Member Services

 

QSITE Events


…are scheduled in each QSITE Chapter to support educators in the region. QSITE members are offered substantial discounts to these networking events and workshops, with several “free for members” events scheduled throughout the year.

The annual QSITE state conference is a key event on the educational calendar drawing presenters from around the globe and delegates from all over Queensland. Each year an area of particular need is identified through the QSITE network with keynote speakers, professional development sessions and hands-on workshops planned accordingly.

Further networking opportunities and collaboration are planned for QSITE Virtual events – social networking and learning forums soon to be scheduled in the redevelopment of the QSITE website.

QSITE Publications


…help members keep up to date and share their achievements with articles covering:

  • developments in ICT education and ICT integration;
  • QSITE networking and support community activities; and
  • fellow professionals and institutions leading the way in ICT education and ICT integration.


Publications include:

  • InSite newsletter – QSITE’s monthly e-newsletter keeps members up to date with the latest workshop information, upcoming events in all areas, member news and reports, and tips on classroom ICT applications;
  • QUICK magazine – This hard copy publication contains QSITE news and information, celebrates member achievements, and features in-depth articles on developments in ICT education and ICT integration issues in Queensland education.
  • Australian Educational Computing – the bi-annual journal of the Australian Council for Computers in Education (ACEC) explores the ground-breaking technology underpinning the future of Educational ICT development and application.

 

QSITE Professional Development


……responds to the needs of individual educators and administrators with:

  • Openly accessible QSITE email communities linking educators directly to the vast network of QSITE knowledge, available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  • Membership discounts on registration at QSITE conferences and ICT events across the state, through QSITE regional chapters.
  • The ability to request topics and host QSITE Professional Development sessions in your school for your colleagues and others in your region.
  • QSITE post-PD email and chat room support as you put new skills to the test.

 

QSITE Student Participation Projects


……give education professionals important opportunities to test their new knowledge and showcase their student’s ICT applications

QSITE members receive discounted entry and early access to annual student projects and awards, including:

  • QSITE Schools Web Challenge;
  • QSITE Student Design Challenge; and
  • GIDGITS (Girls in ICT) Great Ideas Competition.

 

QSITE Member Recognition programs


…….offer unique opportunities for teachers to share accomplishments with other education professionals

  • Prestigious peer recognition of individual achievements in the QSITE Annual Teacher and Leadership Awards.
  • Invitations to publicly showcase ICT integration innovations applied or developed within your school through hosting ‘QSITE Tinkering with Technology’ sessions for professionals in your local area.
  • Online profiling of leading educators and schools on the QSITE website and in QSITE publications.

 

QSITE’s National and International Professional Affiliations


….. connect and extend the QSITE network to access national and global education ICT developments with:

  • Discounts on International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) membership and resources;
  • Access to articles and forums: International Society for Technology in Education (http://www.iste.org); and
  • Automatic Australian Computers in Education (ACEC) Associate status.

 

QSITE Advocacy


….. speaks for the interests of members and leads ICT developments in Queensland education. With a commitment to lead ICT education and ICT integration in Queensland, QSITE uses its JCQTA (Joint Council Queensland Teaching Associations) and QSA (Queensland Studies Authority) connections to prepare policy submissions and advocate on behalf of QSITE members to progress the meaningful use of ICTs for all sectors of Queensland education.

QSITE Corporate partnerships


…..link educators with ICT industry and other partnership organisations to provide specialised support for QSITE educators.
This support may include:

  • hands-on collaboration with industry to better inform school ICT management decisions
  • connecting teachers and students with vocational applications of their learning
  • sharing of resources to enhance QSITE member services, and
  • sponsorship of QSITE member events.