Scootle wins 2009 Global Learning Impact Awards
Scootle has won a bronze award in overall competition and the 'best in category' award for digital learning content for the school sector at the 2009 Global Learning Impact Awards in Barcelona. The 'best in category' award recognises the quality of the digital curriculum resources published by The Le@rning Federation.
The Learning Impact Awards acknowledge the best use of technology worldwide to support learning. The finalists were reviewed by an expert panel of judges and by the attendees at the IMS Global Learning Consortium's annual Learning Impact conference and Summit on Global Learning Challenges. The entries were evaluated according to eight criteria, including improving access to learning, improving affordability of learning and improving quality of learning.
Find out more about Scootle and the Learning Impact Awards.
Learning on Screen Awards 2009
The australianscreen online website has been shortlisted in the General Audience Education – Web Delivery category for the Learning on Screen Awards 2009, hosted by the British Universities Film and Video Council. The category recognises material that is valuable for learning, formally and informally, on a range of online platforms.
australianscreen online provides free access to clips from a diverse collection of more than 1,300 feature films, documentaries, newsreels, short films, animations, television shows, Indigenous programs and home movies produced in Australia over the past 100 years.
The site is produced by the National Film and Sound Archive in partnership with Curriculum Corporation through The Le@rning Federation. Close to 1,000 clips have been selected for their specific educational value, and are collected in an easy-to-use education page with associated teachers' notes.