Digital literacy

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4 Aug 2025

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PISA testing begins: Australian students to inform global measure of skills

A PATH to using AI well in education

AI – keeping it helpful (and harmless) in education

New resources boost STEM learning through game design

Expert webinars to help teachers engage girls in digital technologies

Stars emerge from the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge

Winning ideas in this year’s Australian STEM Video Game Challenge included a lone spaceship protecting Earth from shooting stars, a solar-powered city built on a sphere around the sun and interstellar golf.

AI in education: how to know what's a good fit

How students use ICT: knowledge gaps identified in new study

Loading skills with the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge

Eight ways to better engage girls in digital technologies education

25 Aug 2023

8 ways to better engage girls in digital technologies education

Research conducted by ACER for CSIRO has identified several factors that could facilitate greater engagement of young women in digital technologies education.

23 Jan 2023

Exploring system and school resilience in Asia

New research focusing on the experiences of principals, teachers, and parents in the Asia region highlights ‘bright spots’ in educational practice.

6 Dec 2022

New research into girls studying digital technology at school

CSIRO has engaged ACER to examine the factors that help or hinder girls studying digital technology at school.

25 Oct 2022

Showcasing the 2022 Australian STEM Video Game Challenge winners

The games created by the winners of the 2022 Australian STEM Video Game Challenge (STEM VGC) were on display at PAX Aus in Melbourne.

4 Oct 2022

EdTech in the service of learning

With little evidence that technology is improving school effectiveness, it is important to understand what this technology is intended to do, how will it do it and how we will know it is working.

15 Sep 2022

Australian students are game makers, game players and game changers

Winners of the 2022 Australian STEM Video Game Challenge have been announced

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