Australian Government Proposes Pacific Technical College. The Australian Government has proposed the establishment of an Australian Technical College in the Pacific region. The college would have a distributed network of campuses centred in one of the more prosperous Pacific islands, and deliver Australian-standard vocational education and training qualifications to the region. Australia will conduct a major study to take forward…
Daily Archives November 11, 2005
Knowledge Tree Edition Seven Launched. Edition seven of the Knowledge Tree, the journal of the 2005 Australian Flexible Learning Framework, was recently launched. The Knowledge Tree aims to share research and innovation in global e-learning practice. This edition has the theme 'tensions in the convergence of technology and pedagogy', with contributions including a lead article on tensions between pedagogy and…
ABC/iTunes Deal Cracks Open The TV Business Model. The iPod video player doesn't matter. Downloading episodes of Lost and Desperate Housewives to computers barely matters. What does matter is the crack in the traditional television business model opened by the Apple/ABC deal to allow consumers on-demand access to current hit TV shows. Unwittingly, Apple is building the proof of concept…
Lest We Forget. Remembrance Day 11:00am 11th November 2005 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Hear the last Post [MP3] [Source: Dept Veterans Affairs] [Central Ranges LLEN News]
SA Schools to Select Their Own Teachers. South Australian government schools will be able to advertise vacancies and choose the best teacher for the job as part of sweeping changes to teacher recruitment in South Australia. Local school communities will have the power to interview and select the teacher they believe is best matched to the job vacancy, their school…