3. 1 Presentation overview
Video presentation of web 2.0 and Australian statistics
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4. 2 Biggest impacts in
2011
Technology Infrastructure Content
Mobile Device National Broadband Crowd Sourced
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5. 3 Big ideas for
education
Digital literacy
What’s happening at the coalface and what does this mean for leaders?
http://www.pbs.org/programs/digital-media/ 9.00 min - 13.30 min
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6. 4 Online education
Teachers supported by online education
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & Pearson - philanthropic
donation of $3 million to develop 24 courses free to schools
Underlying idea - common core online education which is aligned with
academic standards across 40 US States
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7. 5 Crowd sourcing
curriculum
Using open source technology and platforms can we perfect the curriculum
to maximise learning outcomes for all student’s?
Nixty, Glen Moriarty, CEO – changing pedagogy video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfuDRlUp3AU&feature=channel 1.25 min - 3.25 min
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8. 6 Overcoming the
camels hump with
digital literacy
Digital literacy as a leadership issue
What’s a PDF?
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9. 7 Health and
well-being
With social media, we have more friends. But are we really
more connected?
Andrew Leigh’s book, Disconnected, argues the depth of relationship and
trust between people has diminished in Australia from the 1960’s
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10. 8 Mobile devices
Mobile devices are overwhelming corporate Australia with information and
demands...and teachers are next
Managing workloads and being effective
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11. 9 Being in
the moment
How many households do you know where there are 4 internet enabled
devices and everyone in the family is on one, doing their own thing?
Our greatest challenge – valuing the importance of being in the moment
and maintaining the discipline and concentration every day
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12. 10 References
& Links
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