More than 5 to 10 per cent of students engage in some form of contract cheating. In a tutorial of 20 students, therefore, one or two are cheating in this manner. Associate Professor Tracey Bretag provided this update on contract cheating ...
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Working the network: LinkedIn for universities
With the right strategies, LinkedIn can be a powerful online tool for universities. LinkedIn is so much more than simply an online resume for academics or a branding tool for universities. There are many ways it can be used for ...
More »Meet Australia’s highest-cited scholar
Professor Herb W. Marsh is in good company. The educational psychologist from ACU has joined Sigmund Freud, Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky as one of the most-cited researchers in the world. According to a Spanish agency funded by the European ...
More »Academics shaping Wikipedia
Collaborations between Wikipedia and academia benefit everyone. Wikipedia has been through many changes since its inception in 2001. Now that it dwarfs all previous encyclopedias in scope and depth, collaborations with expert contributors are aiding the increased focus on ...
More »Collaborations between Wikipedia and academia benefit everyone
Wikipedia has been through many changes since its inception in 2001. Now that it dwarfs all previous encyclopedias in scope and depth, collaborations with expert contributors are aiding the increased focus on content quality. In a recent letter to Science, ...
More »Cambridge bows to, then dismisses Chinese censorship
This article has been updated to reflect the latest developments. Last week, Cambridge University Press (CUP) removed over 300 articles from its own journal following a request by the Chinese government. Articles from The China Quarterly, published by CUP for ...
More »Curtin aims to demystify diabetes with new MOOC
According to Diabetes Australia 100,000 Australians have developed diabetes in the past year, so Curtin University's new MOOC Life with Diabetes will be useful in educating those with diabetes as well as carers and family members. The MOOC has five modules which ...
More »Strategic management platforms provide new ways to measure learning
How to improve education outcomes with strategic experience management platforms. Education is massively important to Australian society. As well as contributing significantly to our economy through the provision of employment, the education sector is Australia’s fourth largest export earner. Attracting ...
More »UniMelb looks at the future of higher education in new Vision essay collection
Richard James is the director of the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne. The Centre has released a new essay collection titled Visions for Australian Tertiary Education, coedited by James with colleagues Sarah ...
More »Profile: Oxford-bound snowboarding wings enthusiast Brett Parkinson on his passion for sustainable energy production
This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Brett Parkinson has received a 2017 General John Monash Foundation Scholarship. According to the foundation, these grants: ...recognise ...
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