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Your wishlist for 2009

November 12, 2008 – 1:48 pm

The holiday season is fast approaching — and Education.au wants to
give you the presence(s) you want for the 2009 seminar programme.

Tell us who you feel are the outstanding educators harnessing
technology in ways that are getting real results for learners.

Whom do you think are the people creating game-changing technologies,policies and/or methodologies that will benefit learners and educators
across sectors and around the world?

Who are the people behind the online tools or technologies you use to
make your teaching and learning journey richer and more exciting?

What organisation/institution/association/authority is getting the
sorts of outcomes you want and has people whose brains you want to pick?

Get your wish list in to us by Friday, 28 November — either by leaving
a comment on this blog post, or sending an email to:
gputland@educationau.edu.au

By KerryJ | Posted in Educationau, eduauseminars | Comments (0)

Mind over matter: the science of work - part 2

September 1, 2008 – 7:51 am

In the final podcast from the Mind over matter seminar, Dr. Martin Westwell, Director of the Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century looks at research around:

  • Risk and ambiguity - and why technology causes minds to meltdown
    The science of creativity - and the difference between imagination and innovation
    And future technologies that could repair damaged brains and change the way we interact with technology - and each other - forever.

    • If you would like to look at the slides he used to illustrate his points during this session, you’ll find them on the special section of the education.au site set up for this event - http://educationau.edu.au/jahia/Jahia/home/mind_over_matter

    By KerryJ | Posted in Educationau, eduauseminars, mind_over_matter | Comments (0)

    Mind over matter: the science of work - part 1

    August 29, 2008 – 4:21 pm

    As you listen to this podcast - wrap your brain around these questions:

  • What will a productive workforce look like in the future?
    How and when can feedback kill a creative work environment?
    What is virtual distance and how can we bridge it?

    • Join Dr. Martin Westwell, Director of the Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century as he presents current research on these issues that are going to affect how we prepare learners for work and how to get the best out of people currently in the workforce.

    This podcast references the previous episodes - so make sure you listen to those first to get the most out of this one.

    If you would like to look at the slides he used to illustrate his points during this session, you’ll find them on the special section of the education.au site set up for this event - http://educationau.edu.au/jahia/Jahia/home/mind_over_matter

    And if you WERE at the session, you missed out on a passionate online discussion taking place. Make sure to check out the Cover it Live blog archive - http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/seminar/2008/08/22/participate-in-the-mind-over-matter-seminar-here/
    Scroll to 2:02 (the Cover it Live tool thinks we’re on daylight savings).

    By KerryJ | Posted in Educationau, eduauseminars, eduausem2008, mind_over_matter | Comments (0)

    Mind over matter: the science of learning - part 2

    August 28, 2008 – 3:47 pm

    Categorisation, executive function and assessment are on the brain food menu in the second part of the Mind over Matter seminar. Professor Martin Westwell, Director of the Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century presents research on the what affects learners ability to learn.

    If you would like to look at the slides he used to illustrate his points during this session, you’ll find them on the special section of the education.au site set up for this event - http://educationau.edu.au/jahia/Jahia/home/mind_over_matter

    By KerryJ | Posted in Educationau, eduauseminars, mind_over_matter | Comments (1)

    Mind over matter: the science of learning - part 1

    August 27, 2008 – 6:26 pm

    Want some new brain connections? This podcast of Professor Martin Westwell, Director of the Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century will change your mind as you explore how minds are changing.

    In this first of four podcasts from the day long seminar “Mind over matter”, Dr. Westwell provides an introduction to neuroscience without the brain bits and explores the research into how technology is changing the brains of our young people and ourselves.

    If you would like to look at the slides he used to illustrate his points during this session, you’ll find them on the special section of the education.au site set up for this event - http://educationau.edu.au/jahia/Jahia/home/mind_over_matter

    By KerryJ | Posted in Educationau, eduauseminars, mind_over_matter | Comments (5)

    Live blogging “cast” of seminar about to start

    August 26, 2008 – 8:20 am

    We’re due to start live blogging from the Mind over Matter - How technology is changing our brains and the brains of our students - seminar. Come join us!

    By KerryJ | Posted in Educationau | Comments (9)

    Participate in the “Mind over Matter” seminar HERE

    August 22, 2008 – 4:00 pm

    If you can’t make it to Sydney to participate in the “Mind over Matter” seminar with Dr. Martin Westwell — find out how technology is affecting our brains by joining me online, right here, from 8:45 am AEST (go here to find the time in your city).

