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30 May 2011
National Year of Reading 2012 [edna Events]
(MAry Hunt bookmarked this item)
Australian libraries and library associations have got together to turn 2012 into the National Year of Reading (NYOR), linking together all the great things that are already happening around books, reading and literacy, and giving them an extra boost, with inspirational programs and events taking place across the country.
20 May 2011
In April 2011, Australias eleven Industry Skills Councils (ISCS) released a joint report No More Excuses: An Industry Response to the LLN Challenge claiming that insufficient LLN levels are held by millions of Australian workers. The report recommends the building of LLN skills be a shared responsibility and proposes that the Council of Australian Governments should establish an overarching national blueprint for action on LLN in Australia 2012-2022. The May/June Policy in the Pub forums will ex[..]
In April 2011, Australias eleven Industry Skills Councils (ISCS) released a joint report No More Excuses: An Industry Response to the LLN Challenge claiming that insufficient LLN levels are held by millions of Australian workers. The report recommends the building of LLN skills be a shared responsibility and proposes that the Council of Australian Governments should establish an overarching national blueprint for action on LLN in Australia 2012-2022. The May/June Policy in the Pub forums will ex[..]
14 May 2011
Museums, Libraries and 21st Century Skills [edna Resources]
(Pru Mitchell bookmarked this item)
This project underscores the critical role of museums and libraries in helping citizens build such 21st century skills as information, communications and technology literacy, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, civic literacy, and global awareness. Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills Project includes three components. The Report: Outlines a vision for the role of libraries and museums in the national dialogue around learning and 21st century skills; the report also includes c[..]
27 Apr 2011
This report by the Industry Skills Councils (ISC) states that language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) are the essential underpinning skills that enable people to be productive in their work, to continue to learn and develop, and to participate fully in society. The report asserts that: 1)Literally millions of Australians have insufficient LLN skills to benefit fully from training or to participate effectively at work; 2)the situation looks as if it could be getting worse, not better: the LLN perfo[..]
07 Apr 2011
This one-day symposium will discuss the influence of technology on readers and reading culture. The symposium will investigate changes in libraries, accessibility, and literacy as well as the experience of reading where print is only one of many options available.
29 Mar 2011
The SACAL Literacy Dialogues provide timely opportunities to explore some of the pressing issues facing South Australian industry trainers, educators and policy makers. Following the practice of previous Dialogues, we have asked our speakers to prompt our thinking about the role of foundation skills in workplace and vocational learning in South Australia and how they connect this to the recently released Skills for all Strategy.
The ICA11 Information and Communications Technology Training Package is undergoing the endorsement process. The ICA11 Information and Communications Technology Training Package is the result of several discussion and review papers and a comprehensive review of the ICA05 Information Technology Training Package in 20092010. The workshop will introduce ICA11 with a thorough explanation of the changes to ICA05. It will look at the new structure and qualifications, Skill Sets, entry requirements, dig[..]
04 Feb 2011
Digital world of young children: Emergent literacy [edna Resources]
(Mary Liesch bookmarked this item)
This research paper explores the ways in which young people's learning and expression are being shaped by mobile and digital technologies, including cell phones, television, video games, smart devices, and computers. According to this report, digital media is already transforming the language and cultural practices that enable early literacy development, making possible a new kind of personal and global interconnectedness.
ImageCodr [edna Resources]
(Mary Liesch bookmarked this item)
This tool generates Creative Commons HTML code for Flickr images. Search for images, or enter url and Creative Commons licence details will be retrieved automatically and correct licence and user details added as a caption to photo for easy embedding in websites, blogs, wikis or digital presentations.
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