The Report on Government Services 2010 is being released. This is the 15th edition of the Report, produced by a Steering Committee for the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). Significant improvements in this year's Report include alignment of education and training performance indicators with those in the related National Agreements. Reporting on services to Indigenous Australians has improved over recent years and remains a priority, and includes enhanced reporting of participation by Indigenous people in the VET system. Australian Productivity Commission, 29 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 […]