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General Resources | Organisations | Teaching Resources
Conferences | Online Publications | Electronic Journals | Discussion ListsGeneral Resources
- Education Queensland resources
- Learning Technology Information on the integration of learning technology into education programs
- Guidelines
The policy framework within which schools develop educational programs incorporating learning technology is contained in two documents - the Computers in Learning Policy and the Guidelines for the use of Computers in Learning [.pdf file, 48 pages].- Curriculum Exchange provides quality resources to assist the integration of learning technology into the teaching and learning process [N.B. Access is unavailable until further notice]
- the Learning Place Education Queensland's e-learning environment
- Smart Classrooms The Smart Classrooms strategy builds on the ICTs for Learning strategy to build the classroom of the future
- Acceptable Use Policies
- Internet - Student Usage Section CM-11-1 from the EQ Manual
- SafetyNet: Internet Usage Guidelines for Schools from SOFWeb
- What is an Acceptable Usage Policy? From the Australian Government's netAlert site
- EdNA resources
- Educator's Reference Desk: Educational Technology [was AskERIC]
- Computers in Schools - A Framework for Development Document from the Australian Council for Computers in Education
- e-magine, Centre of Excellence in Online Learning Tasmanian Department of Education's site which aims to provide and co-ordinate a range of eLearning experiences for students in Tasmanian schools
- Research information for teachers on what is happening in ICT Research at the local, national and international levels
- Professional Learning site designed to support teachers in meeting the needs of today's learners
- ICT for Teacher Training UNESCO gateway to Internet resources and websites dedicated to training teachers in utilizing information and communication technologies to enhance their teaching skills.
- LATIS: Learning and Technology in Schools The Northern Territory's program "to improve student access to information technology and to improve learning outcomes by transforming, enhancing, enabling and amplifying education programs through the use of technology".
- Learning Technologies Planning Guide for Schools Victorian government's guide
- NetAlert The Australian internet safety advisory body.
- Raising the Standards A proposal for the development of an information and communication technology (ICT) competency framework for teachers - DEST report
- Teacher Learning Technology Competencies Project
Australian Council for Computers in Education project- Using the Internet SOFWeb site comprehensively covers use of the Internet in schools
- Educause: "Transforming education through information technologies"
- How to Incorporate New Media into Your Classroom from Teachers Network
- Microsoft Education: Schools
- SchoolNet Canada Resources Click on Computer and Information Technology
- Technology & Learning Network Resource for education technology leaders
- www4teachers The "online space for teachers integrating technology into the curriculum."
Organisations
- Australian Information and Communications Technology in Education Committee (AICTEC)
Cross-sectoral, national committee responsible for providing advice to all Australian Ministers of Education and Training on the utilisation of online technologies in Australian education and training- Aussie SchoolHouse Organisation established to provide leadership and guidance on the use of the Internet and communication technologies for effective teaching and learning
- Australian Council for Computers in Education
- Australian Society for Educational Technology
- Computers In Education Group of South Australia
- ICTEV: ICT in Education Victoria Professional Teachers' Association
- QSITE: Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education
- Association for Information Technology in Teacher Education
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
- Becta British Educational Communications and Technology Agency. Main UK government's main agency for ICT in education
- CALICO The Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium is a professional organization for those involved in both education and technology. Includes conference proceedings.
- Canadian Office of Learning Technologies
Includes a searchable literature database, and resources for content developers, teachers, and students.- Center for Children and Technology Includes a selection of CCT publications
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- National Educational Technology Standards US standards developed by ISTE and a consortium
- Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education
- TeleLearning Network of Centres of Excellence
Canadian research into K-12 education and teacher preparation includes evaluating the effectiveness of new learning models and creating new educational technologies.Teaching Resources
- Educational Software in the JCU Library Word97 document. Check Tropicat for full details.
- Big6 Skills Information problem-solving approach to teaching information and technology skills
- Education with New Technologies: Networked Learning Community Designed to help educators develop, enact and assess effective ways of using new technologies
- Flash Classroom Authored by Kristine Kopelke, an ICT advisor for EQ based in Cairns. The site aims to help develop skills and ideas for using Flash in P-12 classrooms.
