Mick Grimley is the dean of education at Torrens University, which has recently introduced a graduate certificate in education (autism), specifically for teachers and other professionals who work with children with autism. Some of the stated objectives of this course are ...
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A report commissioned by the National Broadband Network (NBN) and the Regional Australia Institute has argued half of Australians will need high-level IT skills by 2030, and will also need to retain soft skills like communication and critical thinking. The ...
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Business leaders told a forum that industry still needs humanities graduates. Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott said many people in Western countries are anxious, disengaged and frustrated, and now “question globalisation, migration, innovation and the value and virtues ...
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A bipartisan organisation which has been advocating for improvements in Indigenous education has been cut to the bone and isn’t even able to make its rent after the federal government defunded it in 2014. The National Congress of Australia’s First ...
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What’s more stressful, end-of-year university exams or a bear attack? Common sense would suggest the latter, but one educational expert has said some students find exams so nerve-racking that the stress response triggered in a test setting is similar to ...
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Students are among the fastest-growing demographics flocking to LinkedIn, and the social network has unveiled the top 10 skills their potential employers are seeking. LinkedIn pieced together this list by analysing all the recruitment activity on the site from January to September this year. The employment networking ...
More »Meet the recipients of Australia’s top science honours
A cane toad pioneer, an innovator who developed a $100 million software program that detects stock market fraud, a researcher looking to re-engineer peptides and protein into cures for diseases, and a conservationist working to help governments to find the ...
More »Future graduates will need litany of skills for casual work: research
The university graduates of 2025 will be need to be socially intelligent, subject matter experts, independent learners, highly innovative, creative, and collaborative; they will need portable skillsets, a solid CV with relevant work experience and new media literacy. All this, plus they will need to ...
More »Pearson pinpoints top traits of effective educators
A good teacher must be an expert in their subject matter, but at least four other traits may be even more important. A survey of Australian students, parents, teachers, administrators and policymakers has revealed their ideas about the most important characteristics of an effective ...
More »UQ scientists help inspire school science teachers
A University of Queensland workshop has aimed to help teachers from 15 regional Queensland high schools become better at teaching science by linking them with university researchers. The teachers worked with the scientists for a week, investigating cancer cell biology. ...
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