Maximising technology enhanced learning

By Jane Hunter
Community contribution / April 28, 2017

A new digital literacy skills and learning report has been released in New South Wales, its focus is on Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers in universities demonstrating how the priority area of ICT is addressed in applications for program accreditation.

The report has seven recommendations that span across “what digitally literate graduate teachers should know and be able to do” ...

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By Jane Hunter

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Jane Hunter, PhD. is an Associate Professor in the School of International Studies and Education at the University of Technology Sydney. She was a classroom teacher, head teacher and senior education policy officer; now working in teacher education again she specializes in pedagogy, teacher professional learning, curriculum and technology enhanced learning. Jane is an international speaker at education conferences and has a track record of peer-reviewed publications.

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Jane Caro is not qualified and has no idea what she is talking about.Nothing new . She knows little about economics ...

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