The University of Melbourne's Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES) has become a foundation member of a new global research group driven by Bell Labs aimed at reducing the energy requirements of the internet. Green Touch is a consortium made up of ICT industry, academic and non-governmental research experts that aim to fundamentally change the energy needs of technology, including the internet, and to significantly reducing the carbon footprint of ICT devices, platforms and networks. iTWire, 17 January 2010.
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- Overview, Teacher education, AustraliaTeacher education is offered by universities and accredited non-government colleges. Teacher education programs lead to Bachelor Degree or postgraduate professional qualifications.
- Embracing screen-based learning in the classroomThe Making Of Modern Australia is a four-part series about social history, appearing on ABC television. The series is accompanied by an interactive website that allows ordinary people to upload their own stories and experiences of Australian history. The resource may be of particular interest to teachers and students of history, English and media.
- UA scientists using Facebook to build 6-12 learning toolA team of faculty at the University of Arizona in Tucson is building a new Facebook program intended to help middle and high school students learn how to teach themselves. The point of the research is to examine how students learn in a Web-based environment. The effort is part of the team's larger effort to build the International Internet Classroom, wh […]