"It cannot be overstated how vital it is that courses are structured, and promoted with ‘career-readiness’ as a primary focus." This is one of the main takeaways from a new domestic prospective student survey conducted by QS Enrolment Solutions, a company that specialises ...
More »Grattan Report: post-secondary concerns for young men
The latest Grattan Institute report , 'Risks and rewards: when is vocational education a good alternative to higher education? found that men who scored lower ATARs at school but gained vocational qualifications in engineering, construction and commerce could have higher average earnings than ...
More »Australia’s first student-built, driverless car
It’s taken three years to make and Australia’s first student-built, fully autonomous race car – the M19-D – displayed its capabilities on Open Day at Monash University’s Clayton campus. Showcasing the latest in driverless automotive technology, including “complex environment perception ...
More »‘No evidence-based reason to use them’ concludes new trigger warning study
A new paper has added to a growing body of research suggesting trigger warnings have little to no benefit for those they’re meant to help. Published as a pre-print version online, the study found that trigger warnings could even have ...
More »Traditional Languages: Success stories from across the country
As we celebrate The International Year of Indigenous Languages, it is encouraging to see the latest figures released by Victoria’s Education Department. They show an 8000 per cent improvement in the number of Victorian students studying an Aboriginal language* between ...
More »Frustration: The essence of good writing?
Everyone in academia can empathise with that feeling of frustration that accompanies lengthy writing tasks, such as theses, journal chapters and edited books. Words, phrases and syntactical choices are pored over; paragraphs are experimented with, adapted and sometimes cast away; ...
More »What is authentic assessment and do we need it in higher education?
There are many fad and buzz words in the higher education sphere. Most recently the terms 'authentic learning' and 'authentic assessment' have been spruiked as essential to good pedagogy. But what is authentic assessment and do we need it in ...
More »Explosive Four Corners program reveals Australian links to China’s ‘re-education’ camps
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Curtin University are reviewing their research funding and approval procedures over concerns research linked to the universities is being used to help detect and detain ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, China. Human Rights Watch ...
More »Leadership in education series – episode 1: Innovation and the future
Despite record investment in education, Australian students’ literacy and numeracy levels have been steadily declining. This podcast series speaks with some of Australia’s K-12 education leaders and asks the key question: What, if anything, are we doing wrong? In episode ...
More »‘Millions wasted’: petition calls for national inquiry to streamline research approvals
Robust regulatory requirements are essential to research, particularly in the field of health and medicine. The approvals procedure acts as a check against misconduct and risk, minimising harm to the participants and organisations involved. Yet in Australia, many researchers believe ...
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