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Monthly Archives: August 2017
News: Have you ever enrolled in our F-6 MOOC?
Have you ever enrolled in our F-6 MOOC? Did you enrol back in 2014, or more recently? Did you start and never complete? Have you completed the course and received a certificate? Are you still working through the course? Did you enrol just to have a peek? If you answered yes to any of the above… we […]
DigiTech Hub Webinar: Assessment for Digital Technologies
In partnership with Education Services Australia (ESA), CSER Researchers are currently working on a project exploring guidance and resources for the F-10 Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies. So far the team have developed a framework to help teachers with the interpretation of the ACARA achievement strands, along with a curation of initial assessment materials suitable for immediate […]
Digital Technologies PL for Middle School Teachers in Sunshine Coast
Join CSER’s Lauren Stanhope and Toni Falusi for a 2-day intensive workshop introducing the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies for Years 7 and 8. Over the two days participants will sign up and explore the 7-8 CSER MOOC (or CSER MOOC of your choice), investigate robotics, coding and computational thinking through hands-on activities which include: Using […]
Book Week 2017
It’s Book Week so why not check out children’s books that explore Digital Technologies and STEM. Books are a wonderful way to engage children in Digital Technologies. For ideas on how to integrate Digital Technologies into the English curriculum, refer to our F-6 Digital Technologies: Extended MOOC Unit 3 – English Connections. Some titles to […]
Join CSER at EdTechSA Workshop for Year 7-10 DT focus
CSER’s Associate Professor Nick Falkner and Dr Claudia Szabo are jointly delivering a workshop for EdTech SA on 7 November 2017. In the context of the Australian Digital Technologies Curriculum, the workshop will explore: the design and development of a classroom project around application development, and discuss the range of Digital Technologies related skills from […]
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Resource: PL-in-a-Box – Careers with STEM
We’re calling on you to inspire educators, parents, counsellors and school leadership and to spread the message about the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). 75% of jobs of the future will require STEM skills, yet many students today are shying away from STEM subjects. One challenge is that “STEM” is often perceived as an abstract […]
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National Science Week – August 12-20
The annual National Science Week is here! National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of Science and Technology. Running each year in August, it features more than 1000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, libraries, museums and science centres. These events attract a wide audience from children to adults, and […]
68th International Astronautical Congress Adelaide 2017
The IAC education program provides 25 different sessions that put the spotlight on future-focused STEM learning. Student workshops will inspire and excite our primary and secondary students towards a career in STEM-related fields. Teacher sessions will equip R-12 teachers to enhance student achievement, engagement and excitement in STEM learning. To find out about the 2017 […]