The last quarter-century has brought colossal changes in the education experience for Australian university students. In the early 1990s, technology was an adjunct to education; students and teachers used it but it was completely possible to get a university degree ...
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The Australian National University has denied it’s late to the party regarding its new admissions standards. Rather, the university explained, it’s just clarifying how future domestic undergraduates will be enrolled. During an address commemorating ANU’s 70th birthday on Monday, vice-chancellor professor ...
More »Opinion: Technology and the future of education
Collaboration solutions are driving a teaching transformation Our students are living in a digital world. It is the most interconnected time in human history with 40 per cent of the world’s population – almost three billion people – online. In ...
More »Talking Eds, Episode 9: Special presentation on the future of innovation in Australia
Firstly some housekeeping: we missed last week’s episode of Talking Eds because two-thirds of the team was on annual leave but we are back this week with a special presentation. The Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce today curated a fascinating roundtable discussion ...
More »Victoria allocates $27 million to train STEM teachers via Deakin
With federal Labor pledging $393 million to train 25,000 specialist STEM teachers, their Victorian state counterparts have already allocated $27 million to train these teachers – via a program to be rolled out through Deakin University. James Merlino, Victorian education ...
More »Opinion: No education without aspiration
A world of higher learning and opportunities can be found on university campuses;but disadvantaged students often must see it to desire it. When I was 11 years old, I went with a church boys’ club to visit Melbourne University. We ...
More »New Turnbull Cabinet elicits praise from universities, frustration from VET
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's new Cabinet has been broadly met with praise from the education industry, though the shuffling of the Vocational Education and Training portfolio, from Scott Ryan to Karen Andrews, has chagrined some corners of the VET sector. ...
More »Data and dollars trump dinners for international students
Instead of throwing gala welcoming banquets, providers should focus on helping students find jobs and keeping them informed. Are we doing enough to empower the international student cohort in Australia? The answer from me is a sweet and simple, “No”. ...
More »Music video to smash STEM glass ceiling
A bold audio-visual project aimed at highlighting the attractiveness of a STEM career for young women had its worldwide launch on Friday. Part of a greater campaign by eight top universities, led by the University of New South Wales, it's a music ...
More »Education sector plays vital role in economic transition: UA chair
The re-elected Coalition Government’s foremost priority should be to reassure all Australians that the nation will not be left behind in the global and economic transition now underway, Universities Australia chair professor Barney Glover said in a statement. “This election ...
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