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When we are trying to convey ideas, get buy-in, share values or challenge
someone we need to pick a richer medium. Sometimes only face-to-face will do -
hence the outrage when employees are notified of their redundancy via SMS
message from a gutless manager
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Julia Gillard opens learning debate | Herald Sun - 3 views
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A better download site than the ACARA site for the new Australian draft curriculum guides is the Herald-Sun. Just scroll down and you will find the links on the left hand side near the end of the story.
Educating Productive Users of Technology - - 4 views
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Sobel-Lojeski's work and her conception of Virtual Distance shows us that there are lessons to be learned from the way technology is making the workforce in some businesses less productive
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Sobel-Lojeski has called this phenomenon "Virtual Distance" because the death of (physical) distance due to the use of communications technologies just heralded a new kind of interpersonal detachment.
Learning Curve - National Times - smh.com.au - 0 views
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These are testing times for parents, students, principals and teachers. Share your experiences of schools and the education system with Anna Patty, the education editor for The Sydney Morning Herald
Questions to ask as we ponder the latest PISA results - The Learner's Way - 0 views
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I am wanting to take a slightly different approach to this weeks post. The past week has seen the latest round of PISA results and the media has had a field day. Headlines have routinely attacked students, educators and education systems in equal measure. The Canberra Times reported that "Australian school scores plummet on world stage", the Sydney Morning Herald led with "Alarm bells': Australian students record worst result in global tests" and The Weekend Australian went with "PISA global educational rankings: Schools fail on maths, science".
Why the US election matters for Australian higher education - 0 views
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The global financial crisis heralded the arrival of a new era for international higher education. It is an era defined as much by the rapid emergence of educational innovations — like multinational universities and Massive Open Online Courses “MOOCs”
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But the competitive advantage challenge now facing Australian universities is to build an educational experience that will continue to draw foreign students to Australia. This means ensuring our universities best prepare Asian students to succeed in the 21st century global job market.
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"Asian students are attracted by what US colleges offer; an outstanding education, safe residential communities, an extraordinary network of influential alumni and a degree from a university with a global brand. It's the total package, and it's seen as a higher quality education than that offered by Australian universities. Or indeed anywhere else."
Naplan results give state schools the tick of approval | Herald Sun - 3 views
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"It is not a terribly accurate measure. Parents making decisions around where to send their kids would be better served by going to the school."
National approach needed to combat bullying, symposium hears | Herald Sun - 0 views
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"BULLYING should be a specific criminal offence and Australia needs to establish a national digital tribunal with powers to speedily remove offensive material from the internet. This is what experts at a national bullying symposium are urging the Federal Government to do to combat bullying and cyber bullying."
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