I have been involved in development and implementation of e-learning systems and online courses for some years now and while there have been instances of building and delivering courses for the 'virtual campuses’, the lion's share of the work has ...
More »Sharing shocking posts on social media: does it do any good?
It’s an act that perhaps many of us have done without much thought – sharing something shocking, disastrous or criminal online. While some people in the community refrain from sharing such posts, Associate Professor Alyce McGovern from UNSW says the ...
More »Interesting times demand new solutions
After years of technologists advocating for change, COVID-19 has arguably driven more involuntary change in the last six months in businesses and public sector organisations than we’ve seen in the previous ten years. And it’s no secret higher education has ...
More »Social media, fact-checking, and why ‘false equivalence’ drives Sacha Baron Cohen crazy
The recent discussion about the appropriateness or otherwise of putting fact check notices on social media posts has once again raised profoundly important questions which concern truth and free speech. This article re-ignites a more specific concern raised in November ...
More »Monash expert finds play-based learning encourages girls into STEM
A new study has found that girls as young as four can both overcome educational disadvantage and feel empowered to participate in STEM-based activities through emphasising play-based learning. Researchers at Monash University found that girls’ “thoughts and actions are endorsed ...
More »Learning expert offers tips on maximising the online learning experience: Podcast
The COVID-19 pandemic has witnessed a mass migration to online learning, with some Australian universities being more experienced at it than others. Campus Review spoke to Associate Professor Petrea Redmond of the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), and a member ...
More »Virtual university tours assure Year 12 students that Australia’s higher education sector is still open for business
As Australia’s higher education system continues to recalibrate both financially and through teaching instruction in the face of mounting revenue losses, clever ways of promoting institutions and courses in a COVID-19 world have been developed. Major career expos have been ...
More »3D technology ensures UniSA podiatry students graduate on time
In these times of COVID-19 it seems many activities – especially those involving close contact – simply have to be cancelled. But that’s not the case for UniSA’s podiatry students, who are ensuring they obtain their required practical experience by ...
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 »University regulator releases program to help institutions migrate entirely to online learning
Australia’s university regulator, Tertiary Education and Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA), has released a resource to assist universities fully migrate to online learning, particularly independent providers. According to TEQSA, the program has been developed to “assist the sector’s rapid transition to ...
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