The latest issue of the Global Education Newsletter includes a calendar of significant events on the Global Education calendar including professional development activities and a range of useful resources. AusAID Hot Topics are also described.

The University of Tasmania offers five online units about global education which are part of their Bachelor of Education, Graduate Certificate of Education and Master of Education qualifications. All units are offered entirely online, but some may also be available as a 3-day summer intensive at Launceston campus.

Should Australians walk the Kokoda Track? In this Global Learning Quest students will deepen their understanding of the history of the Kokoda Track and how current issues of tourism, mining and heritage listing impact on the country and local people.

In this Global Learning Quest, you will investigate the environmental, economic and social consequences of plastic use and waste for the Pacific Ocean and Islander communities and develop a response to the issues which could include an awareness campaign to reduce our reliance on plastics.

The biodiversity global issue module from the AusAID Global Education website includes teaching activities, a case study entitled 'Sweet taste of success : Sweet potato diversity in Papua New Guinea', links and resources and a glossary.

Education systems in many of the world's poorest countries are now experiencing the aftershock of the global economic downturn. The 2010 Education for All Global Monitoring Report argues that the crisis could create a lost generation of children whose life chances will have been irreparably damaged by a failure to protect their right to education. The Report examines who these children are and why they are being left behind, and shows that the cost of providing Education for All is much higher than previously estimated. The report may be downloaded by chapter. Press releases, summary report, regional overviews and other related resources are also available.

A Global Journey will give voice to teachers who have begun to include global perspectives in their work with secondary students. Evaluation by the Global Education Project in Victoria indicated that teachers would be interested in learning from peer experiences as they tried to build greater global awareness, knowledge and skills into their curriculum. Nineteen teacher stories have now been published to the website

In this Global Learning Quest students will describe the impact and spread of HIV/AIDS and examine activities to care for those living with HIV/AIDS and prevent its spread.

The natural fibres global issue module from the AusAID Global Education website includes teaching activities, a case study entitled 'Old knowledge, new fibres. Silk production in East Timor', links and resources and a glossary.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)global issue module from the AusAID Global Education website includes links and resources to a range of resources about the MDGs.