Cisco Intel Microsoft 21st Century Assessment Project
Microsoft has partnered with Cisco, Intel, the University of Melbourne, PISA OECD, IEA, UNESCO and over 60 academics from around the world, to develop the Assessment and Teaching of 21st century skills (ATC21S) project.
Assessment Policy Brief [PDF]
21st Cent Cisco Intel MS [Presentation]
Microsoft Partners in Learning National Evaluation
This is the fifth and final report on the Australian PiL project, 2004-2009 (PiL 1.0), in which three respected RMIT professors comment on the overall scope of the project, identify key achievements and outcomes, reflect on its key features and draw conclusions about the impact of PiL.
Microsoft PiL Report 2009 [PDF]
Catalyst; Changing Practice
An in-depth review of the Catalyst: Changing Practice project – a two year initiative jointly sponsored by Microsoft Australia and the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD), which aims to use ICT as a catalyst for the development and documentation of strategies to transform classroom practice and improve student outcomes.
Catalyst Project Evaluation Report [DOC]
School Connections; Using ICT to engage students in learning
Microsoft collaborated with the NSW DET, dk2 and ACER to explore the impact of ICT on student learning, insights on learning and teaching in a 21st century classroom and provides a consolidated picture of schools of the future.
ACER PiL Reporr [PDF]
Ideas Lab Quarterly Report, October 2009
This quarter's report answers how best to inform school and policy leaders about the educational potential offered by emerging technologies, as well as some key questions on understanding virtual pedagogies, with a focus on Kodu and Planet Kodu software applications.
Ideas Lab Quarterly Report, October 2009 [PDF]
Videos and Case Studies: Catalyst Schools
The Globalism Research Centre at RMIT has conducted a series of case studies on schools involved in the Catalyst: Changing Practice project documenting the unique circumstances and resulting achievements in each school
Catalyst Schools Videos
