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<div id="header-wrapper" style="background-color: #000000; margin-bottom: -257px; position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 257px; font-family: Vic-Regular, Arial, Verdana, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 15.008000373840332px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <div id="intro" class="" style="clear: both;"> <div class="inner" style="width: 414px; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 540px; padding: 0px 12px; box-sizing: border-box;"> <div class="tagline-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="main-wrapper" style="position: relative; z-index: 2; overflow: visible; transition: 150ms cubic-bezier(0.46, 0.03, 0.52, 0.96) 200ms; font-family: Vic-Regular, Arial, Verdana, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 15.008000373840332px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: #eeeeee;"> <div class="inner" style="width: 414px; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 540px; background-image: none;"><main id="main" style="width: 414px; float: left; padding: 0px; background-image: none; min-height: 200px; box-sizing: border-box;" role="main"> <div class="grid content custom-news" style="margin: 0px; overflow: visible; clear: both; padding: 0px 12px 1em; border: none;"> <div class="grid-2" style="float: left; margin: 0px; width: 390px; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"> <div class="media-details" style="overflow: hidden;"> <div class="media-item" style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 28px 12px; margin: 1px 0px 2px; position: relative; border: none; float: none;"> <div class="highlight-box" style="font-size: 1.1875rem; color: #525962; margin: 0.6em 0px 0.8em;"> <p style="margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.3; padding: 0px;">In partnership with <a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://edugrowth.org.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EduGrowth</a>, Global Victoria is delivering the Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance, awarding $800,000 in major research grants to nine Victorian EdTech companies and their project partners.</p> </div> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 1rem; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.45; padding: 0px;">The Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance supports partnerships between Victorian EdTech companies, education institutions, and international organisations, and enables cooperation to trial technologies that solve and enhance learning outcomes.</p> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 1rem; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.45; padding: 0px;">The program will see the activation of testbeds or pilots, by running efficacy trials of Victorian EdTech products in Australian and international education settings, in a structured formal framework, and share the findings with the broader community.</p> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 1rem; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.45; padding: 0px;">The Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance is an opportunity to promote the efficacy of Victorian EdTech products for export growth, and further establish <strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://global.vic.gov.au/victorias-capabilities/industry-sectors/international-education/education-technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victoria as Australia’s education innovation hub</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 1rem; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.45; padding: 0px;">The nine recipients of the Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance research grants, each valued up to $50,000, with additional funding to go towards research and capacity-building activities. The nine projects span the higher education, VET and schools sectors and involve international partners from nine countries including the UK, USA, Mexico, Canada, China, Singapore, New Zealand and Vanuatu.</p> <div class="action-box" style="padding: 20px; background-color: #d6d7d4; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;"> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Vic-Regular, Arial, Verdana, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 1.625rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.2;">Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance grant recipients</h3> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://cadmus.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Cadmus</strong> </a>partnering with the University of Melbourne and Swinburne University of Technology to improve student outcomes and academic integrity through technology-enhanced assessment reform. This project's international partner is the University of Manchester (UK).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://www.edalex.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Edalex</strong> </a>partnering with the University of Melbourne to assess the efficacy of a Credential Evidence Platform, increasing learners’ confidence to express their workplace skills and the ability for employers to use evidence generated as a signal to hire. This project's international partner is the University of Dayton and Education Design Lab (USA).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://www.cahootlearning.com/webinar-services/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cahoot Learning</a></strong> partnering with Monash University to focus on lifelong learning across the Latin America region and exploring how to create better learning experiences and outcomes for workforce reskilling and upskilling. This project's international partner is the Universidad Anahuac (Mexico).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://versolearning.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Verso Learning</a></strong> partnering with Surf Coast Secondary College, Heathmont College, Pascoe Vale Girls College and Brighton Secondary College, to address two challenges in K-12 education: <ol> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; max-width: 38.75rem;">the collection of timely, actionable feedback and evidence of impact from the classroom</li> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;">how to better support teachers to use this evidence to respond to student need and adjust their classroom practice.</li> </ol> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;">This project's international partner is with Edgbarrow School (UK) and Queen Margaret College (NZ).</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://genixventures.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Genix Ventures</a></strong> partnering with Holmes Institute and International Marketing Corporation to test the feasibility of scaling EXAMINA+, an end-to-end exam management platform supporting assessment-led learning, to international markets. This project's international partner is with Tsinghua University (China).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://mentor-match.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MentorMatch</a> </strong>partnering with La Trobe University to explore the impact of providing experienced, qualified mentors, at scale through an EdTech platform, for international students. This project's international partner is with Acsenda School of Management (Canada).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://ziplet.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ziplet</a></strong> partnering with Kingsley Park Primary School in a partnership that will provide teachers with the tools and support to regularly gather student feedback for a data-informed approach to improving student experience, learning outcomes and teacher practice. This project's international partner is with Foyle College (UK).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://www.intellischool.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Intellischool</a></strong> partnering with Parade College to explore how data based on longer time frames, such as summative, semester-based data, can be useful for daily teaching decisions and the resulting impact on the ways in which teachers plan for the personalisation of the learner experience. This project's international partner is with Tanglin Trust School (Singapore).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="http://mathspathway.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maths Pathway</a></strong> partnering with Mill Park Secondary College to pilot the deployment of the Maths Pathway Learning and Teaching model in an international context, and to test the extent to which cultural, societal and demographic differences affect its ability to deliver similar learning outcomes. This project's international partner is with Port Vila International School (Vanuatu).</li> </ul> </div> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 1rem; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.45; padding: 0px;">Each project includes a financial or in-kind contribution from the Victorian EdTech company and/or project partner.</p> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 0px; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.45; padding: 0px;">The Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance is an initiative funded by the Victorian Government as part of the <a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://www.studymelbourne.vic.gov.au/industry/news-and-updates/international-education-short-term-recovery-plan">$33.4 million commitment to the short-term economic recovery of the international education sector</a>, in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.</p> <div id="breadcrumb" style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-size: 17.5px;"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer;" role="navigation"> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; font-family: VIC-Regular, sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; font-family: VIC-Regular, sans-serif;">This material was originally published by <a style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" href="https://global.vic.gov.au/">Global Victoria</a>. To find out more about Victoria's capabilities and the <a style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" href="https://global.vic.gov.au/victorias-capabilities/industry-sectors/digital-technologies/overview">digital technologies sector here</a>.</p> </div> </div> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; font-family: VIC-Regular, sans-serif;"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main></div> </div>