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Reflections: Occasional Papers #AI #education #21stcenturyskills #NSWDoE

Posted by | Published on July 14, 2017

“As part of the Education for a Changing World project, the NSW Department of Education has established the Education: Future Frontiers Occasional Paper Series. The […] 

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Humans Need Not Apply

Posted by | Published on August 14, 2014

We need to start thinking now what do we do when large sections of the population are unemployable through no fault of their own.  What […] 

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Gonski and Faux Reform

Posted by | Published on April 16, 2013

Now the extra base funding necessary to get us to this school resourcing standard over six years is $14.5 billion. It’s a lot of money, […] 

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Learning a Living

Posted by | Published on April 10, 2013

“I want to do something I am interested in. I want to pursue my passions and live happily.” Quiia Cheng (17) “China is getting rich […] 

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The Wrong Conversations

Posted by | Published on June 20, 2012

  Fairfax has signalled that the future is online Fairfax cuts 1900 jobs   Fairfax media, publishing the Sydney Morning Herald, since 1831, is the […] 

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The aims of the system

Posted by | Published on March 11, 2012

This is not about people in the system but the system itself. It is difficult to know how the current controversies, the numerous proposed changes […] 

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Waiting for Gonski (Part 1)

Posted by | Published on September 6, 2011

 On 31 August 2011, the Review of Funding for Schooling panel released a Paper on Commissioned Research and four research reports, seeking feedback from the general […] 

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The future is here…

Posted by | Published on June 4, 2011

This post was written for the IBM 100th Anniversary website, Shaping our Future (hit the drop down under the education topic). The future is already […] 

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‘Shut Down The Schools!’

Posted by | Published on April 28, 2011

A new report asks a very important question in, ‘What can we learn today about the students’ aspirations, adoption and adaption of emerging technologies for […] 

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The Red Wheelbarrow

Posted by | Published on April 26, 2011

by William Carlos Williams (1923)   so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. Source …so much […] 

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'The Era of Sharing'  →

Posted in Digital life, Education, Uncategorized, Web 2.0

I always enjoy listening to Mark Pesce and this talk was delivered to educators in Queensland. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.3806563&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about “The Era of Sharing“, posted with vodpod    

The Kindle 2  →

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A Baker’s Dozen: Most Enjoyable Reads of 2016  →

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Reviewing the books read or re-read in 2016, I chose the thirteen most satisfying. In other words, I reflected on how much stimulation and pleasure was felt sitting with the […] 

Music and Water  →

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”Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity…It’s terribly exciting. But on the other hand it doesn’t matter if you think it’s exciting or not; it’s what’s […] 

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