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Professor Mike Keppell, Executive Director and Professor, Australian Digital Futures Institute, University of Southern Queensland delivered this presentation at the 2013 Regional Universities conference. The event focuses on policy and funding for Australia’s regional tertiary education and its impact on service delivery and sustainable development. For more information about the event, visit the conference website: http://www.informa.com.au/regionalunis
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Regional Universities (RUN): Maths and Science Digital
Classroom
Regional Universities Conference
Gold Coast Campus
Southern Cross University
November 14-15 2013
Professor Mike Keppell
Executive Director
Australian Digital Futures Institute
Director, Digital Futures - CRN
Ian Chubb, Chief Scientist
Australia's productivity and competitiveness is under immense pressure. A key way to meet the emerging challenge of developing an economy for the 21st century is to grow our national skills base ‐ particularly the Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills of our school leavers. Our relative decline of STEM skills is holding back our national economy and causing real frustration for employers (p.10)
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Office of the Chief Scientist 2013, Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics in the National Interest: A Strategic Approach, AustralianGovernment, Canberra.
Australian Maths and Science Partnership Programs
Build the confidence, capacity, knowledge base and teaching skills of classroom teachers to deliver maths and science subjects to primary and junior secondary school students
Increase the number of school students undertaking maths and science subjects to Year 12
Improve school students’ outcomes in maths and
science, and/or
Encourage more students to study science, technology, engineering and maths courses at university.
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RUN
UB, CQU
SCU, UNE
USC, USQ
CSIRO
AMSI*
PICSE*
20 High
Schools/21
Primary
Schools20
Interactive
sessions Teacher
Professional
DevelopmentAwards
Digital
Classroom
*Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
*Primary Industry Centre for Science Education
Research
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Interactive learning (learner-to-content)
Networked learning (learner-to-learner; learner-to-teacher)
Student-generated content (learner-as-designers).
Connected students (knowledge is in the network)
Learning-oriented assessment(assessment-as-learning)
Interactions
Principles of Engagement
Collaborative Advantage
Strategic Alignment & Communication
Integrity
Sustainability
Quality
Access & Equity
Community Engagement
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Partners Dr Caroline Perkins (RUN)
Professor Helen Huntly (CQU)
Dr Delma Clifton (CQU)
Ms Stephanie Davison (FUA)
Dr Jason Giri (FUA)
Dr Geoff Woolcott (SCU)
Mr Alan Foster (SCU)
Professor Steve Tobias (UNE)
Professor Aron Murphy (UNE)
Dr Robert Whannell (UNE)
Dr Robert McDougall (USC)
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Partners Professor Ken Udas (USQ)
Professor Mike Keppell (USQ)
A/Professor Shirley Reushle (USQ)
Dr Linda Galligan (USQ)
Xiang Ren (USQ)
Ms Sharron Dove (USQ)
Ms Catherine Abraham (USQ)
Mr Reeve Waugh (USQ)
Ms Janine McIntosh (AMSI)
Mr Paul Barnett (CSIRO)
Ms Kay Lembo (PICSE)
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The Digital Rural Futures Conference 2014Hosted by the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
25 – 27 June 2014
Regional Futures - maintaining healthy, resilient and vibrant regional communities.
Agricultural Futures - increasing productivity, sustainable use of resources and embracing digital technologies to optimise Australia’s farming future.
Digital Futures – building capacity to design and utilise emerging digital technologies and embrace their opportunities
The conference is a Regional Universities Network (RUN) initiative
For more information now, visit: http://www.usq.edu.au/digital-crn/drf-conference
Official Conference Website: (Go Live from December 2013)
http://www.usq.edu.au/digital-rural-futures/
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