Risk anxiety amongst teachers and parents is invading the school playground and could lead to inactivity and boredom, a Charles Darwin University researcher is suggesting in a new report. International Graduate Centre of Education researcher and lecturer Dr Brendon Hyndman ...
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A virtual business simulation model that mimics the dynamics and pressures of a modern business environment is being used in education assessment. The simulated online business called the Australian Business and Management Association uses technology to closely reflect a real ...
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Turning scientific discoveries into commercial successes
Australia is a leader when it comes to producing world-class research however still struggles to transform scientific discoveries into commercial success stories. This, according to experts in the field, could lead to wide-ranging ramifications. “A thorough examination of the Australian ...
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Multi-modal learning is the future: Burruss
In an exclusive interview we spoke to Laurie Burruss, educational consultant at Lynda.com about the need to empower students with multimodal learning. “I was really trying to make a call to the educators in the room… to think how are ...
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A senior Harvard academic has issued educators at all levels of the education system as well as students and their parents a call to action to effect what he argues is a long overdue revolution in assessment and examination models. Speaking ...
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