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Unis discreetly collaborating with Facebook

Some 30 American universities have partnered with Facebook, yet most are keeping schtum on the details. By consulting with Facebook, Washington, D.C.-based publication Inside Higher Ed uncovered that the institutions have signed up to its Sponsored Academic Research Agreement. Beginning in late 2016, 17 institutions joined ...

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Student researchers demand payment for work

New statistics show the most research-intensive group is postgraduate research students. So, they want to be paid for it. According to ABS figures released last week, 57 per cent of hours spent on research in Australia are performed by postgraduate students. ...

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Knowing your online customers: Opinion

An education is one of the biggest investments a person will make, and never before has online research played such a crucial role in the decision-making process for eager students. According to EY’s digital strategy report, 94 per cent of people research ...

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How learning outcomes harm student imagination

Lecturers who do as they’re told - dutifully aligning their delivery, learning activities and assessment with stated learning outcomes - unwittingly stifle student imagination. The intention is good. Learning outcomes are the capabilities or skills that a student is expected ...

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Strictly speaking | Eveninger

The online Oxford English Dictionary has regular updates, and an entry added last month was for the word eveninger. It’s actually quite an old term, first cited in the US in 1932 as an item of women’s evening wear, but ...

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On the move – April

WSU renews Glover’s term Western Sydney University board members have unanimously voted to renew Professor Barney Glover’s term as vice-chancellor and president. Glover joined the university in 2014, and will now remain in the roles until December 2023. WSU chancellor ...

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