Macquarie University has launched a new online resource to help high school students review for their end-of-schooling exams. HSCStudyLab is modelled on the New South Wales HSC curriculum and, to start with, comprises biology, chemistry and physics modules. Krista Borg, Macquarie director, development ...
More »New education weekly review podcast launches
APN Educational Media is today debuting its new, as yet untitled, weekly review podcast. The new show will look at the nurturing and education of people from preschool age (EarlyLearningReview.com.au), through primary and high school (EducationReview.com.au) and into tertiary education (CampusReview.com.au). The ...
More »Drive education towards technology: Pearson boss
The chief executive of the Australian branch of multinational private education firm Pearson will warn an audience of educators that they risk becoming irrelevant in the hot-topic education debate. In his speech to next week’s EduTECH conference in Brisbane, David Barnett, chief ...
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Google, Apple, Amazon will steal uni ‘customers’: IBM official
An education technologist has argued that the biggest threat to any university isn’t its rival down the road, nor even the one in the neighbouring state or country; it’s the ones that universities don't actually consider competitors. Simon Eassom, global manager of the ...
More »Blubbing good for bubs’ sleep: study
Having a literal ‘cry baby’ may be favourable when it comes to sleep, Flinders University research has found. The study, published in the American journal Pediatrics, showed that infants who wailed themselves to sleep generally slept better than those who ...
More »CQU researchers advocate high intensity training to ward off chronic kidney disease
This week is Kidney Health Week, a time to raise awareness for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), an irreversible condition that affects around 10 per cent of Australians, according to researchers Dr Patrick Tucker and Dr Vincent Dalbo from Central Queensland ...
More »Deakin opens AFL training ground for Geelong Cats
The AFL’s Geelong Cats are coming off a loss at the MCG, but they hope to have an edge there next time. Deakin University has built an $8.4 million sports precinct that includes a Melbourne Cricket Ground-sized oval specifically built for the Cats' training. ...
More »Trouble from top to bottom: it can be a tough life for an academic
Administration is more centralised and teaching staff are more casualised; the modern university can be a tough place for an academic. Just what has happened to our universities? They are no longer what they once were and there is little ...
More »Refresh your memory: VET needs knowledge and experience
If federal public policymakers lack the knowledge and in-house experience related to VET, how can they address its problems? If you have spent the last 40 years in the vocational education sector, like I have, you will be used to ...
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