Originally conceived by Macquarie University applied linguistics professor Ingrid Piller as a way for her PhD students to form a community, the Language on the Move Blog [www.languageonthemove.com] now attracts 1000 visitors a day from around the world. Many of ...
More »Nurse hits the road to promote careers
Trailblazer Nick Ralph has designed a high-tech mobile learning unit to attract people to work in the health sector. By Linda Belardi. Combining an innovative 10-metre trailer, simulation technology and the ingenuity of a nurse, CQUniversity nursing lecturer, Nicholas Ralph ...
More »Networking supports legal education
The new Law Associate Deans Network is moving to adapt the curriculum and teaching to meet modern needs. By Kate Galloway. In the nearly 10 years since Johnstone and Vignaendra (2003) published their report on learning outcomes and curriculum development ...
More »The job of upholding standards
Associate deans and other faculty leaders are important in the disciplined approach to implementing and assessing academic programs. By Jonathan Holmes and Mark Freeman. No one would seriously argue that disciplines shouldn’t be the main driver of learning standards used ...
More »Work barriers block international students
The government, providers and companies need to create work experience opportunities for graduates or the multi-billion industry will suffer, new research reveals. Post-graduation work options have emerged as a major determinant of study destination for international students. Many of these ...
More »Sorry to interrupt, but…
Now that we have removed caps on student numbers all sorts of unruly types are turning up on campus. By Richard Hil. On a beautiful autumnal morning with sunlight glistening on a still lake in the middle of resplendent botanical ...
More »Practical help for the disadvantaged
To help students from low socio-economic backgrounds do their best universities need to engage with them and their teachers rather than act when it is too late, writes Marcia Devlin. Students from low socio-economic status (LSES) backgrounds are entering Australian ...
More »National regulator prepares to pounce
While controversies rage in Victoria about shonky providers, ASQA is closing in wherever it can. By John Mitchell. Just a few years back shonky providers were viewed as a temporary aberration in the VET sector, located within and then hopefully ...
More »Baldock to lead Macquarie science faculty
Current head of the School of Physics at the University of Sydney, Professor Clive Baldock will become the new Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science at Macquarie University. Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Jim Piper said Professor Baldock was the ideal ...
More »Leading British soil scientist joins UWA
A leading UK scientist who helped map the bacterial ecosystems of British soil in a world-first study will join the University of Western Australia to lead an expert team in soil rehabilitation research. Professor Andrew Whiteley’s work will be funded ...
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