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Is an education revolution being derailed by archaic ideas and practices, asks Steven Schwartz. Last week I attended a lecture on the future of higher education. Reading from a prepared text, the speaker railed against the conservatism of universities, their ...

Web 2.0 technologies are rapidly changing how and where education takes place, says Beverley Head. First year students taking the principles of chemistry course at Deakin University have a discussion forum available to them where they can interact online. In ...

Will we all be the children of the ‘Ruddvolution’ (with apologies to Marc Bolan). By Ray Griffiths. All involved in the education industry are delighted to see it’s the primacy in the contemporary policy environment, and investment to modernise preschooling, ...

GP shortages shows early signs of improving Interest among first-year medical students in becoming a GP has risen for three years in a row. Students ranked general practice as the third-most-preferred career intention after surgery and paediatrics, according to a ...

The social inclusion agenda requires mass educational transformation to raise intellectual and human capital, write Jennifer Oriel and Marcia Devlin. From Bologna to Barcelona, across Asia and down under, students are demanding greater equality of access to higher education. The ...

Internationalisation is all the current buzz, but are institutions prepared for what it entails, asks Erlenawati Sawir. The large-scale presence of international students has generated discussion on internationalisation for 15 years in Australia. But the topic is widely contested, and ...

Will investors damage VET in buying up of training organisations, asks John Mitchell? There are some myths about the world of private providers that need to be challenged. One is that when private training organisations are sold to investors the ...

TAFE teachers claim reforms will slash jobs TAFE teachers in the Illawarra have said unemployment in the region will rise unless the NSW government intervenes in a dispute about working hours with the Department of Education and Training. Wollongong TAFE ...

The federal government last week released more details on how it will roll out its VET infrastructure funds, with 32 TAFE institutes to share $200 million under the Training Infrastructure Investment for Tomorrow (TIIFT) program. The TIIFT – a subset ...

UWS announces new dean of medicineal service award. The award for an outstanding international contribution to the profession of occupational therapy was awarded by the peak Canadian body CAOT. It is only the second time that the award has been ...