The context to any contemporary discussion on student learning and pedagogy is the exponential growth in the influence of the internet over the past 40 years. Subsequently, we must note “the importance of an intentional approach to using the internet ...

In any organisation, whether large or small, making efficiencies to standard processes will have a direct benefit on productivity and free up staff time to focus on higher‑level activities. Universities and higher education facilities are no different, but they often ...

Just a few short years ago, cyber attacks were a barely recognised threat. They felt intangible, unlikely, a concern for the future perpetrated by bored yet technically gifted teenagers. Fast-forward to today and cyber security is the most pressing IT ...

The fashion in universities and other public sector organisations for ‘shared services’ did not spring from nowhere. Yes Minister in the 1980s featured an episode about a hospital that had 500 administration staff, but could not afford to employ nurses ...

“TechnologyOne SaaS has allowed us to be more innovative, so we can remain competitive”: Stuart Hildyard, Chief Technology Officer, La Trobe University  La Trobe University Chief Technology Officer Stuart Hildyard has had a long, illustrious career in student and software ...

Universities have embraced technology as teaching and learning tools, while students and staff alike typically rely on connected devices for far more than just studying. As university campuses serve as the hub of student life, providing reliable, fast internet access ...

University leaders are being asked to champion innovation in a world being reshaped by technology, in what the World Economic Forum describes as the fourth industrial revolution. These advances of technology are rapidly changing the expectations of students, and what ...

South Australian university students will soon be able to head to class in an electric shuttle as part of a five-year trial of autonomous vehicle technology. Dubbed FLEX, or Flinders Express, the public shuttle will operate between the Clovelly Park ...

Innovative tertiary education providers are using artificial intelligence to attract and retain more students. In today’s always-on, always-connected world, people expect to be able to access all kinds of information and services with a few taps on their mobile device. ...

Increased federal government regulation, coupled with a recent round of funding cuts, is forcing Australian universities to change the way we see ourselves, the way we structure learning and the fundamental way in which we operate. Under this new reality, ...