Syndicated Learning ObjectRSS feed of most recent posts from Syndicated Learning ObjectGreat expectations of ICT: how higher education institutions are measuring up- June 29, 2008 JISC commissioned Ipsos MORI to undertake research among first year students studying in higher education in the UK to: Understand first year students' experiences of ICT use and provision in HEIs, particularly in light of the expectations which emerged from the first study in June 2007; Examine whether there is a mismatch between expectations and reality. Overall, higher education institutions in the UK are perceived as providing a basic level of Information and Communications Technology to a..http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/publications/greatexpectations 3rd Annual University Governance & Regulations Forum- June 27, 2008 On the 13 March 2008, the Hon. Julia Gillard announced that the Former Vice Chancellor of the University of South Australia, Prof. Denise Bradley AC, would be the Chair of the newly established Higher Education Review Panel. The question is How will the findings of this review impact the formation of governance and regulation for the higher education sector At the Annual University Governance & Regulations Forum, Prof. Bradley will discuss this question. She is one of many key presenters who...http://www.informa.com.au/ibcoz/marlin/system/render.jsp?MarlinViewType=MARKT_EFFORT&s... Skills Centres: Expanding training opportunities in New South Wales- June 27, 2008 This report provides information on the Skills Centre Program's key activities and assesses the program's effectiveness in its aim to increase training opportunities and reduce skills shortages.The report includes examples of innovative centres at the industry, school and indigenous community level. Centres include the Blackwattle Bay Campus Entertainment Industry Skills Centre for Year 11 and 12 students; the Australian Electrotechnology Industry Training Centre; and the Yarnteen Indigenous...http://www.bvet.nsw.gov.au/pdf/SkillsCentresAchievements.pdf GUNI has published the materials and Proceedings of the 4th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education- June 27, 2008 Following their presentation during the 4th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education, GUNI has published on its website 48 papers in their full length and 45 posters. They are classified according to the eight thematic lines of the call for papers. GUNI has also made available some materials and recordings of the conference, such as sessions videos and presentations. GUNI News, June 2008http://www.guni-rmies.net/news/detail.php?id=1222 Naturebase resource: A forest is a very busy place- June 27, 2008 This Western Australian 'Forest Pack' is a resource for teacher to explore the concept of forests and trees. It includes lesson plans, activity ideas, background information and lists of resources. Some pages can be used as classroom posters for displays by enlarging them to A3 size, and colouring them with dyes.' Activities are designed across a number of learning areas to enable teachers to integrate the theme where possible.http://www.naturebase.net/content/view/2265/1090/ Marketing 2.0 and Beyond- June 27, 2008 The online arena is increasingly being hailed as the future of the marketing profession. Applications such as blogs, wikis, search engines, mobile communications and social networking sites such as facebook are seemingly perfect tools for marketers to use in communicating their organisations products and strategies to their target demographic. This two-day conference will identify and explore solutions to the challenges that face marketing professionals in developing a marketing 2.0 strategy.http://www.arkgroupaustralia.com.au/events-c031Marketing2.0.htm Scholarly monograph publishing in the 21st Century: the future more than ever should be an open book- June 27, 2008 The scholarly monograph has been compared to the Hapsburg monarchy in that it seems to have been in decline forever! Many publishers, university administrators and academic researchers are still largely wedded to historical and Balkanized Web 1.0 monograph settings. While the ramifications of the fall of the Hapsburg empire are still being felt today in geopolitical terms, university presses can rise phoenix-like through 21st century digital environments and the reworking of scholarly...http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.3336451.0011.201 9th International Bielefeld Conference 2009 - Upgrading the eLibrary. Enhanced Information Services Driven by Technology and Economics- June 27, 2008 The conference provides insights in the future of eLibraries, based on the threefold interdependency of service, technology, and economics. The conference is a forum for internationally renowned and trendsetting speakers to stimulate strategic discussions among scholars, information specialists, publishers, library managers and patrons from all over Europe and beyond.http://conference.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/ Little platypus: Activity sheet- June 27, 2008 This activity sheet on the story 'Little Platypus', by Nette Hilton, provides cross-curricular activities to help children to interact with the story and illustrations.http://www.ninarycroft.com/pdf/little_platypus.pdf Web 2.0 and Higher Education: pedagogical implications- June 27, 2008 Education is arguably one of the most important issues that any Society must discuss and need to consider its reinforcement. Colleges and Universities have the key role in promoting high quality and reliable education and the knowledge development, but are far from being the only (or even the main) source of information and knowledge nowadays, due to the expansion of new forms of communication (most notably the Internet). In places like Europe and the United States, there is a new generation of.http://web.guni2005.upc.es/media/0000000500/0000000523.pdf |