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Dr Jamie McKenzie is well known to Australian
teachers for his knowledge of information and communication
technologies in education and their potential to transform student
learning, classrooms and schools.
His Online Research Module template provides an excellent
vehicle for teachers to tap into the potential of information
and communication technologies and the online learning environment
provided by the Internet.
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for solving complex problems. They challenge students
to make up their own minds while supplying them with rich information
to support such thinking.
- Students are asked an important question
that encourages them to select, analyse, organise and use
information and to provide creative answers or solutions
to the question or situation, not merely gather information.
- The teacher provides a list of websites as
starting points for students to investigate the question
The Module
Maker on Jamie McKenzie's Questioning.org
website provides a step-by-step process for teachers to easily
create Online Research Modules for students even if they are
unfamiliar with the working of websites and html.
- From
Now On
This online journal contains articles
on all aspects of educational technology. It is designed
to raise awareness of educational issues and promote discussion
to support engaged learning through the use of technology
in schools.
Subscribe to his email update for
notification of new material.
- Questioning.Org
Devoted to the importance of questioning
and research in education.
Includes the Module Maker to create
Online Research Modules.
Subscribe to his email update for
notification of new material.
- The Staff Development and Adult Learning Site
A site devoted to adult learning principles
and staff development.
Includes a number of excellent professional
development articles.
[Small selection - see his websites
for an extensive list]
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- How
Teachers Learn Technology Best
FNO Press, 1999
Provides successful strategies to integrate electronic tools
into classroom practice to improve student learning, and
outlines an approach to designing adult learning experiences
applicable for schools implementing professional development
programs for teachers.
- Beyond
Technology: Questioning, Research and the Information Literate
School
FNO Press, 2000
This collection of articles examine the advantages of learning
and communication technologies to engage learners and improve
their learning through developing critical literacy skills
and effective information management.
- Planning
Good Change with Technology and Literacy
FNO Press, 2001
The thesis of this title is that making "good"
technological change in schools will only happen if information
literacy and student literacy are put at the centre of the
change process.
- Just
in Time Technology: Doing better with fewer
FNO Press, 2002
A collection of essays and articles urging schools to be
smart and strategic users of technology by giving full consideration
to all types of technologies from books to digital cameras.
The focus is on the improvement of student learning.
Jamie McKenzie's books are available in Australia from:
Curriculum
Corporation
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