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Monday, May 30, 2011 |
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New Assistant Deputy Minister, Learning Supports and Information ManagementOn March 18, 2011, Alberta Education Deputy Minister Keray Henke announced the appointment of Dean Lindquist as Assistant Deputy Minister, Learning Supports and Information Management, effective August 2, 2011. From 2003 to now, Dean has served as Superintendent of Schools with Grande Yellowhead Regional Division. Dean also held the positions of Associate Superintendent and Chief Duty Superintendent with the Aspen View Regional Division, and principal positions in Wainwright, Vermillion and Paradise Valley. Through his academic achievements and extensive experience, Dean brings a strong background in educational leadership to the position. His commitment to improving student learning, enhancing effective communication and the engagement of staff in decision-making align well with Alberta Education’s continuing journey in providing the citizens of Alberta with a world class education system. School Technology Sector is located within the Learning Supports and Information Management Division. The Division provides support services for program implementation to support students in the Kindergarten to Grade 12 education delivery system.
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School Technology Sector CommunicationsInformation of interest to educational technology stakeholders will be shared on Twitter through the School Technology Sector user name, @ABSchoolTech. Sector staff will use the Twitter account at stakeholder events; to update followers about new publications, such as Tech.News; and to share other technology-related information. Twitter has been successfully used to enhance recent Jurisdiction Technology Contact (JTC) meetings and other events to share information and promote discussion among participants. Additionally, School Technology Sector will be posting presentations that are of interest to stakeholders on Alberta Education’s SlideShare channel. SlideShare allows users to view, download and share the presentations with others in their networks through Twitter and Facebook. Presentations from SlideShare can also be viewed on mobile devices. Visit Alberta Education’s channel for presentations from across the department. The presentations from the May 5, 2011 Jurisdiction Technology Contacts event that are available on SlideShare are:
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Provincial Approach to Student Information (PASI) UpdateSeptember 2013 is the target date for all Alberta school authorities to implement a PASI-compliant Student Information Systems (SIS). In preparation for this, all school authorities and Alberta Education will need to sign the PASI Usage Agreement. Alberta Education, in conjunction with stakeholders, has prepared a series of support documents and will provide services to assist school authorities in complying with PASI security provisions. This needs to be completed by August 31, 2013 or on the date that the school authority implements PASI functionality through its student information system (SIS), whichever comes first. >> For more details, click here.
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Upcoming EventsJurisdiction Technology Contact Events – by invitation only November 24, 2011 – Mount Royal University, Calgary May 3, 2012 – Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton
Alberta Technology Leaders in Education (ATLE) Annual Conference November 16 – 18, 2011 Capri Centre, Red Deer
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ResearchAlberta Education’s School Technology Sector is continually monitoring research on best practices in the use of technology for learning and teaching. Research articles or reports from outside sources that may be pertinent to the work of tech.news subscribers will occasionally be included in this newsletter. The information in the articles or reports does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Alberta Education.
>> For more information and links to the documents, click here.
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LearnAlberta.ca UpdateLearnAlberta.ca will be adding supports for various browsers and operating systems for the 2011/2012 school year. Changes are also being made to the Content Delivery Devices and Content Delivery Network. >> For details on these changes, click here.
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Francophone Consortium OpportunitiesDuring the 2010/2011 school year, the Francophone school districts in Alberta and the Francophone Consortium came together and embarked on the implementation of a provincial, centralized Learning Management System. The Francophone Consortium’s role has been to coordinate and offer a variety of learning opportunities that support districts as they explore and implement this platform. French Immersion and Francophone teachers are invited to check these and other educational technology offerings for the 2011/2012 school year on the consortium website. Be sure not to miss the Web 2.0 challenge that will invite teachers to explore and implement a variety of web based teaching and learning resources.
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2Learn.ca UpdateThe 2Learn.ca Education Society supports teachers and students in a variety of ways, including the use of videoconferencing for learning and professional development. Each month two newsletters are produced to outline the sessions available for the upcoming month. These sessions include point-to-point collaborations, multipoint VC events, content provider sessions, webinars and cyberbridge events. Educators wanting to access opportunities for the use of videoconferencing to enhance teaching and learning can subscribe to the two newsletters. Reach2Teach: Read archived copies Vantage: Read archived copies
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Vol. 10 No. 10Tech.News is an electronic newsletter for Alberta's education community. It is produced by Alberta Education, School Technology Sector. Send your questions, suggestions, or article submissions to tech.news@gov.ab.ca Next edition: June 2011 Twitter - @ABSchoolTech LINKS: Alberta Education - Technology section Emerge One-to-One Laptop Learning Technology and High School Success Supporting Innovative Classrooms
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