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09 Mar 2010
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Educators and ICT usage: market research report: appendices [edna Resources] (Emma Dresser bookmarked this item)
Many of Australias educators are internet savvy and locked into the digital revolution, but they need more support to transform classrooms for the 21st century. Without proper support to use technology, our schools and other learning institutions risk turning off both their students and the current political momentum. These are among the key findings of a survey conducted by education.au. This is the collection of appendices from the survey report. Believed to be the first detailed survey of the[..]
06 Mar 2010
Playford literacies: building literacy capacity in learning communities [edna Resources] (Patrick Wright bookmarked this item)
This report documents what was learnt as a range of government, education and human service organisations collaborated to build language, literacy and numeracy (LLN)1 capacity in a local government region. It's key findings are categorised as networking (past, present and future); building knowledge about educators and LLN learners; and access and circulation of information.
30 Dec 2009
In conversation with Julian Grant and Mark Israel [edna Resources]
On 13th October ARCoM hosted an evening where we discovered how our special guests interact with information resources. Julian Grant is a Lecturer in Child and Family Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University. Mark Israel is a Professor of Law and Criminology School of Law, Flinders University. They were happy to chat at length about libraries, information literacy among students, grey literature, publishing in peer-reviewed journals vs. open access digital repositories, their[..]
13 Dec 2009
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http://infolitlib20.blogspot.com/ (Leanne Windsor bookmarked this item)
Information Literacy meets Library 2.0 blog by Peter Godwin which updates the book 'Information Literacy meets Library 2.0' published by Facet in March 2008.
09 Dec 2009
Literacy with ICT ' Show Me (Mitchell Squires bookmarked this item)
Detailed developmental ICT continuum for cognitive and affective domains (from Manitoba)
14 Nov 2009
QUT ' Library ' Pilot ' Online Information Literacy Tutorial (Mirva Harrison highlighted this item)
This QUT online information literacy tutorial provides undergraduates with the skills and tools to find and manage information effectively. Choose one module to suit needs or complete all six. Pass the test for Pilot licence.
13 Nov 2009
QUT ' AIRS Online ' Welcome to AIRS Online (Pru Mitchell bookmarked this item)
QUT award-winning learning modules which cover information literacy concepts and skills, creating effective search strategies, using online databases and library catalogues efficiently, and ways to maximise Internet searching. Judy Peacock
11 Nov 2009
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Essential workplace skills [edna Resources]
These materials have been developed by The Fife Partnership for Essential Workplace Skills as part of a Scottish Government-funded pilot project which ran from December 2006 to March 2008. They are focussed on developing workplace literacies such as communication, professional writing, computer skills, numeracy, time management, customer service, presentations, forecasting, and problem solving. The types of information include a questionnaire, matrix, case studies, and learning materials for wri[..]
30 Oct 2009
Attitudes towards use of personal information online. Qualitative research report [edna Resources]
The report focuses on adult Australians who are users of digital media and communications. It provides an understanding of attitudes towards disclosure of personal information when using the internet or other digital media and communications such as mobiles or other devices. It indicates that Australians are aware of risks and taking responsibility for the protection of their personal information.
03 Sep 2009
Wikipedia [edna Resources]
Wikipedia is an open content encyclopedia, and an active encyclopedia-building project. The project allows for general public authorship and editing of any page. Open content text and media are licensed by the copyright holder to the general public, permitting anyone to redistribute and alter the text free of charge, and guaranteeing that no one be able to restrict access to amended versions of the content. Some of the areas covered include: Current Events and Breaking News, Philosophy, Mathemat[..]
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Information Literacy Whiteboard

26 Sep 2008
Jenny Millea wrote
INVITATION You?re invited to participate in an open conversation about collaboration in teaching and learning (CTL), online from 3 October 2008 to 14 November 2008 at http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=2010 The Collaboration in Teaching and Learning Tankette is being conducted by education.au (www.educationau.edu.au) as part of the Strategic ICT Advisory Service it is providing to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). To participate, you will need to register at edna groups at http://groups.edna.edu.au/ and use the group invitation key CTL2010. WHY PARTICIPATE? The CTL Tankette (a small think tank), and the associated supporting materials, will provide DEEWR with information to feed into their policy making process.
17 Jun 2008
Mark McMahon wrote
Hi, I'm just expanding my use of EDNA. Lately, I have been teaching seniors to be comfortable with the internet (and their relatives who use it often). iGoogle has proved to be an excellent tool as a "base of operations" and a great motivator to evaluate websites, eg, Dihydrogen Monoxide, which actually contains nothing untruthful but .......