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Fwd: [thenetworker] The Networker - an EdNA Online newsletter, 30
April 2003
Antony Barry
tony at tony-barry.emu.id.au
Wed Apr 30 16:22:02 EST 2003
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Some items may be of interest.
Tony
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> From: "TheNetworker" <thenetworker at educationau.edu.au>
> Date: Wed Apr 30, 2003 4:04:21 PM Australia/Canberra
> To: "The Networker" <thenetworker at edna.edu.au>
> Subject: [thenetworker] The Networker - an EdNA Online newsletter, 30
> April 2003
> Reply-To: "TheNetworker" <thenetworker at educationau.edu.au>
>
> Welcome to The Networker - an EdNA Online newsletter, 30 April 2003
> http://www.edna.edu.au/networker/
>
> The Networker provides you with information about EdNA Online's
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> CONTENTS
>
> PRESENTATIONS, COMMENTS, VIEWS
> EdNA ONLINE RESOURCES
> EdNA ONLINE ACTIVITIES
> FROM THE EdNA ONLINE OFFICE
>
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> PRESENTATIONS, COMMENTS, VIEWS
>
> COLIS Demonstrator Roadshows, March to May 2003
> http://www.colis.mq.edu.au/projects.htm
> The COLIS Consortium is an alliance of five universities - Macquarie
> University (lead institution), University of Newcastle, University of
> New England, University of Southern Queensland, and the University of
> Tasmania. The aim of the COLIS Consortium is to develop a scalable,
> standards-based model for institutional interoperability, which
> enables the seamless sharing of online learning and scholarly
> information resources. The Commonwealth Department of Education,
> Science and Training, which funded the COLIS initiative, has also
> funded a related HEIP Grant Proposal, 'Interaction of IT systems and
> Repositories' in 2003. Under this Grant roadshows will travel to all
> capital cities so the COLIS Demonstrator can be shown to the higher
> education, vocational and technical education and school sectors, and
> to companies developing services and products for e-learning.
>
> Education for Transformation - Sharing tools for deep change for an
> equitable and sustainable world, 11 June 2003, 9.30am - 4.30pm
> http://www.edna.edu.au/noticeboards/noticeread.html?nbid=688&nid=3738
> The Forum, to be held at The Auditorium, Catholic Institute of Sydney,
> has evolved from a shared interest in, and subsequent dialogue around,
> the concept of building a cross-sectoral professional learning
> community that recognises the urgent need to transform our society to
> sustainable ways of living, recognises the important role of education
> in facilitating the deep changes that are needed to build an equitable
> and sustainable world, and is dedicated to sharing teaching and
> learning processes and programmes that enable transformation of
> individuals, communities and society. Limited spaces. RSVP by 31 May
> 2003. Contact: Oz Green, Ph: 02 9984 8917, Sue Lennox email:
> slennox at ozgreen.org.au, or Sandra Menteith email:
> smenteith at ozgreen.org.au.
>
> Journal of Interactive Media in Education Online Debate
> http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/
> Invitation to participate in a world-wide, online debate on Reusing
> Online Resources for Learning and Teaching. This special issue
> develops a range of critical issues highlighted in a recent book on
> Reusing Online Resources: http://www.reusing.info/ (Littlejohn, Kogan
> Page, 2003). Invited commentaries from a collection of international,
> renowned experts have been sourced, each one critiquing a chapter and
> seeding the debate with key issues for authors and others to engage
> with. Contributions are invited to the forum on reusable resources,
> learning objects and the educational semantic web.
>
> EdNA ONLINE RESOURCES - A SELECTION
>
> National Research Flagships
> http://www.csiro.au/index.asp?type=blank&id=FlagshipPrograms
> The National Research Flagships initiative aims to deliver scientific
> solutions to advance six of Australia's most important national
> objectives: strong, sustained economic growth, new industries,
> competitive enterprises and quality jobs; healthier, more productive
> lives for Australians; clean, cost-efficient energy; more productive
> and sustainable use of water; to generate sustainable wealth from our
> oceans; and growth and prosperity for regional Australia. Each
> Flagship addresses two or more of these overarching national
> objectives, and the initiative as a whole is closely aligned to the
> Commonwealth Government's National Research Priorities.
