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Digital Fluency : Skills Necessary For Learning In The Digital Age, Gerald White
Digital Fluency : Skills Necessary For Learning In The Digital Age, Gerald White
Dr Gerald K. White
This article examines the skills that will be required for the 21st century that will need to be embedded in educational curricula in order achieve them. It begins by considering how communicating between people has changed and current educational responses. A view of 21st century skills follows with an argument for some core subjects that will be necessary. Learning and teaching are then discussed leading to a view about what is needed in order to develop digital fluency in education, for now and the future.
"Best Practices" At The Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Steven Rogg
"Best Practices" At The Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Steven Rogg
Steven R Rogg
No abstract provided.
Learner Support Starts With Working Together: Creating Collaborative Relationships On A Large University Campus, Sarah Hutton, Fred Zinn, Mei-Yau Shih
Learner Support Starts With Working Together: Creating Collaborative Relationships On A Large University Campus, Sarah Hutton, Fred Zinn, Mei-Yau Shih
Sarah C Hutton
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A Brimming Cup: The Life Of Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Kleinhenz
A Brimming Cup: The Life Of Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Kleinhenz
Dr Elizabeth Kleinhenz
Kathleen Fitzpatrick, born in 1905, was the grand - daughter of Melbourne real estate agent JR Buxton, whose investments in land and housing brought him wealth and significantly influenced much of his city's early development. In her memoir, Solid Bluestone Foundations, described by her great friend Manning Clark as 'a magnificent book of memories', Kathleen painted an evocative picture of family life at her grandparents' mansion Hughenden in Middle Park, and of middle - class living in early twentieth - century Melbourne. In adulthood she went on to become a brilliant academic and teacher whose former pupils became some of …
Aligning Practice And Philosophy: Opening Up Options For School Leaders, Kathryn Moyle
Aligning Practice And Philosophy: Opening Up Options For School Leaders, Kathryn Moyle
Professor Kathryn Moyle
The educational use of digital technologies such as mobile devices, computers, and the Internet are progressively replacing pens, books, and the physical spaces known as libraries. Both online synchronous and asynchronous learning modes are emerging as part of the learning styles used with children physically attending schools. Consequently schools and school districts deploy various sorts of software applications to meet the range of teaching, learning, and management functions they perform. As leaders of schools, principals have heightened responsibilities concerning the philosophical directions of schools, as well as aligning the uses of technologies across all facets of their organizations. Set against …