Your school online: is it a site for sore eyes?
—Hands up if you don’t have a website… Good. Are you sure, Jack? —Yesmiss! —Now, put your hand down if…
a selection of blog posts from our consultants
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Our kids and a future that works
You don’t need to win a Nobel Prize for Literature to know that the times, they are a- changin’. In…
Institutional agility has never been more vital
The ultimate focus of education is the future. Students are often told that they are the citizens and decision-makers of…
Caring for our kids in a time of pandemic
Although the advice of health authorities has been to maintain school attendance while they work to bring Covid-19 under control,…
COVID-19: An Opportunity for 21st Century Educators?
Challenge and response – it’s a pattern as familiar in history as it is in biology. With COVID-19 currently wreaking…
Website Maintenance is Crucial for a Successful Website
As technology evolves, website software is constantly being updated to make it more secure, faster and more visible to search…
Apple Teacher – free Term 2 workshops
Apple Teacher is a professional learning program designed to support and celebrate teachers. With Apple Teacher, school leadership can offer a…
Engaging Young Learners with iPad workshops
Free Term 2 workshops: Engaging Young Learners with iPad iPad can be used to create interactive and engaging learning experiences that…
Global trends in professional learning
In an increasingly global community there are myriad opportunities and challenges in: how we design and engage teachers in meaningful…
Australia’s “digital pulse” 2016 report
Deloitte Access Economics report for the Australian Computer Society highlights “the economic contribution of the internet and digital-enabled economy is forecast…
Creative Learning & the Future of Work
I enjoyed reading this PDF on “Creative Learning and the Future of Work” and particularly the focus on the ‘4Ps’ of creative learning…
The digital lives of young people in Australia
Link to snapshot documentThe internet is an integral part of the digital lives of young people in Australia, with most…
Learning required for Australia’s Future Workforce?
We are always aiming to make learning and teaching relevant to the world students are growing up in. It’s…
Backlash against computing curriculum misses the point
By Peter Twining, The Open University Computing is an important subject, but it is only one of many that schools…
UNESCO ICT Competency Standards for Teachers
Published in 2008 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the ICT Competency Standards for Teachers is a useful…
Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Australians
An excellent reference for school leaders the Melbourne Declaration on the Educational Goals for Young Australians (MCEETYA 2008) recognises that in a digital age,…