Education Services Australia's product, FusED, a social networking software, won bronze in the New and Research & Development category at the IMS Global Learning Consortium Learning Impact Awards 2010, ahead of 12 other competitors including projects from Asia, America and Europe. FusED is the software underpinning a number of social networking services, with the flagship service being me.edu.au. The Learning Impact Awards are designed to recognise the most impactful use of technology worldwide in support of learning. ESA, 20 May 2010.
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- Research reveals Australia could make better use of migrant teachersNew research has revealed that overseas-trained teachers are not being used to their full potential in Australia. Researchers from the University of Western Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney have surveyed 272 migrant teachers living in Australia as part of the 'Globalisation and Teacher Movements' research project. UWS News, 30 August […]
- 7 Million dollars in teaching scholarships for areas of needThe Minister for Education and Training, Verity Firth, announced applications were open for 300 NSW Government teacher scholarships worth a total of almost 7 million dollars. The Teacher Education Scholarship Program for 2011 will provide up to 23,000 dollars each to students who agree to teach in hard to staff public schools for at least three years. DET […]
- Updated Encyclopedia Britannica available for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPadParagon Software, together with Encyclopedia Britannica, have released version 2.0 of Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 2010. The new version brings you up-to-date with the latest info, maps, images and much more. There's even new categorisation and search options built into 2.0. Intomobile, 20 July 2010