The impact of podcasting and voice technologies on global e-learning practice is the focus of Edition 10 of The Knowledge Tree: an e-Journal of Learning Innovation. Published by the national training system's e-learning strategy, the 2005-2006 Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework), Edition 10 contains contributions from voice specialists who discuss the latest innovations and their applications for education and training.…
Daily Archives July 24, 2006
More and more parents are willing to make big sacrifices to send their children to private schools. And the schools are coming up with ways to help them pay. David Rood and Chee Chee Leung explain how - and why - they do it. Link: Average income, private school.
The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has commenced a new and important study into teacher retention. The study will explore the experiences of early career teachers, with findings set to inform teacher recruitment and retention strategies. Link: Retaining Effective Early Career Teachers.
An extra 4600 Australian students will undertake tertiary study next year, with more than half of the new places created in medical and teaching courses. Victoria is the largest beneficiary of the extra funding, securing 1326 new places, under a Federal Government plan to increase the number of university places. NSW universities are next, with 1307 extra students. Federal Education…