Despite data showing first-year undergraduate student drop-out rates have hit their highest point in eight years, the Australian Catholic University vice-chancellor has sidestepped concerns about these figures, saying data-driven learning analytics can handle it. Professor Greg Craven told a policy forum yesterday that ...
More »Dinham’s new three ‘Rs’ for educational research
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 ...
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 »Talking Eds, episode 10: Pokémon No, most engaging school year and referencing dilemmas
In episode 10 of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look back on a week when New York said 'no' to Pokémon Go, we discovered what the most optimistic and engaging school year ...
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 »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 »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 »Beat unhealthy food cravings with targeted tapping
Dr Peta Stapleton, a clinical psychologist at Bond University, has been researching whether Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) can help people overcome unhealthy food cravings. EFT involves a series a taps on certain points of the face, head and upper body, ...
More »Swinburne Online’s great strides in spreading education to non-traditional students
Sue Kokonis directs the academic team at Swinburne Online, which recently celebrated its five-year anniversary. In her role, she provides leadership and support to the educational department at Swinburne Online. Kokonis spoke with Campus Review to discuss the progress the online university ...
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