Australia's web-users are at the forefront of the social networking craze, posting, poking and Twittering nearly seven hours a month - more than the United States, Britain or Japan. The figure, taken by Nielsen research, compares with a global average of five-and-a-half hours, making Australians the 'world's most prolific users of social media'. News.com.au, February 26 2010.
Education Services Australia Limited has been established through the merger of Curriculum Corporation and Education.au Limited and commenced operations on 1 March 2010. It will build on the existing expertise and reputations of Curriculum Corporation and Education.au Limited to provide efficient education services to meet the future needs of all education sectors, particularly in relation to the implementation of national initiatives such as the National Curriculum and the Digital Education Revolution. ESA, 1 March 2010.
A move from paper to computer-based testing for the International Student Admissions Test (ISAT) will improve access to Australian degrees for international students. ISAT provides universities with the opportunity to use a reliable and efficient way of testing students' potential to cope academically with Australian tertiary courses. It complements existing English-language competency tests. ACER, February 2010
The Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has released the draft K-10 Australian Curriculum in English, mathematics, science and history for online viewing and consultation. ACARA, 1 March 2010.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has officially opened the $50 million National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) in Redfern, Sydney. Created with the support of the Indigenous Land Corporation, the facility will provide world-class facilities in sport, education and the arts for up to 5,000 young Indigenous people from around Australia each year. FaHCSIA, 28 February 2010.
The latest data from the Brotherhood of St Laurence's Life Chances Study indicates that reduced family income remains a major barrier to social inclusion in education. This latest release in the twenty-year study, which has tracked the experiences of one hundred and thirty-eight young people since birth, discusses the impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on their life chances. Brotherhood of St Laurence, 23 Februry 2010.
The latest data from the Brotherhood of St Laurence's Life Chances Study indicates that reduced family income remains a major barrier to social inclusion in education. This latest release in the twenty-year study, which has tracked the experiences of one hundred and thirty-eight young people since birth, discusses the impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on their life chances. Brotherhood of St Laurence, 23 Februry 2010.
Funded and supported by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework), the trials aim to identify the factors that contribute to the successful implementation of an e-portfolio system, to support a person to move quickly and efficiently between education, training, employment and industry areas. Australian Flexible Learning Framework, 23 February 2010.
Funded and supported by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework), the trials aim to identify the factors that contribute to the successful implementation of an e-portfolio system, to support a person to move quickly and efficiently between education, training, employment and industry areas. Australian Flexible Learning Framework, 23 February 2010.
People's Question Time is a chance for Queenslanders to put questions on important topics to the Premier of Queensland, Government Ministers and panel guests. The next topic is 'The Future of Education in Queensland. Questions may be submitted either beforehand or online while watching and listening to the live discussion. Queensland Government, 19 February 2010.
