A $40 million initiative to help ensure teachers and school leaders receive comprehensive training in information and communication technology has been announced. The Digital Strategy for Teachers and School Leaders will help teachers and school leaders achieve ICT proficiency and embed these skills across the curriculum and teaching practices. Minister for Education, 18 February 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 […]