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New Research

National broadband plan: connecting America

18 March 2010Broadband networks only create value to consumers and businesses when they are used in conjunction with broadband-capable devices to deliver useful applications and content. The plan seeks to ensure that the entire broadband ecosystem - networks, devices, content and applications - is healthy.
VET E-portfolio privacy impact assessment research report

VET E-portfolio privacy impact assessment research report

16 March 2010E-portfolios by nature contain a significant amount of personal information about learners, some of which may be quite sensitive and, if not managed well, can compromise learner privacy.

Australian vocational education and training: Apprentices and trainees 2009 - September quarter

15 March 2010Estimates of apprentice and trainee activity in Australia for the September quarter, 2009 are presented in this publication.

Improving mathematics learning in the early years: the use of interactive multimedia

12 March 2010This article reports on research into the potential of interactive multimedia to develop K-1 students' understanding of fractions.

One teacher's response to literacy learning and teaching using technology

12 March 2010Access to technology remains uneven across schools, student competency levels differ and teacher expertise varies considerably.

Arts, music & design

OK, computer: file sharing, the music industry, and why we need the pirate party

OK, computer: file sharing, the music industry, and why we need the pirate party

05 March 2010This essay examines the central issues raised by illegal file sharing and the future for record companies in an environment that increasingly demands flexibility.

Culture in small and rural communities

05 March 2010The Creative City Network of Canada commissioned a series of reports on developing and revitalizing rural communities through arts and creativity.

More than bums on seats: Australian participation in the arts

03 March 2010This research identifies the key factors which will impact Australians’ future participation in the arts. It also identifies barriers and incentives which impact our participation.

Cultural policy & law

Mass localism: A way to help small communities solve big social challenges

17 March 2010  Localism presents a dilemma. Government has traditionally found it difficult to support genuine local solutions while achieving national impact and scale. This UK report offers a solution

Commentary

Can creativity be taught? And should it be?

07 December 2009The concept of creativity needs to be simplified argues Stuart Cunningham.

Why academia is no longer a smart choice

26 November 2009With up to half of all teaching now done by casually employed staff with little institutional support, Australian universities are facing an unprecedented crisis, writes Melissa Gregg in New Matilda

Conceptual confusion and journalistic process

09 November 2009Margaret Simons' account of some of the highlights and lowlights of the first day of Media 140 are outlined in The Content Makers.

Audio

What’s the Buzz?

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17 February 2010The Internet is buzzing about Google Buzz and so why should Digital Campus be any different?

When art meets science

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19 November 2009Science and art might sound like vastly different disciplines, but Dr Tim Wetherell from ANU believes they are both motivated by a desire to make sense of the world in which we live.

Cultural institutions

Literature working group policy

12 March 2010This report provides practical and realistic recommendations to ensure literature in Scotland is able to thrive and is supported in the most appropriate way.

Video

Emerging technologies in Australia - Horizon report

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03 December 2009Education.au CEO Greg Black shares an Australian perspective on the four emerging technologies identified by the Horizon Report as likely to be entering mainstream use by educators within the next few years.

Baroness Susan Greenfield on the dangers of social networking

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12 October 2009With a recent study showing that up to 97% of Australians aged 16-17 use at least one social networking site, should we be worried?

Websites

My school

29 January 2010My School enables you to search the profiles of almost 10,000 Australian schools.

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

27 January 2010The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) develops strategies, guidelines, and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities.

www.edu.org.au

10 December 2009This site was created by the Victorian Council of School Organisations (VICCSO) to provide resources and information sharing for parents and teachers on education issues.

Books

TV drama in China

  • Edited by Ying Zhu, Michael Keane, and Ruoydon Bai
  • University of Washington Press
This collection of essays brings together the first comprehensive study of TV drama in China. Examining in depth the production, distribution, and consumption of TV drama, an international team of experts demonstrate why it remains the pre-eminent media form in China. The collection explores industry dynamics, how TV dramas are marketed and consumed on DVD, and China's aspirations to export its television drama rights.
Outrageous! Moral panics in Australia

Outrageous! Moral panics in Australia

  • Edited by Scott Poynting and George Morgan
  • ACYS Publishing
In this detailed examination of case studies, a distinguished group of experts demystifies the social processes of moral panic in Australia.

Policy Guides

This guide provides practical and long-term ways for artists and arts organisations to enhance their access, market their events to the disabled community and build new audiences.

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