>
> Starting High School
> http://www.cyh.com/cyh/parentopics/usr_index0.stm?topic_id=376
> From Child and Youth Health, this site looks at the changes made when
> students move to high school; the stresses on young people, teenagers'
> behaviours and what parents can do.
>
> UOW Higher Education Gateway
> http://www.library.uow.edu.au/about/news/gateway/index.html
> A gateway set up by the UOW Library to explore developments in the
> Australian higher education sector. It includes links to major stories
> in the sector (including Brendon Nelson's Higher Education Review
> discussion papers and AVCC responses) entry sites for general and
> university specific news, research, teaching, government, policy, a
> selection of e-journals, scholarly communication, conferences, and
> grants.
>
> White Paper on How Communities of Practice are Reshaping Professional
> Practice and Improving organisational Productivity in Vocational
> Education and Training
> http://www.reframingthefuture.net/research/wp14302.pdf
> The paper reports on the evaluation of a pilot national program in the
> vocational education and training (VET) sector in Australia in 2001,
> involving sixteen Communities of Practice from a range of different
> workplaces and industry settings. The evaluation of the program
> involved an extensive literature review that provided a basis for the
> identification of good practices during the 2001 pilots. The research
> indicates that Communities of Practice are a powerful new mechanism
> for improving professional practice and organisational performance in
> the Australian VET sector.
> Link: h
>
> All items added to EdNA Online:
> http://www.edna.edu.au/discover/recentitem.html
> Added to Adult and Community Education
> http://www.edna.edu.au/discover/recentitem.html?category=12691
> Added to Higher Education
> http://www.edna.edu.au/discover/recentitem.html?category=14899
> Added to International Education
> http://www.edna.edu.au/discover/recentitem.html?category=19179
> Added to School Education
> http://www.edna.edu.au/discover/recentitem.html?category=3830
> Added to Vocational Education and Training
> http://www.edna.edu.au/discover/recentitem.html?category=12650
> Added to General Education References
> http://www.edna.edu.au/discover/recentitem.html?category=528
>
> Note that these URLs are dynamic so you can check for new resources
> added every day.
>
> EdNA ONLINE ACTIVITIES
>
> Discussion Lists
>
> AskEdNA!
> Email address for enquiries to EdNA Online.
> Link: http://www.edna.edu.au/messaging/list.html?id=askedna
>
> quest2003
> http://www.edna.edu.au/messaging/list.html?id=quest2003
> National Learning Quest 2003 Challenge
> This list has been created to support the International Learning Quest
> Challenge 2003.
>
> acec2004_friends
> ACEC2004 Information Distribution list
> http://www.edna.edu.au/messaging/list.html?id=acec2004_friends
> ACEC2004 Information Distribution list. This list distributes
> information to possible presenters, participants and sponsors for the
> ACEC2004 conference to be held in Adelaide in July 2004.
