Technology is changing the way educational intuitions will deliver learning now and in the future, a technology leader in the tertiary education sector says. In an exclusive interview, Peter Nikoletatos, executive director and chief information officer at La Trobe University ...
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ABC program may be driving reduced statin use
The ABC’s controversial program reporting that the benefits of reductase inhibitors – better known as statins – for heart disease were grossly overstated led to more than 60,000 Australians ceasing or reducing their use of the drugs, new research has ...
More »New resource to help kids get active
University of Canberra researchers have launched a new resource to get kids active earlier in life. The Physical Literacy Activities Yearbook (PLAY) comprises 200 activity suggestions to help teachers prepare and deliver fun physical education for primary school students. It ...
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Report: online unis helping families earn first degree
Online universities are helping students become the first in their family to gain a degree, a new report has found. The Open Universities Australia June report on first-in-family students, found that more than half of 41,000 students studying online are the ...
More »MOOC helps teachers adapt to online education
UNSW’s new MOOC is not only helping teachers in Australia and overseas deliver education online, it's also receiving accolades from the US president. The MOOC called Learning to Teach Online, run by Coursera, delivers professional development courses for free to teachers ...
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Calls for maths shake-up to solve low levels of employment for people with disabilities
Children with disabilities who leave school without basic numeracy skills may struggle to gain employment later on, a Queensland University of Technology expert is arguing. Dr Bronwyn Ewing from QUT’s faculty of education pointed to the 2012 Human Rights Commission ...
More »A new challenge in maths teaching
Making mathematics more difficult can actually improve learning in low-achieving students, a new study has found. The Monash University study explored a unique way of delivering a lesson on fractions where teachers provide students with challenging maths tasks to work ...
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