Australian Educational Computing
June 2006 Volume 21, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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In Defence of IT in Australian Schools: A Critique of "No Train No Gain"
Margaret Lloyd
In November, 2005, an article entitled "No train no gain" (Thorp, 2005) quietly appeared in "The Australian." In the closing paragraphs of the article, the President of the Australian Computer... More
pp. 3-8
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MicroWorlds and Learning in Teacher Education
Nick Reynolds
The introduction of an open-ended MicroWorlds based assignment in a pre-service teaching degree produced interesting results. Students engaged with the task at very high levels and produced work of... More
pp. 9-14
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Capturing Learning through Student-Generated Digital Video
Sandy Schuck & Matthew Kearney
Digital video is an exciting emerging technology that can be used in schools to support, extend, or change pedagogy and curriculum outcomes. In particular, student-generated digital video has... More
pp. 15-20
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Using Information Communication Technologies in Remote School Communities
Graeme Lock & Chris Forlin
In 2003 the authors visited four schools in the Western Australian Department of Education and Training's Kimberley Education District to investigate the use of Information Communication... More
pp. 21-25
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First Aid for Female Casualties of the Information Highway
Petrea Redmond
Females are under-represented in education, training and employment in the area of Information Communication Technology (ICT). Research shows that girls are tuning out to ICTs in school and they... More
pp. 26-32