>
> Noticeboards
>
> National Archives of Australia (NAA): Summer Scholarships Scheme
> http://www.edna.edu.au/noticeboards/
> noticeread.html?nbid=3550&nid=3729&sort=&show=
> Sponsorship - Youth for Antarctica Competition
> http://www.edna.edu.au/noticeboards/
> noticeread.html?nbid=3550&nid=3722&sort=&show=
>
> For other opportunities - visit Scholarship, Awards, Grants Noticeboard
> http://www.edna.edu.au/noticeboards/noticelist.html?id=3550
>
> 3rd International Lifelong Learning Conference
> http://www.edna.edu.au/noticeboards/
> noticeread.html?nbid=688&nid=3726&sort=&show=
> Australian Technology Network (ATEN) Researching Research Agendas:
> Women, Research and Publication in Higher Education
> http://www.edna.edu.au/noticeboards/
> noticeread.html?nbid=688&nid=3727&sort=&show=
>
> For other conferences and events - visit EdNA Online's Noticeboards
> http://www.edna.edu.au/noticeboards/
>
> FROM THE EdNA ONLINE OFFICE
>
> Participate in the User Survey of the Government Education Portal
> A survey is underway about the Government Education Portal at
> http://www.education.gov.au/. The Government Education Portal is one
> of the Commonwealth Government's customer-focussed portals which can
> be accessed at http://www.australia.gov.au. The survey is anonymous
> and your feedback will help ensure that the Educational Portal
> continues to fulfil and exceed community expectations. Just a few
> minutes of your time will enable you to have your say. The survey
> closes on 27 June 2003 and can be accessed at:
> http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?XNT5SJM6NQ2RL8KBGLXDK65Q.
>
> New Features Coming Soon to EdNA Online: Launching May
> In May 2003, EdNA Online will be providing some exciting new features.
>
> MyEdNA
> Register with EdNA Online's 'MyEdNA' and choose the EdNA Online
> functions, information and content you want to see on your 'MyEdNA'
> homepage. It's a fast, simple, customisable service, and there for you
> every time you visit 'MyEdNA'.
>
> Search Centre
> Search multiple free quality education and training databases using
> the EdNA Online Search Centre - search EdNA Online, GEM, MERLOT, and
> VOCED, simultaneously or in any combination. Thousands of quality
> assured, education and training resources at a mouse-click.
>
> · GEM: [Gateway to Educational Materials - USA]
> · MERLOT: [Multi-Media Educational Resource for Learning and Online
> Teaching - USA]
> · VOCED: Vocational Education and Training database [Database of
> database for technical and vocational education and training research
> - Australia].
> · More quality assured education and training database will be added
> to the EdNA Online Search Centre.
>
> Developer's Kit
> Visit the Developer's Kit and find out how to use EdNA Online services
> in your website - XML APIs and HTML versions of our popular services
> are free to use and implement - include the EdNA Online search,
> browse, noticeboards, news headlines and our newsletters in your own
> website. Sign up to receive the EdNA Developer email newsletter and
> become part of the EdNA Online developer community implementing the
> latest standards for education and training.
>
> To register with The EdNA Developer to be kept up-to-date with the
> latest feature and services at EdNA Online.
> http://www.edna.edu.au/system/tools/email.html
>
> Make sure you visit EdNA Online in mid-May 2003 at
> http://new.edna.edu.au/.
>
> Staff Profile - Gerry White
>
> Gerry White is the CEO of education.au. Formerly he has been a
> teacher, lecturer, consultant, school principal and director of
> education. As well as his role as a CEO, he is currently a Director of
> the Internet Society of Australia, and was a past President of the
> Australian College of Education in South Australia.
>
> Gerry is proud of his role in the formation of an Australian national
> agency - education.au - focused on ICT in the education space and the
> people who staff the agency. education.au has remained at the cutting
> edge of technology use in education and training and is recognised
> throughout the world for its innovative expertise and products such > as:
> EdNA Online [www.edna.edu.au] and its related services
> Government Education Portal [www.education.gov.au]
> my future [www.myfuture.edu.au]
> The Le at rning Federation [www.tlf.edu.au]
>
> In Gerry's view, the expertise of the people who make up education.au
> is extraordinary and wide-ranging, and includes knowledge management,
> information management, interoperability standards and learning
> architectures. Many staff have practical experience of using
> technology for teaching in the school, higher education and vocational
> education and training sectors and this provides the agency-created
> and managed products with a practical education focus while they also
> take advantage of best of breed technologies.
>
> Gerry enjoys a good book, a full bodied red wine, and has a great love
> of 19th century music which he shares with his wife Irena.
>
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