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University of Melbourne “Voice” article on ATC21S

By thart | Published: April 10, 2012

The current edition of  the University of Melbourne’s monthly newspaper, “Voice,” includes an article on the ATC21S project.
Voice, which is published in both online and print format, features news and information about research, work, and social events involving the University of Melbourne community.  In the April 9 – May 13 2012 (Volume 8 Number 4) edition, there [...]

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UPDATE: ATC21S represented at iCTLT in Singapore

By thart | Published: April 7, 2012

Recently the ATC21S Singapore team presented a spotlight session for the 3rd International Conference on Teaching and Learning with Technology (iCTLT).
The iCTLT provides a forum for participants to discuss educational technology, including cutting-edge innovations, research, and teaching implications.
Key members of the ATC21S team assembled for the spotlight session, which focused on the implications of teaching and [...]

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ATC21S Singapore team featured in todayonline.com

By thart | Published: April 6, 2012

An article on the ATC21S Singapore team was featured in the March, 30 2012 edition of todayonline.com
The article, titled “21st century skills for 21st century students,” highlights the key role played by the ATC21S team in Singapore.  It includes quotes from both Dr. Chew Leng Poon, ATC21S National Project Manager in Singapore, and Dr. Horn Mun [...]

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ATC21S invites you to a special symposium on April 16, 2012 in Vancouver B.C.

By thart | Published: April 6, 2012

The ATC21S team will be holding a special symposium to coincide with AERA’s 2012 convention, and you are invited to attend.
The symposium will be held on Monday, April 16 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm in the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver, B.C.
We welcome all those interested in ATC21S, 21st century skills, assessments, education policy, international education [...]

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New article on ATC21S and serious games

By thart | Published: April 5, 2012

A new article on ATC21S and serious games by Helen Routledge, Instructional Systems Design Manager at PIXELearning, has recently been featured on the PIXELearning blog.
“Serious games” is a term used to refer to games that are designed and built to be more than simply entertaining.  They may be used for education, training, and development purposes.  As Ms. [...]

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SIRikt 2012

By thart | Published: March 27, 2012

The ATC21S project was recently represented at the SIRikt conference in Slovenia.
SIRikt is an annual international conference for education and technology practitioners and other professionals.  This is its sixth year running.
Greg Butler, ATC21S Taskforce member and Senior Director of Worldwide Education Strategy at Microsoft, gave a plenary lecture titled “Transforming learning for future prosperity.”  Mr. Butler’s lecture [...]

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ATC21S team migrating tasks to the cloud

By thart | Published: March 14, 2012

The ATC21S team is currently having its Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) and ICT Digital Literacy for Learning tasks migrated to the cloud.  Generally hailed as the wave of the future, cloud computing allows end-users to easily access tools and services through web browsers and other applications loaded onto their computers and/or other smart devices.  That [...]

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European e-Skills Week 2012

By thart | Published: March 14, 2012

The next annual European e-Skills week will be held this month, from March 26-30. This pan-European event is aimed at promoting awareness of e-skills, their importance, and their vital bearing on employment in the digital age.  Related events will be held in Finland, an ATC21S founder country, and the Netherlands, an ATC21S associate country.
For more [...]

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International Test Commission (ITC) conference

By thart | Published: March 13, 2012

The 8th conference of the International Test Commission (ITC) will be held in Amsterdam from July 3-5, 2012, and the ATC21S team will be participating.
The ITC conference is a venue for researchers, education specialists, policy makers, and other experts to discuss trends and innovations in tests and other assessments. The ATC21S team is pleased to be [...]

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Rewards and challenges of computer-based assessments: More observations from the field

By thart | Published: March 1, 2012

As the ATC21S trials in the United States wind up, we continue to get positive feedback on students’ responses to the computer-based collaborative problem solving (CPS) tasks.  In fact, classroom observations and feedback from participating teachers, students, and administrators indicate that the students find the CPS tasks to be both intriguing and fun to complete.

The CPS tasks created for [...]

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