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

Social media and how do we learn?

January 17, 2008 – 12:01 pm

In the last couple of days I have been enjoying the postings over on The Bamboo Project blog as Michele Martin grapples with ideas about how as individuals incorporate the new media tools in our own personal learning environment. Some of us have really been among the early adopters, although in many senses still digital […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, teaching and learning, informal learning, lifelong learning, social networking, personal learning environments | Comments (3)

Defining your digital footprint

January 7, 2008 – 9:29 am

A recent article from Pew/Internet about online identity management called Digital Footprints (pdf) really hits the mark for me. Their research found that while internet users are becoming more aware of their digital footprint, few actually monitor their online presence with great regularity.
Where we have been often lingers long after the project, the conference, or […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, networking, social networking, me.edu.au, digital footprint | Comments (0)

Making Online Communities work

December 29, 2007 – 10:28 am

This is a topic I’ve already written about and given workshops on. But all my writings and presentations so far have really been based on the assumption that the community has been set up by someone who has a purpose in mind and who will be a driving force behind the community. Most communities that […]

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, Australian education, community development, networking, community building, social networking, me.edu.au | Comments (6)

Why write a blog?

December 12, 2007 – 9:19 am

Came across this today: Common Craft’s Blogs in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI
All about who makes the news - the differences between news in the 20th and 21st centuries. The sources of “news”, and how news can become a two-way street.

By Kerrie Smith | Also posted in Educationau, community building, blogs, web 2.0 | Comments (0)

Why the title?

November 30, 2007 – 3:38 pm

I’ve been asked to explain the title of my blog “You Are Never Alone”. The first time I ever used the title was for the first presentation I ever gave at an ICT conference, ACEC2000. The paper that I wrote was really about the usefulness, even necessity, of belonging to supportive professional email lists.
I had […]

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