Archive for October 2nd, 2012
Keeping ahead of the competition
By Sue Blundell | 2nd October, 2012 | News |
Sue Blundell considers how an international education strategy for Australia will be different from other countries At the Australian International Education Conference this week I will be participating in a “town hall” style panel session with Michael Chaney, the chair More..
By Sue Blundell | 2nd October, 2012 | News |
Sue Blundell considers how an international education strategy for Australia will be different from other countries At the Australian International Education Conference this week I will be participating in a “town hall” style panel session with Michael Chaney, the chair More..
BIRTHISM
By Emeritus Professor Pam Peters | 2nd October, 2012 | Strictly speaking | Birthism is a new word for a very old kind of bias or prejudice against others according to their birthplace. It is a thinly disguised form of chauvinism, disparaging of different nationalities, ethnicities and any other language than one’s own. More..
By Emeritus Professor Pam Peters | 2nd October, 2012 | Strictly speaking | Birthism is a new word for a very old kind of bias or prejudice against others according to their birthplace. It is a thinly disguised form of chauvinism, disparaging of different nationalities, ethnicities and any other language than one’s own. More..
Spiders on the march
By Campus Review | 2nd October, 2012 | International, Research | Researchers on Guam, a US island east of the Philippines, have found that the island’s jungle spider population is more than 40 times larger than that of nearby islands. In one of the first studies to examine how the loss More..
By Campus Review | 2nd October, 2012 | International, Research | Researchers on Guam, a US island east of the Philippines, have found that the island’s jungle spider population is more than 40 times larger than that of nearby islands. In one of the first studies to examine how the loss More..
Mental health action pays off
By Andrea Simpson And Kerry Ferguson | 2nd October, 2012 | Health, Sections, VET | Research indicates that improved programs for struggling students lead to better retention rates. Over the past few decades, there has been growing concern in the university community about the rise of mental illness in the student population. With many institutions More..
By Andrea Simpson And Kerry Ferguson | 2nd October, 2012 | Health, Sections, VET | Research indicates that improved programs for struggling students lead to better retention rates. Over the past few decades, there has been growing concern in the university community about the rise of mental illness in the student population. With many institutions More..
Balanced budgets sink public interest
By John MItchell | 2nd October, 2012 | Comment, VET | Prominent economist John Quiggin explains why governments are taking funds from TAFE and promoting a free market, despite scandals. By John Mitchell The only solution is for the federal government to take over and to then have a much more More..
By John MItchell | 2nd October, 2012 | Comment, VET | Prominent economist John Quiggin explains why governments are taking funds from TAFE and promoting a free market, despite scandals. By John Mitchell The only solution is for the federal government to take over and to then have a much more More..
Time to trade in well-worn university model
By Stephen Parker | 2nd October, 2012 | VC's corner |
Higher education faces the prospect of dramatic change in the next few years, writes Stephen Parker. What might a university of the future look like? The future of higher education globally is bright, but the current conception of a university More..
By Stephen Parker | 2nd October, 2012 | VC's corner |
Higher education faces the prospect of dramatic change in the next few years, writes Stephen Parker. What might a university of the future look like? The future of higher education globally is bright, but the current conception of a university More..
Green gold
By Louis White | 2nd October, 2012 | Research, Sections |
Researchers strive to turn algae into oil Universities and private organisations are working closely together to turn algae into a source of renewable fuel. The University of Adelaide, Murdoch University, University of Sydney and James Cook University are all researching More..
By Louis White | 2nd October, 2012 | Research, Sections |
Researchers strive to turn algae into oil Universities and private organisations are working closely together to turn algae into a source of renewable fuel. The University of Adelaide, Murdoch University, University of Sydney and James Cook University are all researching More..
Frozen mammoth found
By Campus Review | 2nd October, 2012 | International, Research | Scientists have discovered frozen woolly mammoth fragments deep in Siberian permafrost that may contain living cells, raising hopes of cloning the prehistoric animal. Russia’s North Eastern Federal University said an international team of researchers had found rich research material during More..
By Campus Review | 2nd October, 2012 | International, Research | Scientists have discovered frozen woolly mammoth fragments deep in Siberian permafrost that may contain living cells, raising hopes of cloning the prehistoric animal. Russia’s North Eastern Federal University said an international team of researchers had found rich research material during More..
Lessons from a Finnish school
By Stuart Middleton | 2nd October, 2012 | Comment, International, VET | The successful Scandinavian system allows for a good deal of individualised learning for students, writes Stuart Middleton I have been reading an interesting book lately, Finnish Lessons by Pasi Sahlberg (Teachers College Press, NY). It has a wealth of information More..
By Stuart Middleton | 2nd October, 2012 | Comment, International, VET | The successful Scandinavian system allows for a good deal of individualised learning for students, writes Stuart Middleton I have been reading an interesting book lately, Finnish Lessons by Pasi Sahlberg (Teachers College Press, NY). It has a wealth of information More..
Researchers find ants use internet algorithm
By Jacquie Tinkler | 2nd October, 2012 | International, Research | A SPECIES of harvester ants determines how many foragers to send out for food in much the same way as internet protocols discover how much bandwidth is available for data transfer. A Stanford University team of scientists has dubbed the More..
By Jacquie Tinkler | 2nd October, 2012 | International, Research | A SPECIES of harvester ants determines how many foragers to send out for food in much the same way as internet protocols discover how much bandwidth is available for data transfer. A Stanford University team of scientists has dubbed the More..
Crisis in sector requires national inquiry
By Martin Riordan | 2nd October, 2012 | Comment, VET | The vocational education and training area has the big task of rebuilding confidence after the meltdown in private colleges. The crisis enveloping the Australian training system is intensifying and industry’s unease has triggered the loudest alarm bells. The issues are More..
By Martin Riordan | 2nd October, 2012 | Comment, VET | The vocational education and training area has the big task of rebuilding confidence after the meltdown in private colleges. The crisis enveloping the Australian training system is intensifying and industry’s unease has triggered the loudest alarm bells. The issues are More..
By Jacquie Tinkler | 2nd October, 2012 | Comment, Technology | Teacher development in ICT in the ever-changing modern classroom is important. With the increasing amount of digital technology in our day-to-day lives, and policies such as the Digital Education Revolution in full swing in our schools, it is no wonder More..