Daily Archives August 23, 2006

A very interesting discussion on ABC radio regarding new models of infrastructure funding and the sustainability of the programmes. Macquarie Bank's bosses have made millions by buying and running toll roads and airports and it's the world's biggest name in infrastructure. But there are questions about whether its pioneering model for financing these assets is sustainable. Investor groups are shunning…

The report thrust the Education Department into the center of the heated national debate over school choice. By Diana Jean Schemo. Link: Study of Test Scores Finds Charter Schools Lagging. [Source: NYT > Education]

This paper outlines the research methodology and findings of a unit development project on an online collaborative learning component, for a first year Bachelor of Education course run in 2001, at the University of New England. The original premise for the project was that the application of activity based processes that required students to participate with one another in focussed…

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