    I’ll be using a tool called “Cover it Live” and will be summarising the presentations via text as well as injecting images, slides and links on the fly.  You can join in by commenting as the blogging progresses and, if you have questions during the Q&A time, you can post them here and I’ll ask them for you.

    There will be breaks at 10:30am to 11am, noon to 1pm, and  2:30pm to 3pm.  The day wraps up at 4pm. I’ll endeavour to post count down timers — but we all know that technology can go astray.

    As a backup, I’ll use Twitter (http://twitter.com/kerryank) and am available on Skype - kerryjskype - but check here first for announcements.

    The tags for blogs, photos, flickring, etc. are mind_matter_sem and eduauseminars.

    By KerryJ | Posted in Educationau, eduauseminars, mind_over_matter | Comments (10)

    Mind over matter - wireless access, tagging and more

    August 19, 2008 – 2:11 pm

    Technology is changing your brain - and the brains of your learners.  So where does that leave education? Are we adequately preparing learners for the workforce of the future?

    Make sure you and your brain don’t miss out on the Mind over Matter seminar in Sydney on Tuesday, 26 August.  If you haven’t registered yet — you have until close of business this Friday, 22 August to grab a spot.

    If you have registered — there are a few accounts available for free wireless access, but we need to know if you want/need it by NOON ACST tomorrow (Wednesday 20 August). Send an email to sbradley@educuationau.edu.au
    For you bloggers, Tweeters, Flickr-ers and taggers — the tags for the day are mind_over_matter and eduauseminars

    If you and your brain can’t make it to the event - we will be Live Blogging all day on this blog — starting from 9am AEST. You can not only get a summary of the presentations and discussion, but can ask questions and make comments live during the event.  The results will be archived. We’ve done this for past events such as the National E-portfolio Symposium - see the archive on my education.au KerryJ’s blog site.

    By KerryJ | Posted in Educationau, eduauseminars, mind_over_matter | Comments (0)

    Mind over matter: Dr. Martin Westwell

    July 25, 2008 – 2:12 pm

    Dr. Martin Westwell is the Director of the Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century and former Deputy Director of the Institute for the Future of the Mind at Oxford University. In this interview with KerryJ, he discusses the impact technology has on the wiring of our brains, explodes a few myths about muiltaskign and provides an overview of the upcoming education.au seminar Mind over matter: how technology matters in Sydney on 26 August 2008.

    By KerryJ | Posted in Educationau | Comments (0)

    Building an Australasian Commons

    June 26, 2008 – 7:16 am

    This conference brought together an eclectic mix of people from across disciplines of studies, countries and areas of work and government. The Creative Commons Australia team organised the free one-day symposium to explore the emerging Australasian Commons.The day was also significant in that Creative Commons (CC), in association with Creative Commons Australia, officially announced the release of the Case Studies Project. At the conference the project was announced with the launch of the booklet of some of the global case studies. The project invites the CC Community to go to the wiki and share stories about how they use CC on a daily basis. It is definitely worth a look as it highlights the multitude of fantastic ways CC is changing the way we are accessing and providing access to information.

    A series of short case studies from Australia were presented at the conference including:

    • The Queensland governments GILF project. GILF - Government Information Licensing Framework - the project is set to lead the world in establishing a new approach to public sector information licensing
    • youdecide2007 a nonprofit citizen journalism initiative led by the Creative Industries faculty at QUT
    • The exciting Pool Project - an ABC project, which is still in Beta at the moment. Pool is a collaborative/creative place/space for people to share digital stories - a multimedia experience aimed at opening up the media sharing space. The project works with Radio National - finding out what producers needs are in the new world - while engaging with a young audience.

    The day also included reports from CC Jurisdictions in Australasia by:

    The two panel presentations: Creative Commons and Education and Creative Commons and Music provided a springboard for discussions in the nine separate workshops. The workshop leaders provided a facilitated report - with the outcome of these discussions providing the Creative Commons Australia team with significant work and challenges to continue with. A great day with lots of great networking, good food and entertainment completing the day.

    deebo-Deanne Bullen-education.au

    By dbullen | Posted in Educationau, cc, creative commons, Australasian Commons, Creative Commons Australia | Comments (1)