First year students' experience with technology: are they really digital natives. The aim of this study was to empirically document incoming first-year university students' experiences with an array of established and emerging technologies and technology-based tools. A study of 2000 students was carried out at The University of Melbourne in March 2006, and a preliminary report of findings was presented…
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PM to have his way on education. Theage.com.au - Fri Feb 9, 04:30 pm GMT [News4Sites - Australia Education]
Education ministers agree to a nationally consistent school curriculum. State and Territory Ministers have acknowledged the merits of the Federal Governments proposal to have a nationally consistent school curriculum. [School Education Headlines]
Teacher trouble. TWICE this year a judge has stepped in to insist some sacked teacher be allowed to teach again. [Herald Sun | Andrew Bolt]
COAG agrees to new schools reform plan. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has agreed to develop a new schools reform plan for the 21st century, targeting disadvantaged school communities, improved teacher quality, greater accountabilities and boosting parental engagement. [School Education Headlines]
“Clueless in America”. Still digging through my stack of reading that I neglected, and this Bob Herbert column from the Times last week bubbled up. An American kid drops out of high school every 26 seconds. That[base ']Äôs more than a million every year, a sign of big trouble for these largely clueless youngsters in an era in which a…
Uni's top students choose teaching. More than half the students starting a teaching degree at one of the nation's leading universities chose a teaching career, despite having the marks to study engineering, arts, science or medicine. A survey conducted by Sydney University's education faculty shows that more than half the students training as primary school teachers scored more than 90…
Global Summit 2006 - education.au. Global Summit 2006. An intenational event hosted to engage educational leaders, thinkers and teachers to promote the strategic development of technology connected futures. Register online... [School Education Headlines]
Maplecroft Risk Analsysis Global Maps in Google Earth. Maplecroft has launched over 30 Google Earth files to complement its Global Maps series. These analyze a wide range of environmental, social, economic and political issues that impact on business and society around the world. By using Google Earth, it is now possible to view Maplecroft risk data on an interactive globe,…