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22 Jan 2012
This paper was presented to the 2011 TAFE Governance and Regulations Forum on 1 March 2011 in Melbourne. In it Tom Karmel suggests that VET is distinguished from higher education by different funding and regulatory arrangements, and teaching and learning styles. What confuses the issue is that many providers deliver both higher education and VET courses.
22 Oct 2011
This paper focuses on the learning preferences of part-time agriculture students at the Western Sydney Institute of TAFE. The ability for providers to offer students flexible attendance patterns and hands-on practical training allied with a balance of alternative course delivery options may improve access and increase student numbers.
05 Aug 2011
Teaching copyright (US) [edna Resources]
(Kristen Morgan bookmarked this item)
This resource was created to help teachers present the US laws surrounding digital rights in a balanced way. The site provides lessons and ideas for opening the classroom up to discussion, letting students express their ideas and concerns, and then guiding students toward an understanding of the boundaries of copyright law. The Teaching Copyright curriculum is a detailed, customisable plan that connects students to contemporary issues related to the Internet and technology. Teaching Copyright in[..]
20 Jul 2011
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) [edna News]
(Tony Merrett bookmarked this item)
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is responsible for: a national curriculum from Kindergarten to Year 12 in specified learning areas; a national assessment program aligned to the national curriculum that measures students' progress; a national data collection and reporting program. Documents providing information on the curriculum development process, the curriculum design paper, 'The Shape of the Australian Curriculum', the framing documents, and curriculum d[..]
16 Jul 2011
This report makes proposals for reforms to the development, organisation and financial arrangements underpinning the Australian vocational education and training (VET) sector. Its author, Philip Bullock, states that the report's recommendations "express an ambitious vision of growth to meet future skills needs and through this, the realisation of improved workforce participation, enterprise productivity and social inclusion".
01 Jul 2011
This Productivity Commission report makes the point that Australia's Vocational Education and Training (VET) workforce has some areas needing improvement. For one, some industry sectors, such as aged care, disability care and early childhood development, have expressed concerns about the skills of VET workers assessed as competent by some Registered Training Organisations. This report's recommendations for reform include that all VET trainers and assessors should have an educational qualificatio[..]
13 May 2011
Australian ePortfolio Project [edna Resources]
(Matthew Kearney bookmarked this item)
The Australian Learning and Teaching Council has granted funding to the Australian ePortfolio Project team at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), to undertake Stage 2 of the project in order to ensure a sustainable future for the foundation work undertaken in 2007-2008. This project aims to generate an Australian Community of Practice for ePortfolio researchers and practitioners, and support a regular Australian conference to explore and discuss ePortfolio research and practice. There[..]
12 Apr 2011
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)will host a series of webinars throughout 2011. These one-hour presentations will be free to attend and will showcase recent research on a variety of topics. The second session is titled Initial VET teacher training: a portrait in a bigger picture. It will be presented by Hugh Guthrie, Principal Research Consultant, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Hugh will present the outcomes of his recent work on initial VET t[..]
28 Mar 2011
NCVER invites practitioners and researchers to share their research and knowledge at No Frills 2011. Research can help influence policy and practice and ensure an even better education and training system in Australia. We are looking for informative, relevant and thought-provoking presentations with accompanying papers. We welcome papers on research in progress, as well as completed work. As part of NCVERs commitment to building research capacity in the VET sector, we strongly encourage establis[..]
06 Mar 2011
iMoot 2011 [edna Events]
(Yvonne Murtagh bookmarked this item)
The 2nd International Moot for all things to do with Moodle will be conducted entirely online. It is scheduled for April 2011.
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