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Category: Research and Publications
The 21st Learning Initiative investigates the nature of human learning and examines implications for education, work and community development.
Action Research International Online Journal
URL: http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/ari/arihome.html
Category: Research and Publications
Action Research International is a refereed on-line journal of action research. It has a distinguished international editorial panel, and is sponsored by the Southern Cross Institute of Action Research (SCIAR) within the Graduate College of Management at Southern Cross University, and by Southern Cross University Press.
All that Glitters is not Gold - Online Delivery of Education and Training
URL: http://www.ncver.edu.au/research/proj/nr9008.pdf
Category: Research and Publications
This consolidation study concentrates on the major questions about the effectiveness of online delivery of education and training in Australia, including questions about: improved student outcomes; impacts on teachers and learners, beneficiaries and casualties; teacher/trainer preparation; pedagogy; materials design; and learner diversity.
Assessment of Literacy: Working the Zone Between 'System' and 'Site' Validity
URL: http://www.literacy.unisa.edu.au/...pers/JEEVol5No2/Paper%203.pdf
Category: Research and Publications
This paper addresses questions regarding the assessment of literacy, exploring the idea that practical judgements made in specific communities of practice are the phenomena at the intersection of validity for (1) local sites and (2) administrative systems. The authors propose a template for considering the challenges facing systems, administrators and teachers as they work to validly assess the important aspects of literacy learning by students in schools. They identify and discuss some concerns and assumptions that are common across the two validity sites, and some that are distinctive.
Australian education content bundling
URL: http://www.educationau.edu.au/...hiasite/shared/papers/berlin.pdf
Category: Research and Publications
The paper outlines the stages in the development of edna and the focusses which emerged as part of this Australian educational collaboration to develop a national service built on stimulating local involvement and contribution.
Australian Educational Computing
URL: http://www.acce.edu.au/item.asp?pid=1120
Category: National Research and Publications
Australian Educational Computing is the journal of the Australian Council for Computers in Education (ACCE).
Australian Educational Researcher
URL: http://www.aare.edu.au/index.htm
Category: Research and Publications
'The Australian Educational Researcher' is a publication of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), Inc. It is a peer reviewed journal that aims to promote the understanding of educational issues through the publication of original research and scholarly essays. The focus is on research and all issues related to research. Contributions from both members and non-members of AARE are welcome, as are contributions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives on any level of education. From April 2003, the publication is freely available online.
Clearinghouse for National Literacy and Numeracy Research
URL: http://www.dest.gov.au/...ons_resources/clearinghouse/default.htm
Category: Research and Publications
The Clearinghouse provides public access to the products of research funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) Grants for National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies and Projects Programme. The research projects are particularly relevant for teachers in primary and secondary schools as well as for professional development personnel, policy makers, tertiary students and academics. The projects completed under this funding, together with the year of their first publication, are listed under Publications. The object of the DEST Grants for National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies and Projects Programme is to identify, research and implement strategic national initiatives and developments in literacy and numeracy. The Commonwealth has a commitment to fund research which supports the implementation of the National Literacy and Numeracy Plan. Most of the reports can be accessed on-line via the list of titles in the Publications section. Reports are also available in hard copy on a cost recovery basis.
Coming of Age: an Introduction to the New World Wide Web
URL: http://fullmeasure.co.uk/comingofage.htm
Category: Research and Publications
Case studies and how-to articles by leading practitioners in the world of emerging technologies in education. Covers many aspects of web 2.0 including blogs, podcasts, e-portfolios and folksonomies.
URL: http://www.reframingthefuture.net/...003/Publications/4CP_cop.pdf
Category: Research and Publications
During the 1990s Communities of Practice emerged as an approach to engaging people in the process of 'knowledge sharing, learning and change'. As a tool for transferring knowledge and developing professional skills, Communities of Practice within the vocational education and training (VET) sector can facilitate the achievement of both individual workplace learning and a closer collaboration between educational organisations and industry. This paper analyses the theory underpinning Communities of Practice and provides an outline of the individual and organisational benefits to be gained from these communities.
