Comparative Study of Selected Subjects for the Year 12 Certificate The Australian Government has consulted with peak educational groups to develop the terms of reference for an independent comparative analysis of the content, curriculum and standards of English (including Literature), Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry for the Year 12 Certificate. The terms of reference for the study outline the criteria by which each of the selected subjects will be measured, compared and analysed, so that a clear picture can be drawn of comparative standards in post-compulsory subjects across States and Territories in Australia. From EdNA Online on November 24, 2005 at 9:30 p.m..
Croc Festival - Mid West Region WA Promoting health, education and career pathways for young people. Workshops and nightly performances. From EdNA Online on November 24, 2005 at 9:30 p.m..
Supporting the Standards: the Global Dimension in Initial Teacher Education and Training This handbook produced by the UK World Studies Trust Global Teacher Project is for teacher education staff, school based mentors, teacher education students and professional development providers. It demonstrates how a global dimension can be embedded in teacher education provision, and will help tutors and mentors incorporate appropriate knowledge, values and practice to support learning and teaching in an increasingly globalised society. From EdNA Online on November 24, 2005 at 9:30 p.m..
Computer Games Latest Target for Marketers Research by University of Queensland Business School shows marketers are following consumers as they migrate away from mainstream television. The explosive growth in computer gaming in recent years has led marketers to experiment with brand placement as a way of reaching consumers. From EdNA Online on November 24, 2005 at 8:30 p.m..
Podcast Directory for Educators, Schools and Colleges ipodcast.org.uk is the first UK-based directory to list selected podcasts for learning by children and young people at school, college and 'at home'. As well as other selected podcasts from the Internet, podcasts by pupils, young people and educators are also listed . From EdNA Online on November 24, 2005 at 8:30 p.m..
World’s Healtiest Foods As this link is posted on Thanksgiving Day, it offers the good news that turkey is one of the “world’s healthiest foods.” So are cranberries, as is affirmed by this website which is stuffed with excellent knowledge about food. Health From Golden Swamp on November 24, 2005 at 3:30 p.m..
Teaching and the movies: Dangerous Minds Curriculum Leadership Journal 3:37 One of three articles by pre-service teachers examining the representation of teachers in popular films. Dangerous Minds is one of the many popular films about teaching, based on the novel 'My Posse Don't Do Homework' (1992, Louanne Johnson). Popular teacher images 'can set us up for disappointment, encouraging unrealistic expectations. Film analysis provides an opportunity to identify and put into context idealistic beliefs of teaching, thus 'softening the blow' when the time comes to teach. From EdNA Online on November 24, 2005 at 2:52 a.m..
Kidskin - Cancer Council Western Australia The Cancer Council WA, with the support of Healthway has launched a website especially for teachers. The website offers primary school teachers and school health nurses online information sessions on sun protection education and content delivery. From EdNA Online on November 24, 2005 at 2:52 a.m..
Situational Learning Expo Various groups are presently undertaking projects during a three-week period under the direction of Dr Randall Kindley, a performance improvement consultant and President of The Performance Group, Minneapolis, USA. Dr Kindley first began teaching simulation learning in the mid-seventies. His research includes using game theory to explain complicated aspects of group behaviour. Randall is the pioneer developer of a creative new approach to scenario building software called Scenariation. He has been working with the University of Adelaide, specifically the Centre for Learning and Professional De From EdNA Online on November 23, 2005 at 11:30 p.m..
Webinar - Rapid Interactivity Authoring Harbinger the Developers of the Elicitus eLearning authoring tool are conducting a webinar titled Rapid Interactivity Authoring - How to leverage Elicitus Interactivity Builder to produce highly interactive courses rapidly and inexpensively! What you will learn: 1. What is Rapid Interactivity Authoring? 2. Examples of Interactivities created using Rapid Interactivity Authoring. 3. How to create interactive courses using Elicitus Interactivity Builder. 4. Advanced features of Elicitus Interactivity Builder. 5. Benefits of Rapid Interactivity Authoring. Need to register online at Web Address. No From EdNA Online on November 23, 2005 at 11:30 p.m..
2006 MBA & Postgrad Expo - Canberra The MBA & Postgrad Expo is Australia's only exhibition dedicated to the needs of course providers and prospective students of postgraduate study. Now in its 7th year, the MBA & Postgrad Expo is the most comprehensive 'one-stop-shop' to evaluate postgraduate certificates, diplomas, masters and doctorates in all disciplines. From EdNA Online on November 23, 2005 at 11:30 p.m..
Wikipedia I find that this site which is edited by anyone who feels they have knowledge in a certain area to contribute what they know to the greater good. This site while varied will have almost anything that you need to search for, if you come accross a topic that is not on the site then you can become the first person to type to the topic. The information on the site is validated to a degree, while it is kept truthful by other memebers of the site to keep the validity of the information. I have found this site very helpful in almost everything that I have had to use in reference to papers and everyda From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 23, 2005 at 11:30 p.m..
Computer Language List This site will list for you computer languages both past and new and how they were used and why they were replaced. While the information on the site will not tell you how to program it will point you in the direction you wish to go if you want to learn how to program the computer. Also it tells you basically the history of computer languages in general. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 23, 2005 at 11:30 p.m..
WikiBooks This site will allow you to get a feel for the subject you wish to research with open content Text Books. The text books are editable to the general public it is, validated in many ways to keep good information available to the public so as to help you most. Finding the book you want is simple using the search bar and finding the book closest to what you wish to find with a list that posts how close the selection is to the search material. It is also available in many languages, but since I can not read other languages well, I dont know how much is available in other languages. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 23, 2005 at 11:30 p.m..
Popular Computer Programming Language Timelines This page will help you find different tutorials on on many programming languages. These tutorials will help you to learn or expand your knowledge on which ever language you are interested in. In each link that you pick,it will give you a run down on the language and tell you weather or not you should have a prerequisite to help you when trying to learn or understand the language you have picked. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 23, 2005 at 11:30 p.m..
Trail: Learning the Java Language On this site there is information to teach you so you understand Java. Java is a programming language and if you are interested in learning java this site will aid you in your quest for knowledge. This site breaks Java into many different blocks to make it easier to understand and follow the many different ways Java is taught. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 23, 2005 at 11:30 p.m..
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