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James Dalziel: Aligning Learning Design and Curriculum Design Various definitions of learning design: A pedagogical meta-model Technical specification: IMS Learning Design (2003) Software system for managing sequences of content and collaborative learning activities A framework/language for describing the structure of … Continue reading →

Monday Lookup “Understanding the reasons that academics use – and don’t use – endorsed and unendorsed learning technologies” by Gregor Kennedy et al. Great paper to model the use of surveys to perform factor analysis (grouping correlated survey items together) … Continue reading →

The Australian Research Council Linkage Project Scheme provides funding for joint research projects between universities and industry partners. The ARC will fund up to the amount contributed by the industry partners. While up to 80% of the partner contribution can … Continue reading →

Charalambos Vrasidas (Pambos) is Head of the Centre for Advanced Research and Development in Educational Technology in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is a charismatic and energetic dynamo who started the Centre with no funding or support from his university (only permission). … Continue reading →

Keynote Mark Guzdial Computing is key to many disciplines and we aren’t producing the number of people required Mark’s advisor was Elliot Solloway! He made all of his students read the book “The two cultures and the scientific revolution”. More … Continue reading →

Here are some notes about WordPress designing: Themes that I like: MistyLook, Twenty Ten to be updated over time…

WeScheme: The Browser is Your Programming Envinronment (Danny Yoo et al) Excellent Middle School enrichment program using a browser based programming environment by Danny Yoo et al. Check: http://www.wescheme.org http://www.bootstrapworld.org Habits of programming in Scratch (Mordechai Ben-Ari, et al) Study … Continue reading →

Keynote Ulrich Schroeder Sail – M analyses mathematical proofs and provides intelligent feedback L2P project – analytics of LMS use go4IT! Generate interest in CS for girls – for 10 to 14 year olds using LEGO robots in schools, have … Continue reading →

Hon. Adrian Piccoli, Minister for Education Prioritising Indigenous education, remote and rural education, special education, K-3 Not supporting teacher bonuses General impression: seems well intentioned, intelligent, although disagreed with some of the policies Mr Patrick Lee, Chief Executive, NSW Institute … Continue reading →

http://www.researchprofessional.com/ Everything in the database has been filtered so that we are eligible to apply for it. Can login as mbower or matt.bower@mq.edu.au and password. Team of 12 people searching for funding opportunities across the world and uploading them within … Continue reading →