Almost everything that has saved the world from the pandemic has been the product of a university – from vaccines through to providing our communities with competent health professionals.
More »Independent peak body calls Labor’s 2022 election announcement ‘TAFE-centric’, not ‘student-centric’
The peak body for the independent tertiary education sector has voiced disappointment with Labor’s $1.2 million skills and higher education package, labelling it TAFE-centric and saying it provides students with little choice over where they choose to study. The federal opposition’s ...
More »Complement, not replace: expert reveals how AI can benefit educators, students – podcast
It’s natural for educators to be cautious when it comes to using artificial intelligence (AI) in practice, particularly given the fact they are taught to be critical and evidence-driven. But while that may be the case, James Thorley, vice-president for ...
More »HEDx Podcast – How do we live up to the promise of 2022? Episode 42
This episode sees a student join us in orientation week, and then again in week 12 of her first semester. She shares her expectations coming into the course and how these are impacted by her understanding of brand and reputation. ...
More »How the Metaverse will re-energise the world of education
Facebook’s recent rebrand to Meta is a pretty clear signal that the Metaverse will soon be a serious business proposition. And with its imminent expansion comes opportunities limited only by our imagination. But what is the Metaverse? Put simply, the ...
More »What matters in the great readjustment ahead? Opinion
Despite the further uncertainty arising this week from the latest Omicron variant, there is still some prospect of domestic and international students returning to Australian campuses in 2022, allowing us, to some extent, to catch up with other parts of ...
More »Report says initial teacher programs are ‘failing’ prospective maths teachers, but experts question paper
A group of teacher education experts have questioned a Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) paper that argues that beginning teachers are not being trained in evidence-based teaching practices for mathematics. Dr Dung Tran, Associate Professor Michael Cavanagh and Professor Rebecca ...
More »HEDx Podcast – Do you want to work at a university that is curious, brave and bold? Episode 41
Anthony Forster of Essex University in the UK joins the podcast as our first international VC. He describes the values that drive how his university seeks to differentiate and what made it UK University of the Year in 2018. He outlines the quite ...
More »How does a university of enterprise operate and engage its stakeholders? opinion
A university of enterprise actively seeks to give voice to, and engage, all stakeholders. Its leadership team visibly and actively seeks to incorporate the views of its customers in plans for the future – and are not afraid of the ...
More »HEDx Podcast – What is a university of enterprise? Episode 40
VC David Lloyd of the University of South Australia shares insights from running the first staff jam across his whole university aimed at bringing staff engagement into its strategy; and repeating it again 4 years later. He describes how one unforeseen ...
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