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Welcome to the Global 2013 STEMx Education Conference, the world's first massively open online conference for educators focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and more. The conference will be held over the course of three days, September 19-21, 2013, and will be free to attend! STEMxCon will be a highly inclusive event that will engage students and educators around the globe and will encourage primary, secondary, and tertiary (K-16) educators around the world to share and learn about innovative approaches to STEMx learning and teaching. The call for presentations has been issued. Register as a member of this conference network to be kept informed! See the conference information and welcome HERE and the menu links to the left and at the top of each page.

"This very popular Information and Communications Technology conference runs annually. The conference program caters for upper level primary and secondary teachers. The conference showcases the most recent information and communications technology used in the science classroom. New teaching and learning ideas and software demonstrations combine with hands-on interactive sessions to give you new ideas, strategies and methods ready for use with your students."

"CONASTA is the annual Conference of the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA). In 2013 CONASTA 62 will be hosted by the Science Teachers Association of Victoria (STAV) at La Trobe University, Melbourne 7-10 July. "

"A junior science class demonstrates a lesson about multicelular organisms using glove puppets with a constructivist approach to problem solving and a blended learning model. This activity has even been adapted by the teacher Roland Gesthuizen to help explore complex topics including technology issues such as cyberbullying, privacy, programming, copyright, freedom and ethical behaviour whilst improving their literacy and social skills. This is a very engaging way to quickly assess student understanding using some simple technology and computer skills without the need for sophisticated digital equipment."

Digital health interventions (DHIs) are fast emerging as vital tools to promote personal health and provide essential services. DHIs can be accessed through mobile phones, tablets and computers, as well as serve as effective support systems to improve personal health.

Research and development (R&D) in liquid biopsy is increasingly being funded by both public and private sectors due to its promising features such as early detection of cancer tumour, new lesion characterisation and identification of cancer drug target.