Educational Issue: Interpreting PISA This EdNA Online theme page aggregates websites and reports related to the PISA, Programme for International Student Assessment, OECD reports. From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Charles Sturt University Student Services - Learning Skills This service, from CSU, can assist students to develop the skills to meet the the expectations of university study, including time management, research skills, reading and notetaking, essay and report writing, tutorial preparation and exam techniques. From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Understanding PISA The headline was dramatic enough to cause a ripple in the reading public. 'Students who use computers a lot at school have worse maths and reading performance,' noted the BBC news article, citing a 2004 study by Ludger Woessmann and Thomas Fuchs which in turn was an analysis of a 200) study by the OCED called PISA. But did the headline get it right? For a variety of reasons - no. Stephen Downes looks at what the PISA study was really about. From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Students Communicating Visually: Publishing Digital Photos with the jClicker Slide Show This "virtual" poster presentation was created for the TCC 2004 Online Conference, April 2004, and shares how photography students have used a slide show template to share their work From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on November 30, 2004 at 8:30 p.m..
Let's talk About Insects Let's Talk About Insects is designed to help students ages 9-11 years of age gain an appreciation of insects; learn how insects grow and develop (metamorphosis), and learn the importance of insects in our environment. It is part of the University of Illinois Urban Outreach Program. From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 7:30 p.m..
Trees Are Terrific - Travels with Pierre Trees Are Terrific is a curriculum about trees for kindergarten - second grade (K-2) based on the Illinois State curriculum. It includes teacher's notes about content and suggests activities. From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 7:30 p.m..
Photoblogging: Publish and Build Communities Around Digital Images This was a presentation created for the TCC 2004 Online Conference (April 2004) on features and uses of "photoblogs" or image weblogs. From Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) Newest on November 30, 2004 at 7:30 p.m..
Tutorials at W3C This site provides a collection of tutorials and course materials for most of the web technologies developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). There are links to tutorials on external sites in the cases that the W3C does not have the appropriate materials. From EEVL New Learning Materials on November 30, 2004 at 1:30 p.m..
Guidelines on Information Access for Students with Print Disabilities These guidelines are not a prescriptive list but are presented as advice on good practice, with the aim of assisting individual institutions to meet the needs of students with print disabilities through strategies and arrangements which are appropriate to their local circumstances. The guidelines relate to: provision of student assistance (administrative and academic aspects of University participation); teaching materials; Internet access; encouraging inclusivity; equipment and technology; practical classes and practicum placements; and policy implementation. From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 3:30 a.m..
Australian Vocational Education and Training Statistics: VET in Schools 2003 The introduction of vocational education and training (VET) within the senior secondary curriculum was designed to broaden students' choices beyond subjects which predominantly led to university, and to provide alternative pathways to tertiary education and work. This publication provides information about senior secondary school students undertaking vocational education and training (VET) during 2003, either through VET in Schools programs or school-based New Apprenticeships. An overview of student characteristics are provided, including participation rates for VET in Schools program stu From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 3:30 a.m..
Simply Science This website has been developed over several years by John Pearce, a Primary School teacher in Victoria. It contains material for Primary School teachers and children around the following themes: ICT & Science; Ideas for using ICT in Science; Units of Work; Teaching ideas for various science topics; Tutorials on some popular computer applications, For Kids; Activities and sites for children; Science Starters; Simple standalone activities for the classroom or Family Science; Science Sites; Links; Flash Bits; Some Flash animations to try; Simply Science Blog; and a newsletter. From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 3:30 a.m..
Design Checklists for Online Help Online help systems have evolved over the past 20 years to meet the needs of our users. Designers must consider the content, format, presentation, navigation, and access methods of online help systems. A series of design checklists based on the past 20 years of research are presented in this paper. The latest trend in online help system design is embedded user assistance, which includes integrating information into the interface and including an embedded help pane within that interface to display a context-sensitive online help system. From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 3:30 a.m..
Australian Vocational Education and Training Statistics: Student Outcomes 2004 - Summary This publication presents a summary of results from a national survey of students who undertook vocational education and training (VET) at a technical and further education (TAFE) institute during 2003. The survey collects information about the students' general characteristics, employment outcomes, and satisfaction with their training. Also presented are the longer-term training outcomes for 1524-year-olds who completed training in 2001. From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Victoria University - International Postgraduate Research Student Support This site is designed to provide useful information about the support services available to international postgraduate research students at VU. From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..
Victoria University - Postgraduate Research Unit The Postgraduate Research Unit is responsible for administrative and organisational support for postgraduate research training. This includes: monitoring the quality of graduate education and supervison in partnership with Faculties; working closely with the Academic Board and the Committee for Postgraduate Studies to develop policies and procedures to underpin postgraduate research; administering candidature, progress reports, thesis examination and scholarship funding and conducting training seminars for postgraduate researchers. From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..
Social Computing Social Computing - definition, pros and cons, tools, impacts (educational, personal and societal), pedagogical theory From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 30, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..
Circuit Construction Kit A java application that functions as simple circuit simulator. Available components are batteries, bulbs, swithches, and connecting wire. Component values can be varied by the user. Meters to measure voltage and current are available.. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 30, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..
Mobile Learning Portal From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on November 30, 2004 at 1:30 a.m..
Christmas Starshine This NASA page has stories to read, ornaments to make, and activities related to the poem 'The Night Before Christmas'. There are lesson plans and activity sheets. From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..
Christmas Traditions by 4E A Christmas page created by 4E at Belambil Primary School, New South Wales. Covers the story of Christmas, Celebrating Christmas, the Christmas Tree, decorations, candles, holly, ivy and miseltoe, Santa Claus, gifts to make, Gift Giving Time, Christmas cards, carols, Christmas Food, and Australian Recipes. From EdNA Online on November 30, 2004 at 12:30 a.m..
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