The following provides further information and links to material on education technology. This includes:

1. EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY NEWS:

WebCT Vista is coming.

Vista is the new WebCT Learning Management System that will replace the Campus Edition version we currently use at UNSW. Planning for the implementation of Vista is underway by EDTeC (Educational Development and Technology Centre), in consultation with the faculties and schools, to make this tranistion as smooth as possible. Further news on this process will be made available as it comes to hand.

2. SCIENCE LEARNING AND TEACHNING INTEREST GROUP:

The Faculty of Science has established a Science Learning and Teaching Interest Group that aims:

Further details can be obtained at the SLATIG website and previous minutes can be obtained from Michelle Kofod

4. CONFERENCES

Annual conferences in the area of Education teachnology include:

3. UNSW Workshops, Courses and Seminars:

Workshops, courses and seminars are available for those who wish to find out more about education technology, approaches to teaching and learning and staff development.

Office of the PVC(ED): Learning and Teaching can offer practical, individual and/or team support including:

EDTeC run workshops in WebCT, Flexible education, Teaching support, Web and graphic production, Video production and streaming, and the Learning Resource Catalogue. Details can be found at: EDTeC workshops.

ACSU run courses in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Powerpoint, Dreamweaver, Orientation to NSS, Photoshop, PageMaker and Technical writing. For details: http://www.acsu.unsw.edu.au/traing_home.htm

Staff development: have workshops and courses on Academic Professional development, Career development, Developing effective Supervision Practices, Head of Schools, Management development, Certivicate IV in Assessment and Workshop Training, Orientation, Orientation to NSS, Recruitment and selection and TechNet Video sessions. For further information: http://www.staffdev.unsw.edu.au