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Exploring curation as a core competency in digital and media literacy education

Paul Mihailidis, James N. Cohen | Journal of Interactive Media in Education (JIME)

23 May 2013 | This paper explores the concept of curation as a student- and creation-driven pedagogical tool to enhance digital and media literacy education.

Overcoming hurdles to social media in education

Hester Tinti-Kane | Educause Review

01 April 2013 | This article discusses higher ed lecturers' concerns about social media and how those concerns might be mitigated for some of the more common social network sites.

The pedagogical foundations of massive open online courses

David Glance, Martin Forsey, Myles Riley | First Monday

06 May 2013 | This paper finds, with some reservations, that massive open online courses (MOOCs) can be as effective a learning experience as face–to–face university courses. In fact, they may actually improve learning outcomes.

Do training programs equip teachers with skills to teach disengaged students?

Jennifer Hanson-Peterson | Brotherhood of St Laurence

22 May 2013 | This preliminary scan of the national and Victorian standards and of Victorian teacher training programs explored the extent to which course descriptions include the skills deemed essential for working with ‘at-risk’, disengaged students.

Student load and employment outcomes attached to mid-level qualifications

Gavin Moodie, Nick Fredman | National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)

08 May 2013 | This paper explores trends in mid-level qualifications (diplomas, advanced diplomas and associate degrees) from 2002 to 2011.

Bicultural practice in the Northern Territory children and families sector

Kate McGuinness, Bernard Leckning | Centre for Child Development and Education (CCDE)

30 March 2013 | This paper presents the results of a qualitative research project aimed to better understand the key elements of promising bicultural practice in the Northern Territory children and families sector.

Asian languages and Australia's economic future

COAG Working Group on a National Asian Languages/Studies Strategy for Australian Schools

28 February 1994 | This report initiated Australia's first national strategy for developing an Asian languages and cultures program throughout the country.

Strategically strengthening learning and teaching leadership in the creative arts through the createED network

Barbara de la Harpe, Thembi Mason, Donna Lee Brien | TEXT Special Issue Website Series

13 May 2013 | This article provides an introduction to the createED project – ‘the network idea’; its aims and aspirations – ‘the network ideal’; what transpired on the ground – ‘the network reality’, as well as where it is currently at and where it is headed – ‘the network evolution’.

Administration of the veterans' children education schemes

Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)

30 April 2013 | This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans' Affairs administration of the veterans' children education schemes.

Doing blog research: the computational turn

Axel Bruns, Jean Burgess | Mapping Online Publics

09 May 2013 | Although growth in the uptake of blogging has stalled somewhat since its heyday in the early 2000s, blogs and other online platforms for personal writing have been of interest to researchers across the social sciences and humanities for a decade now.

Rethinking ethnography: an introduction

Heather Horst, Larissa Hjorth, Jo Tacchi | Digital Ethnography Research Centre (DERC)

30 November 2012 | This article considers ways in which changes in our media environment broaden what we think of as ‘media’, the contexts through which media are produced, used and circulated, and the emergent practices afforded by digital media.

Remodeling literacy learning: making room for what works

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

19 March 2013 | This report discusses a representative survey undertaken by the National Center for Literacy Education (NCLE) of 2,400 educators of all roles, grade levels, and subject areas in the United States to find out where the country stands in terms of literacy and student learning.

Pre-service teachers use e-learning technologies to enhance their learning

Judith J. Smith, H. Carol Greene | Journal of Information Technology Education: Research

08 May 2013 | This study sought to improve pre-service teacher education by using technology to help pre-service teachers bridge the gap between academic preparation and practice.

Parents, children, libraries, and reading

carolyn miller, and others | Pew Internet & American Life Project

01 May 2013 | This report explores the relationship that parents of minor children have with public libraries.

2011 Census papers: education part 1: early childhood education

Nicholas Biddle, Jessamy Bath | Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR)

06 May 2013 | The aim of this paper is to provide an updated description of the level of participation of Indigenous children in early childhood education, as well as an analysis of the differences in outcomes between those children who do and do not attend.

Commentary

Curation

Gerald White | Digital Education Research Network (DERN)

16 May 2013 | The skill of being able to sort reliable information from unreliable information on the internet is essential, particularly for people engaged in learning.

Integrating digital technologies

Gerald White | Digital Education Research Network (DERN)

09 May 2013 | Considerable debate continues about the benefits of integrating digital technologies and digital media into school learning programs.

Big data becomes 2013's scariest fad

Kate Crawford | Future Tense, ABC Radio National

13 May 2013 | In technology, business and government circles there’s much hype about the potential that may come from harvesting huge amounts of online data.

Topic Guides

A guide to open educational resources

JISC

27 March 2013 | This guide explains open educational resources (OER) and the benefits that creating, sharing and using OER can provide.Open educational resources (OER) are learning and teaching materials, freely available online for anyone to use. Examples include full courses, course modules, lectures, games, teaching materials and assignments. They can take the form of text, images, audio, video and may even be interactive.

ACCAN NBN: a guide for consumers

Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) & Internet Society Australia

21 March 2012 | Developed by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) and the Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) and now updated for 2012, this guide is designed to offer all Australians information about the National Broadband Network.

Choice and values in schooling

Public Policy Institute - Australian Catholic University

12 December 2011 | School choice has been a divisive issue in education policy for a long time, often the subject of heated debate based more on ideology than evidence.

Videos

Carey Lyon: public lecture

Carey Lyon | Design Research Institute (DRI)

21 January 2013 | Carey Lyon discusses how the urban environment can be used to create diverse spaces for both learning and research activities within the concept of a ‘vertical campus’ which aims to position students at the centre of the learning experience.

Universities, challenged

Margaret Gardner | The Wheeler Centre

What do we expect from a 21st-century university? Which ideals have survived the transition to our brave new education world? And what does it mean when students become customers?

Niva Elkin-Koren on fair use for education: taking best practices to the next level

Niva Elkin-Koren | Berkman Centre for Internet and Society, Harvard University

In this talk, Niva Elkin-Koren — former dean of the University of Haifa Faculty of Law and the founding director of the Haifa Center for Law & Technology (HCLT) — shares some insights based on the building of a coalition of higher education institutions in Israel and drafting a code of fair use best practices.

Audio

Future of creative arts education in Australian universities

David Williamson | Big Ideas, ABC Radio National

05 March 2013 | Australian playwright David Williamson says that short-sighted assault by both sides of the political divide threatens creative arts education in Australia.

'Right person for the job' The relevance of qualifications to employment

Australian Bureau of Statistics

05 October 2012 | This article features in Episode 7 of the Australian Social Trends Podcast series.

What is quality teaching?

John Minns | Australian National University

17 August 2012 | Recent public debate about educational quality and standards raises questions about which teaching styles are most effective in supporting student learning. Of all forms of teaching, the lecture is the most traditional. It also has the potential to be the most tedious experience for students.

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