In episode 10 of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look back on a week when New York said 'no' to Pokémon Go, we discovered what the most optimistic and engaging school year ...
More »Opinion: Technology and the future of education
Collaboration solutions are driving a teaching transformation Our students are living in a digital world. It is the most interconnected time in human history with 40 per cent of the world’s population – almost three billion people – online. In ...
More »Opinion: No education without aspiration
A world of higher learning and opportunities can be found on university campuses;but disadvantaged students often must see it to desire it. When I was 11 years old, I went with a church boys’ club to visit Melbourne University. We ...
More »Opinion: ignored during the election, VET must now be addressed
VET is crucial for a skilled national workforce, but it was largely ignored in the federal election campaign; a proper review can change that. Despite the crisis in the sector, VET didn’t gain much traction as an election issue in ...
More »Data and dollars trump dinners for international students
Instead of throwing gala welcoming banquets, providers should focus on helping students find jobs and keeping them informed. Are we doing enough to empower the international student cohort in Australia? The answer from me is a sweet and simple, “No”. ...
More »Talking Eds, Episode 8: How parents use technology, MOOCs go mainstream, sociology of the mouth
In Episode 7 of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review discuss how adult technology behaviour is influencing kids, how MOOCs are going mainstream, and the socioeconomic causes of bad oral hygiene and dental ...
More »UniMelb welcomes new dean of veterinary and agriculture department
Professor John Fazarkerley has commenced today as the new dean of the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Coming to the windy city from the United Kingdom, were he was the director and CEO of ...
More »Talking Eds, Episode 7: No school no pay, there’s an app for autism and the Census coming to unis
In Episode 7 of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review discuss an ambitious plan to withhold cash from families whose kids are missing school, an award winning app to detect autism and why ...
More »Slow browsing day on the uni wifi? Here’s why
Mixing business, leisure and education on the same network can create challenges for network capacity. By Bruce Miller. At most higher-education institutions today, you’ll find students, faculty and staff struggling with consistently bad internet. It’s hard to believe these are places of ...
More »‘Talking Eds’, Episode 6: PPD’s hidden victims, Melbourne’s new MATRIX, seniors on the internet
In Episode 6 of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review discuss post-partum depression (PPD) in new dads, a new maths hub in Melbourne, tech skills in senior citizens and the 2016 federal election. ...
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