- Learning Technologies in Schools from SOFWeb, Education Victoria
- ED's Oasis - Using Technology in the Classroom
- Lesson Plan Library: Technology Lesson plans and activities for integrating technology into the curriculum
Conferences and Conference Proceedings
- ASCILITE Conferences Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
- ACEC: Australasian Computers in Education Conferences
- ACEC 2004 Research..Reform..Realise the Potential, Adelaide, 5-8 July
- Ed-Media World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
- ICCE 2004 International Conference on Computers in Education, Melbourne, November 30 - December 3 2004
Online Publications
This is a small selection of what is freely available online. It doesn't include information on journal subscriptions etc.
- EdNA Publications EdNA's range of educational publications includes ICT in education.
- ERIC/IT Database Search over 1,400 of the latest documents in Educational Technology and receive the documents in full text
- Information Processing and Technology: A virtual approach
Text by Peter Whitehouse. Published free of charge in the public domain for use as a Teaching Resource.- Publications relevant for educational technology List from ASET includes ejournals, proceedings, books and reports
- Selected Publications: Robbie McClintock Co-Director, Institute for Learning Technologies, Columbia University
- Skills of Learning Article from EQ Australia by Queensland teacher Marc Davis
- White Papers on Technology Issues for Educators
Electronic Journals
Off campus access is available for most databases and electronic journals. Simply click on this link, and follow the instructions. You will be returned to this page and can then simply click on the required resource to access it. If a password is required, this can be obtained from InfoHelp
- Electronic Journals and Databases at JCU
- Australian Educational Computing
Web Edition in PDF format. Also held in print at TSV 371.39445 P6.- Australian Journal of Educational Technology Fulltext access
- Compute-Ed Electronic journal of learning and teaching with and about technology
- Educational Technology & Society: Journal of International Forum of Educational Technology & Society
- Educational Technology Review (ETR)
International Forum on Educational Technology Issues & Applications. Free online publication from the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)- Educause Publications Education through Information Technologies
- First Monday Free, peer-reviewed journal about the internet
- From Now On: the Educational Technology Journal
- Electronic School Technology magazine for K-12 school leaders published quarterly as a print and online supplement to American School Board Journal
- Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual on InfoTrac Expanded Academic Index
- INSITE Online
QSITE Newsletter, contains selected articles from the printed version. Click on INSITE on the left.- Interactive Educational Multimedia
Free ejournal from the Multimedia Teaching and Learning Group, University of Barcelona- Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning Online peer-reviewed journal, produced at Wake Forest University (USA), dealing with innovations in computer-enhanced learning, and with the exploration of theoretical and pedagogical issues arising from these innovations
- International Journal of Educational Technology
Free, international refereed journal- e-JIST: Journal of Instructional Science and Technology University of Southern Queensland journal
- Journal of Computer Assisted Learning on Blackwell Science Online - via Synergy or via ingenta JCU staff and students only.
- Journal of Electronic Publishing Published by the University of Michigan Press, free, fulltext
- Journal of Interactive Media in Education
- Journal of Research on Technology in Education Home page provides contents and abstracts. Held TSV 370.285 P5 1997+
- Journal of Research on Technology in Education on ProQuest 5000. JCU staff and students only .
- Journal of Technology and Teacher Education InfoTrac Expanded Academic Index. Also held at TSV 371.3078 P7.
- Journal of Technology Studies Free fulltext access
- Learning and Leading with Technology
Held in JCU Library at TSV 371.39 P2. Web site includes sample articles and online supplements.- MacWEEK InfoTrac Expanded Academic Index
- Macworld InfoTrac Expanded Academic Index. Also available on ProQuest.
- PC Magazine
InfoTrac Expanded Academic Index - also includes other PC magazines- Technological Horizons in Education (THE Journal Online)
- The Technology Source Peer-reviewed periodical published by the Michigan Virtual University aims to assist educators as they face the challenge of integrating information technology tools into teaching
- Technos: Quarterly for Education and Technology InfoTrac Expanded Academic Index
Discussion Lists
- AskERIC: Educational Technology: Online Communities
- Big6 Electronic Discussion Group Forum on information and technology literacy programs
Links checked April 2004; page updated November 2005 by lbcy,
Information and Research Support, James Cook University.