Most have heard of the educational theory of learning styles, which argues students can be categorised as either tactile, auditory or visual learners. It’s been around since the 1970s. It’s also now largely regarded as pseudo-scientific fad; studies have found no ...
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A $120 million research ship that's discovered underwater volcanoes and investigated climate change will become a floating classroom for budding marine scientists and mariners. The CSIRO’s RV Investigator is set to host the Collaborative Australian Postgraduate Sea Training Alliance Network ...
More »Paralympian works to adopt parts of US sports scholarship system
Wheelchair basketball Paralympian Bridie Kean owes some of her success to being poached for a US sports scholarship. Now she wants to bring aspects of that system back to Australia, to entice the local talent to study and compete here. ...
More »Bebbington, Urbanest tight-lipped about accommodation deal
The University of Adelaide and Urbanest haven’t revealed the cost of their newest student accommodation partnership, despite two News Corp papers reporting the price tag at $100 million. On Wednesday, Urbanest announced it would build a new student accommodation centre ...
More »Lockheed Martin to open research lab in Melbourne
Researchers from Melbourne universities will soon have the opportunity to work in the new $13 million laboratory set up by multinational defence industry giant Lockheed Martin. STELaR Lab is a collaboration between Lockheed Martin and the Defence Science Institute (DSI). The ...
More »ANU clarifies new admissions standards
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 »Deakin, Bendigo Bank make deal to split transaction profits
Deakin University students, staff and alumni who bank with Bendigo Bank are likely to be funding new scholarships under a deal struck between the university and the regional bank. Deakin has opted into Bendigo’s Community Bank model. This means if ...
More »Test of time: UC conference explores best use of principals’ hours
School leaders and academics have descended upon the University of Canberra to explore how exactly principals use their time. Cross-national Exploration of Principals’ Time use: Patterns, causes, and effects is funded by the American Educational Research Association, a network of academics ...
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 »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 ...
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