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 […]
Gavin Cooney, CEO Learnosity presented his paper - Use of Mobile Phones for Language Learning and Assessment for Learning, a Pilot Project - at the mlearn conference in Melbourne. Gavin outlined the work the company has undertaken with the National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NCCA) to assist with the assessement of Irish language skills. The […]
Professor Angela McFarlane delivered the opening keynote presentation at the mlearn conference - making the connections in Melbourne 17 October 2007.
The presentation provided participants at the conference with an overview of the work in progress that Angela McFarlane is undertaking with 3 primary schools and 2 secondary schools in the UK, funded by BECTA.
The project […]
The 6th Annual International Conference on Mobile Learning - making the connections - is on in Melbourne 16 - 19 October. If you want to be at the conference but you can’t attend you can join some of the presentations via the live Elluminate sessions - follow the link to the program for details.
Charlie Schlick, Product Manager […]
This podcast features Howard Rheingold’s keynote presentation at the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) Biennial Conference - Hearts on Fire - held in Adelaide 2-5 October.
Howard’s presentation at the ASLA conference provided participants with a journey through the evolution of human communication and the ability to organise collective action. Outlining how the development of the […]
This podcast features the fireside chat with Greg Black, CEO education.au and Howard Rheingold at the education.au seminar - A vision for the future - held in Melbourne Tuesday 2 October.
The chat covers a range of topics including:
critical issues for maximising the benefits of ICT for learning
strategies for mainstreaming innovative practices
and insight into Howard Rheingold’s personal […]
This podcast features the panel presentation at the education.au seminar - A vision for the furture - held in Melbourne, Tuesday 2 October.
The panel was facilitated by Howard Rheingold, the keynote speaker at the seminar.
The panellists were asked to address the following question: How can we best connect and engage with learners in a time […]
This podcast features David Cummings’ presentation at the education.au seminar - A vision for the future - held in Melbourne, Tuesday 2 October.
David Cummings is the Head of the Flexible Learning Unit, Staff College, Victoria University. The Flexible Learning Unit provides services, programs and development resources to support teachers and academics at Victoria University to create […]
This podcast features the question and answer session which followed Howard Rheingold’s keynote presentation at the education.au seminar in Melbourne, Tuesday 2 October.
Following is a brief synopsis of the questions which were asked of Howard.
Question 1: What is your prediction for what the workforce is going to look like in 20years time.
Question 2: How can […]
This podcast features Howard Rheingold’s keynote presentation in Melbourne on Tuesday 2 October.
In this presentation Howard Rheingold talks about the two phenomenon which are becoming very important when we bring the world of education and the world of the internet together. These phenomenon include the:
Critical reading skills necessary in the era of the search engine […]
