Topic: Teaching AI for games in the VET sector The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) has taught game programming at advance diploma level for almost twenty years. A range of techniques have been used to engage students in teaching the more Read More …
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Free Year 5 and 7 DigiTech Challenges released by the Australian Computing Academy

InTEACT encourages all members to visit the Australian Computing Academy website to find our more about the challenges. Access is free to all teachers, and to all students in Years 5 and 7 in Australia. The University of Sydney is Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: James Curran, Australian Computing Academy
Topic: Artificial Intelligence: Its place in the Australian Curriculum Schools across Australia are implementing the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies, and teachers are looking for ideas to show students how current technologies are shaping the world we live in. Artificial Intelligence influences Read More …
Speaker Spotlight: Students from Gungahlin College Panel Discussion
The Advanced Programming unit in the ACT Senior Secondary Curriculum provides students with an opportunity to encounter computer science concepts usually reserved for university education. At Gungahlin College, the unit has focused on providing students with a spattering of these Read More …
Register now for the InTEACT / ACS 2017 Conference
Registrations are now open for the InTEACT / ACS 2017 Annual Conference – Aug 15 and 16! The conference has been approved for 10 TQI hours of Accredited Professional Learning. We are thrilled to be working once again with the Australian Read More …
GovHack ACT: Weekend of July 28 – 30 @ Snow Centre

Registrations are now open for GovHack Weekend! Whether you’re keen to join us as a contestant in Australia’s largest open data hackathon or join us as an observer to learn more about what makes GovHack so special, we can’t wait Read More …
Cyber Science & Tech Sessions: July 26
Steve Morrill is currently the Director of Technology & Cyber Science at Loyola Blakefield in Towson Maryland. Prior to joining Loyola Blakefield he spent 13 years managing and teaching technology in the higher education space. Steve is also the founder Read More …
Learn to code like a ninja – take up the NCSS Challenge!

The NCSS Challenge is an online programming competition for school students aged 10-18. Run over five weeks from 31 July, students learn to code as they compete. Students solve fun problems with code on topics from medicine to movies, sport Read More …
See you at EduTECH next week 8th and 9th June

Planning for EduTECH next week? Do meet our Microsoft Education team at Stand 32. We have two full days of workshops and demonstrations for technology-enabled classrooms! Check out this blog post for details of the sessions and who will be there. Kitty Read More …
Workshop 29th May: Helping STEM students understand their learning
In this workshop, Dr Anne Gardner, UTS, OLT National Teaching & Learning Fellow 2016, will introduce participants to a learning framework used in the OLT National T&L Fellowship. Participants will take part in a typical learning activity using resources developed Read More …