As part of its support for the Digital Technologies curriculum, the Australian Government Department of Education and Training is providing national professional learning for several aspects of Digital Technologies. Digital Technologies Workshops are offered by EdTechSA on behalf of the Australian Computing Academy (for the University of Sydney). The workshop is a full-day training session to […]

EdTechSA is returning with the next guest in our 'Learning Conversations with Global Thinkers' series. Professor Stephen Heppell will be joining us for an exclusive intimate learning opportunity allowing you to connect with global education ground breaker. He’s back! Long-time friend and EdTechSA supporter, Professor Stephen Heppell, returns to Adelaide for a special “Learning Conversations with […]

Junior Lego League (known as FLL Jr) is an exciting STEM opportunity for middle primary students from Year 1 - 4 that is the younger sibling of the well established and world renowned First Lego League competition. The program is a hands-on season based challenge that combines the Lego WeDo kit with the season's theme […]

After no students selected Year 10 Digital Tech from a pretty massive cohort, I cried and cried and cried. Then I got creative. I tried to find a way to engage girls in sneaky-tech and mask it as a Business class. See how I did it and what the results were. Tea, coffee and biscuits […]

With the many changes that COVID-19 has brought our teaching so far this year, it is very important that we continue to support each other.  Details: This workshop is designed for those teaching (or planning to teach) Stage 2 Digital Technologies. It is a time to collaborate and to share examples of assignments submitted to […]

This half-day workshop is an opportunity to go through unseen student samples to grade them and then get feedback on where they align to the performance standards so teachers can calibrate their marking for all assessment types. The material covered will be material uploaded as part of the new PLATO course next Term but participants have […]

This session is designed for participants to brush up on their skills in Microsoft Word. In particular, learn how to layout documents using tables and tabs. How to insert and layout graphics and how to mail merge student names into a document to individualise a cover page. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served. What […]

EdTechSA is proud to announce its inaugural online Symposium: Thinking Technologically 2.0. Join us on Zoom on Tuesday, 29th September. Hear from global and local speakers sharing insights into topics ranging from pandemic pedagogies to cyber security and robots in space. Attend as many or as few sessions as you like. Participate in networking with […]

Some people have touted that data is the new oil. A valuable commodity that we often give away for free. How is your data being used? How do you teach students to become powerful data detectives and understand the implications of a data rich society. Data science is a growing field and in demand, as […]

How much screen time is too much? Do you battle with your children to restrict their time? Do you ever think you need to disconnect to reconnect? Do you want to support your learners or your children to become discerning users of tech? Have you wondered about the detrimental effects of screen habits? This workshop […]