A senior Australian academic has led calls for the nation to increase the teaching of Hindi in schools or face risking the strength of its relationship with India. In a statement issued ahead of a workshop for language specialists at ...
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A New York law school is offering to refund a percentage of its graduates' tuition fees should they fail to gain quality full-time employment within nine months of completing their studies. The Brooklyn Law School has pledged to grant lump ...
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One of Australia’s leading MOOC providers has launched Teach-a-thon – a hacking marathon for educators who want to run their own creative online courses. Embracing the spirit of a hack-a-thon – an intensive, short-term collaboration with software designers – OpenLearning.com will kick ...
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University of Tasmania has announced the appointment of associate professor Elaine Stratford as interim director for The Peter Underwood Centre for Educational Attainment. The Centre, which carries the name of the late Tasmanian Governor Peter Underwood, is designed to evaluate ...
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Overseas students are not stealing Australian jobs and for the most part intend to take their qualification home, according to new data. The survey by leading education researcher and resources provider Hobsons, aims to dispel community perceptions that international students ...
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Charles Sturt University has launched a MOOC aimed at developing students’ pre-tertiary achievement levels and to explore aspects of the transition to university. CSU project manager Craig Billingham said the What's Uni Like? MOOC is being promoted to Australian universities, ...
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‘Study drug’ use under the microscope
Queensland researchers are aiming to lift the lid on Australian university students’ use of so called ‘study drugs’ in an effort to provide a clearer local picture of an issue said to already be commonplace in the US. Led by University of ...
More »MOOCs transform teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools
Access to free online courses is allowing primary and high school students obtain university level education, something that was previously off limits prior to the birth of MOOCs. Australian National University (ANU) acting vice-chancellor professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington, who will take ...
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The University of Western Sydney is creating closer ties with local training providers with Diploma Plus. The Diploma Plus pathways model was piloted in 2014 and 2015 by TAFE NSW South Western Sydney and Western Sydney Institutes, together with the University of ...
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