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Learning To Teach With Technologies What Pre-Service Teachers Say About Their Experiences, Kathryn Moyle
Learning To Teach With Technologies What Pre-Service Teachers Say About Their Experiences, Kathryn Moyle
Professor Kathryn Moyle (consultant)
It is the intention of the Australian Government, that over the next five years, as a result of the Digital Education Revolution, all secondary schools in Australia will have achieved computer to student ratios of one-to-one. This investment in infrastructure brings with it many challenges. Two of these facing Australian educators are: In what ways can advantage be made of such a significant investment in schools’ infrastructure?; and What preparation do pre-service teachers require to enable them to meaningfully include technologies in their classroom activities? To provide some insights into these two questions, this paper draws on data collected from …
National Conversations: Listening To Students’ Views Of Learning With Technologies, Kathryn Moyle
National Conversations: Listening To Students’ Views Of Learning With Technologies, Kathryn Moyle
Professor Kathryn Moyle (consultant)
The Digital Education Revolution is a key policy plank of the Rudd government. It is intended to develop students’ capabilities to learn with technologies. Little Australian research though, has focused upon the views and expectations of students about their learning that includes technologies. This paper draws on the findings from the 2008 research project, Listening to students and educators views of learning with technologies. This Australian national research project, funded by the Department for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) set out to listen to and analyse what Australian students in primary and secondary schools, in vocational education and training …
An Assessment Of The Climate For Creativity In Secondary Schools In Awka South Local Government Area., Prof Ada Sam Omenyi, Ngozi N. Agu Phd, Christy O. Odimegwu
An Assessment Of The Climate For Creativity In Secondary Schools In Awka South Local Government Area., Prof Ada Sam Omenyi, Ngozi N. Agu Phd, Christy O. Odimegwu
Prof Ada Sam Omenyi
Creativity is the driver of innovations and advancement in any human society. Educational institutions have a major role to play in fostering creativity in their students by creating environment that is challenging and supportive for the teachers and the students. This work, using a survey design, identifies and assesses the level of climate for creativity in the secondary schools in Awka South Local Government of Anambra State. It used a sample of 329 secondary school teachers. A research question and a hypothesis guided the study. A 48-item questionnaire developed with insight from Ekvall’s (1996) dimensions of creativity climate measure was …