The division of labour within workforces and the specialisation in products and services in supply chains have created highly advanced specialisms within complex teams and differentiation between competitors in markets other than higher education. The journey of going from good ...
More »Higher education is neglecting a key area in digital transformation: opinion
Universities and colleges have made great progress in their journey towards digital transformation, but many still have a long way to go. In recent years we have seen higher education embrace digitalisation throughout the institution; modernising websites, enabling online class ...
More »How Australian schools and unis can overcome the challenges of cloud migration
The benefits offered by the adoption of cloud computing are now well understood, however many of Australia’s education institutions are still struggling to put a clear migration strategy in place. For some, it’s a case of not knowing where to ...
More »The solution to Australia’s tech skills shortage is in our own backyard: opinion
Australia’s technology industry is struggling to fill job vacancies at an alarming rate. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that 27 per cent of all Australian businesses are having difficulty finding suitable staff, and with COVID-19 putting a halt ...
More »What is meant by ‘hybrid’ delivery and how does it work in higher education? opinion
There appears to be some confusion in the sector around the meaning and application of ‘hybrid’ delivery to higher education students. The view is that teaching students online while also providing a face-to-face (F2F) classroom option requires two sets of ...
More »Innovation matters now more than ever for our higher ed sector: opinion
Australia’s higher education sector is experiencing ‘interesting times’ as the country’s education export industry – valued at $37.6 billion, according to the federal government’s most recent figures – comes under unprecedented and ongoing threat. Across the country, higher education providers ...
More »Time for universities to rethink and reinvent
As universities navigate their way through a period of unprecedented change, it may be time for them to embrace proven business management approaches. By Marc Englaro. After a decade of relative stability, the tertiary education sector has entered an uncertain ...
More »Online lectures now streaming 24/7
With India alone forecast to need an extra 2400 universities over the next 25 years, the demand for e-learning must cause a rapid expansion of services. Changes in technology, including 3D lecturers beamed live into student homes via holographic know-how, ...
More »Deakin staff grapple with IT cuts
A number of employees at Deakin University are reporting that they have been left to struggle with computer problems and dealing with such technology as video-conferencing following a restructure of information technology services. The National Tertiary Education Union said staff ...
More »Look, no hands!
The concept of driverless cars may sound like science fiction, but researchers say autonomous vehicles may soon hit our roads. Imagine a world, in which your car would drive you from point A to B. You wouldn’t have to fret ...
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