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MQ Research Discovery Grant Guidelines

Grant runs from 1.07.2012 to 30.6.2014 Kickoff grant to do research that enables people to apply for grants. Changes to proportions in 2012: Aims, significance, innovation and outcomes (includes National Benefit) 20% Approach and methodology (20%) Role of personnel and … Continue reading

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Allergies

While this is a little off my regular topic, I thought I’d share a fascinating session that I had today at the Sydney Allergy Clinic. The doctor referred to some seminal literature of relevance: New World Health Organisation report: deaths … Continue reading

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Designing TTF2

The Teaching Teachers for the Future project has undoubtedly been a success, and the general mood amongst participants is that it is critical for us to continue the momentum. TTF2 provides us with an opportunity to continue build upon the … Continue reading

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Teaching Teachers of the Future National Support Network Symposium

15th and 16th of March 2012 Mishra & Koeler Keynote Presentation In 1999 saw workshop model of teacher professional development not so useful – taught technology but not so much how to use it Ran some design experiments – “learning … Continue reading

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Ideas for integrating Social Networking into a unit website

Brainstorming session with Mauricio Marrone 1. Insert a FB Social Plugin discussion Facebook Social plugin for discussions is not assigned to any particular FB account. Cannot add a FB discussion plugin that is from a FB group FB social plugin … Continue reading

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NT DET Enterprise Partnership grant

There is currently a great deal of change taking place at NTDET. In the immediate term there is no scope for partnership, but once their new social networking policy is put in place (next two weeks). Operationally NTDET needs to: … Continue reading

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MQ Enterprise Partnership Pilot Research Grant

Meeting with Warren Bailey, 30th January 2012 Not offering ARC Linkage grants in the first part of the year. 12 month projects to establish research partnership with a reasonable prospect of an ongoing project. Reasonable prospect is assessed based on … Continue reading

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Differentiating the Curriculum using Technology with Beenleigh High School

I’m excited to be working with staff from Beenleigh High School on the Technology Enabled Assessment for Learning program. I’m anticipating that teachers will be interested in learning about ways to use Web 2.0 Technologies  along with student responses systems … Continue reading

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Learning Design Symposium – 13th December 2011

Spiros: LOAT (Learning Outcomes Authoring Tool) enables teachers to choose a framework (Revised Bloom’s, Solo Taxonomy, etc) and then helps them to construct well composed Learning Outcomes. Integrated into LAMS servers. Gregor: Has done quite a bit of work on … Continue reading

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Learning Design Symposium 12th December 2011

  Learning Design as the broad technical and pedagogical field of designing learning experiences. Peter Goodyear: Important distinction between what we can design and the learning that occurs – can’t design learning. Design needs to take into consideration that what … Continue reading

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