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Selected Works

2005

Dr Gerald K. White

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Full-Text Articles in Education

Australian Skills For The 21st Century, Gerald White Oct 2005

Australian Skills For The 21st Century, Gerald White

Dr Gerald K. White

An overview of the changes which are occurring in Australia and the work that has been undertaken related to ICT in the VET sector. Also to be discussed are the skills in ICT that will be needed for Australia to be successful in a global society.


Learning Environment Design For Learners And Teachers, Gerald White Oct 2005

Learning Environment Design For Learners And Teachers, Gerald White

Dr Gerald K. White

This paper proposes that for elearning to be taken up widely by teachers and learners, a broadly purposed or designed elearning environment of essential educational elements needs to be available. It suggests that the work of preparing online learning programs involves seven different elements which can be organised into seven distinct digital online services layers. Further, from research conducted into educational usage of the internet in the Global Gateways (2003) report, there would appear to be four different types of educational users of Web services to be taken into account when constructing educational online environments.


Beyond The Horseless Carriage: Harnessing The Potential Of Ict In Education And Training, Gerald White Dec 2004

Beyond The Horseless Carriage: Harnessing The Potential Of Ict In Education And Training, Gerald White

Dr Gerald K. White

This paper suggests that the use of ICT has changed our conventional way of understanding learning and proposes the need to rethink education in terms of a more current context. Beyond the Horseless Carriages was first published as a paper for the Board of education.au limited on 28 January 2005, and following wide consultation has been republished for general readership.