Education
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Commentary
Will global online education ever take off?
In the wake of the dot.com bubble and the MOOC revolution, why haven’t more students taken up global online learning?…
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Move to encourage more female vice-chancellors
With only about one in seven British universities led by a woman, Brunel’s VC says more needs to be done…
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Education linked to longer life
Life expectancy for American adults with 16 years or more of education has risen rapidly since 1990, US researchers say. …
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Being TEQSA ready – perfect storm in education
Despite two years of upheaval and change, and criticism from uninformed sources, the public can be sure that teacher training…
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Running with the digital natives
Universities need to start teaching academics and teachers to be residents of the web if we are to have any…
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What Gonksi means for higher ed
David Gonski and Denise Bradley need to talk. That might be the best way to sum up comments by university…
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More English is not better English
The NT government continues with a language education policy that is not supported by domestic and international research, writes Rosa…
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No evidence of improving engagement
Student disengagement is growing and there is no improvement in sight, writes Stuart Middleton. Over the next week or 10…
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Govt misses target with literacy plan
By Darragh O Keeffe Researchers at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia have found that a multi-million dollar Government plan…
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Education invisible in NZ election
New Zealand is in the grips of a general election that is anything but gripping. It is a case of…
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Charting the evolution of learning
The history of education helps teachers understand how curricula and educational policy are formed writes Geoffrey Sherington. Dr Brian Croke’s…
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Aboriginal undergrads go online
A group of up to 15 Aboriginal education officers working in regional NSW schools will be the first to enrol…
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