Staff Learning @ Oxley

ICT 2013 – Academic

The following video has created a lot of excitement on the Web.  In it, university students from the US tell the truth about how they use technology.

A Vision of Students Today (YouTube Link)

Maybe the era of big lecture rooms is over?  Most people see a new “personal” way of learning as better. Look through the links below.  In each, people either focus on personal learning or how technology  allows students to take the “middleman” out of their learning. Of course the “middleman” means “classroom teachers.”

• One of 14 “Grand Challenges” for engineers for our era: Advance personal learning
• Online Mentors: News article and YAHOO’s Directory
• Open Source Knowledge: Stanford on iTunes U & Wikipedia
• Phone a Friend – iPods & Phones at NSW Exams & Universities add iPhones, iPods to students’ item list

Please answer the following

Academic Big Question

How should Oxley College respond to technology’s ability
to promote each individual’s personal learning?