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Cyber Security Careers Video Playlist

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Ever wondered what a Cyber Threat Analyst does, what a Lead Software Security Engineer is? Cyber Security has never been more important. There are many ways our students can become a part of this critical and exciting area with numerous career pathways to pursue.

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The CSER Lending Library is back!

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We are delighted to share that the CSER National Lending Library is back! Thanks to the support of the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment, CSER is able to re-launch the library, provide some new learning resources and deliver a series of virtual professional learning webinars over the coming months! Watch this space and register your interest for the library via our Library Page.

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New MOOCs on Teaching Cyber Security & Awareness!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of two new massively open online courses (MOOCs) for K-12 teachers on teaching Cyber Security and Awareness in schools.

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Top 10 Reasons why you should teach Cyber Security in schools today

Our use of technology across all aspects of our daily lives is increasing and this is the same for our students. Why should we worry about teaching cyber security in schools? We provide our 10 top reasons. 

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How can I teach about cyber security in the primary classroom?

Cyber security provides an increasingly important and relevant context for teaching key areas of the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies and ICT Capabilities. Here we highlight a few example ideas from our latest cyber security MOOC for K-6 Teachers. 

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ACA Cyber Security Challenges for High School Students

The Australian Computing Academy has released a number of exciting cyber security challenges free for school students.

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Careers with Cyber Security

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Wondering what Cyber Security career options are available for your students?

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Upcoming Webinar - Hey Google, How do I teach AI in the classroom?

Are you curious about teaching Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in the classroom but not sure where to start? We engage with AI every day, from using virtual assistants to help us find information quickly to playing with the latest social media filters!

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How Do You Plan an Education Research Study?

Dr Rebecca Vivian and her international K-12 Computer Science (CS) education colleagues were accepted to present a special workshop session about conducting K-12 quantitative computing education research at the 2020 SIGCSE (Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education) Conference in the US in March. The session aimed to up-skill interested researchers and educators new to research. 

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Celebrate Scratch Month with CSER's Scratch Challenges

30 day challenge of Scratch

Scratch is a fun and visual programming tool developed by MIT used by children in over 150 countries and available in over 40 languages.

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