(from the International Boys School Coalition)

It is broadly acknowledged that the use of digital technologies can foster creativity by enabling users to think and act in ways that have been previously inaccessible or non-existent. These technologies encourage individuals and groups to build and share knowledge in ways that support exploration, play, risk- taking, collaboration and reflection.

The 'B' bands used to say, 'we're big in Europe' - well, Mark Hutchinson is now 'big in Lithgow'. As an extension of his recent history of the University of Western Sydney (A University of the People, Allen & Unwin, 2013), Dr. Hutchinson read a paper on the Scots origins of Lithgow's educational institutions, and tied them into the long search for higher education options in the region.  A warm and attentive audience appreciated the talk: copies of the talk and the longer paper are available from the author. The Lithgow Mercury coverage of the seminar, which was held in the Mines Rescue Centre, Lithgow, on 9 October, is below.