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Learning & Technology Forum 1
Wednesday 25 June 1997

Held at the John Reid Theatre, Australian Graduate School of Management, University of New South Wales, Australia.

 

The Scope of the Forum The Learning & Technology Forums organised by the Board of Studies NSW will - explore issues associated with the use of technology in education; provide opportunities for those interested in education to discuss ways in which developments in technology will impact on how and what students learn; provide the Board with opinion on how issues relating to technology can be dealt with in its curriculum and assessment programs; identify ways in which the Board of Studies can use technology to improve its support to the educational community.
Above: Dr. Peter Ellyard	Above: Dr. Clarke Quinn

The following documents were available at the forum -

• The speakers at Forum 1 - Brief biographical details
  Sam Weller, President, Office of the Board of Studies NSW
  Dr Peter Ellyard, Executive Director of Preferred Futures Pty Ltd
  Dr. Clark Quinn, Director of Development, Access Australia Cooperative Multimedia Centre
  John Bennett, Director, Information Technology Branch, Office of the Board of Studies NSW
  Bob Staples, Inspector, Technology, Curriculum Branch, Office of the Board of Studies NSW
  Lyndon Sharp, Head, Interactive Design Group, Office of the Board of Studies NSW

• Developing a Learning Culture Dr Peter Ellyard, Preferred Futures
  Synopsis: The ingredients of a learning culture are described. Such a learning culture is needed for the creation of a knowledge based industrial structure in the 21^st century and for the development of life long learning, learner driven learning individuals in Australia.

• Creating an Innovation Culture Dr Peter Ellyard, Preferred Futures
  Synopsis: The ingredients of an innovation culture is described. Such a culture is essential for the future economic prosperity of Australia, and for the creation of motivated, self realising individuals in the 21st century. The text is written as a scenario set in the year 2010.

• Preparing for Manhood for the 21st century:
  Creating a new role model Male for the emerging Spaceship Culture.
  Address to the Conference Celebrating the Education of Boys in Catholic Schools Melbourne, 22 July 1996 by Dr Peter Ellyard, Preferred Futures.
  Synopsis: The emerging structure of 21^st century planetary societies will force all of us to review what it means to be male. This address will discuss this world of the early 21st century and need for a new view of what it means to be male. It will suggest some goals and programs for educators who are charged with the development and implementation of education programs to prepare boys and men for thrival in the early 21^st century.

• Syllabus Development Flowchart
  Curriculum Branch, Office of the Board of Studies NSW