An Indigenous academic has argued that changing the date of Australia Day will not address the deep-seated feelings of loss and sadness that accompany it for many of Australia’s original inhabitants. However, Monash Pro Vice-Chancellor of Indigenous Issues Jacinta Elston ...

When talking to students, colleges and universities can easily get caught up in long-form academic-speak. It’s in their very nature to deliver high-end, formal education, and the tone of their communications often matches. But while there is a need to ...

New words – or neologisms – give expression to hitherto unrealised or articulated ideas, and underscore the adaptability and beauty of the English language. They also reflect the political, social and economic contexts in which they arise. Interestingly, however, the Ozwords shortlist ...

More than 55 per cent of senior high school students questioned in a recent survey claimed to be aiming for an ATAR of 90 or more. This is despite the fact that more than half the students participating in the ...

In days long ago in our home in the caves, we created objects and devices, and then constructed places to live, work, worship and play in. An object hewn out of bone or stone could equally be a technology that ...

Third-year law students at the University of Southern Queensland are gaining valuable insights into the evolution of the Australian legal sector courtesy of legal tech entrepreneur Adrian Cartland and his Artificially Intelligent Legal Information Resource Assistant (AILIRA). The goal of ...

I could easily style myself as an education expert: I have the prefix in front of my name that lends legitimacy; I run a national organisation focused on education research; and I’ve been an education adviser to a minister. Others ...

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 ...

The volume of data available to organisations is growing exponentially and so is demand for the professionals who know how to gain advantages from the use of “big data”. Universities are responding by launching more courses to meet demand for ...

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 ...