Search results for author:"Susan Groundwater"
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The changing landscape of teacher education in Australia
Judyth Sachs; Susan Groundwater Smith
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 15, No. 2 pp. 215–227
In this paper we argue that the nature of reform in teacher education in Australia is occurring in a context of significant economic change and restructuring across the whole public sector. However, while there is ongoing radical change in the field ...
Language: English
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Revisioning the Physical and On-Line Museum: A Partnership with the Coalition of Knowledge Building Schools
Lynda Kelly; Susan Groundwater-Smith
Journal of Museum Education Vol. 34, No. 1 (2009) pp. 55–68
The Australian Museum has been working with the Coalition of Knowledge Building Schools over the past five years. Students aged from 5-18 years have been advising the Museum on the development of exhibitions and programs, as well as how the Museum...
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The Impact of Social Media on Informal Learning in Museums
Angelina Russo; Jerry Watkins; Susan Groundwater-Smith
Educational Media International Vol. 46, No. 2 (June 2009) pp. 153–166
This paper posits that social networking can take a central role in learning in informal environments such as museums, libraries and galleries. It argues that social media offers young people agency previously unavailable in informal learning...
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"Professional Learning that Makes a Difference": Successful Strategies Implemented by Priority Action Schools in New South Wales
Sue Beveridge; Susan Groundwater-Smith; Stephen Kemmis; Dianne Wasson
Journal of In-service Education Vol. 31, No. 4 (December 2005) pp. 697–710
This article presents the learnings from PASP, the Priority Action Schools Program expressed in the meta-evaluation "Knowing Makes the Difference". PASP, jointly supported by the NSW Department of Education and Training and the NSW Teachers...
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Expanding PhD Students Knowledge-Base: Skyping with the Experts
Debra Sprague; Susan Groundwater; Thomas Opfer; Ronald Shultz; Tina St. Pierre
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1062–1068
This article discusses a PhD course on technology and teacher development in which six world-renewed scholars were invited to participate via Skype. This virtual participation provided the students the opportunity to apply the knowledge obtained in ...