NO DISCERNABLE DIFFERENCE: Technology Takes Borderless Education Outback

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NO DISCERNABLE DIFFERENCETechnology Takes
Borderless Education Outback
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John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library is a
purpose-built archival and educational facility.
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The JCPML education program caters mainly to
primary and secondary schools, but also
encompasses tertiary students.
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JCPMLs vision is to be an electronic gateway.
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JCPML aims to provide a seamless education
experience for primary and secondary students no
matter where they go to school.

• The JCPML uses primary source documents to enrich
  students educational experience.

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Curtin University has been involved in distance
education since its inception in 1967.

• At Australian universities nearly 14 of
  Australian students opt for distance education.
  This figure has doubled in the past 10 years.

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The year 5-7 program isa self contained package
that lets students explore the exhibition and
participate in small group activities.

• JCPML offers several programs to year 9-12
  students studying Society and Environment
  History and Political and Legal Studies.

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JCPMLs reasons for aiming to provide a
borderless experience

• Our vision to be an electronic gateway
• Limited physical resources
• Not all schools have the ability to participate
  on site
• To address equity issues and provide programs to
  ALL students.

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40,000 items can be accessed through ERA as

• Images
• Full text
• Audio
• Finding aids

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JCPML Treasure Box contains

• Jigsaw puzzles
• CD Rom
• Video
• Sound recording
• Documentary sources
• Games
• Helmet and gasmask
• Lesson plans

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Indian Ocean
Dampier
Karratha
PILBARA REGION
Newman
Carnarvon
Goomalling
Merredin
Narrogin
Australind
Albany
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Advantages in moving to digital format

• Cheaper to replace material
• Use mail services instead of couriers
• Save staff time
• Increased number of schools could be serviced.

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• As internet educators, we cannot gauge the
  interest and comprehension of our students by
  looking at their faces and into their eyes.
  Pedagogy has therefore shifted from the
  tangibility of shared time and space to a
  communications medium of sound and vision and
  disconnected temporality, space and place. Those
  differences presuppose entirely different
  approaches to pedagogy than those of the
  traditional classroom.

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Practical What is the economic feasibility of
providing this material and the cost of accessing
it? What skills do students and teachers have or
need to develop to use the technology?
Technical What hardware and software is available
to the school?
Pedagogic How well will students learn using this
method?