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The goals of this course follow. Participants will: better understand the historical role technology and media have played in educational & social change; become knowledgeable of social learning tools & FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software) as tools for teaching, facilitating learning, & designing educational environments; become familiar with the wealth of open educational resources (OERs), learning-related content, & media available for teaching & learning; become knowledgeable of relevant social learning theories and philosophies that respond to learning in the digital age; better understand the many social, educational, political, cultural, and administrative issues often associated with technology & media in education and society; become critical consumers and producers of digital media and information; and, build sustainable, personal learning environments and networks.

Technology use in schools - new ways of doing old things

This is obviously the future

Things to think about when looking to introduce technology into the classroom.

Singapore Ministry of Education to revamp Primary Education

The research was designed to find out how Web 2.0 is being used, its potential impact in education and some of the barriers to successful adoption.

To collaborate and find best practices on how to mentor and support teachers in the K-12 and higher education institutes of learning worldwide for online and offline learning. To encourage and promote full and blended e-learning initiatives To improve instruction and learning To reform the public school systems around the world To make learning fun and meaningful for the teachers and students To encourage lifelong learners To collaborate and find best practices on how to mentor and support teachers in the K-12 and higher education institutes of learning worldwide for online and offline learning. To encourage and promote full and blended e-learning initiatives To improve instruction and learning To reform the public school systems around the world To make learning fun and meaningful for the teachers and students To encourage lifelong learners

CosmoLearning is a free educational website for students and teachers.

"This site is for teachers at Brigidine College St Ives (Australia), and any others who wish to join us, as we search for and share information related to educational philosophies, classroom materials, digital resources, teaching ideas etc."

Slides from K12 Computing Blueprint Education Webinar

The pivotal role of technology in a 21st century education system

This eBook explores what we are learning from local, state-level and national research into the impact of one-to-one computing on students, teachers and schools. To what degree are these ambitious programs living up to their promise? How can they be improved? And how do we build evaluation into all our endeavors going forward so that we maximize results and improve understanding about what works and what doesn't when it comes to education and technology?

examines emerging technologies as they appear in and affect higher education in Australia and New Zealand in particular

Discussions about standardised testing, and the measurement of student progress and achievement, and are the issues of interoperability as they relate to work being done around data interoperbility between LMSs and SMSs in schools, and the whole area of e-portfolios

The core of the report describes six areas of emerging technology that will impact higher education in Australia and New Zealand over the next five years.