Alessandro di Lullo (pictured below), co-founder of global EdTech investor Supercharger Ventures, joins Dr Nora Koslowski of MBS and Martin Betts of HEDx on the podcast. He outlines the mindset changes needed by higher education leaders so that technology becomes ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Achieving real inclusivity in higher education – Episode 89
University of Queensland associate professor Paul Harpur (pictured below, left) joins HEDx to make the case for role models with lived experience to join the debate about achieving real inclusion in higher education. Professor Harpur is a leader of Universities ...
More »We don’t need to reinvent the wheel on HE policy
Australia isn’t alone in going through a landmark review of higher education, and rather than expecting all the answers to come from within, we should sense check our experience and proposed solutions with those who are trying or have tried ...
More »HEDx Podcast: What AUS can learn from NZ – Episode 88
The Australian Universities Accord final report is a response to longstanding debate among Australian providers about what form of Tertiary Education Commission to recommend. Roger Smyth (pictured below) shares his experience working at the New Zealand Ministry of Education with ...
More »Let’s consider what students want from EdTech
The Australian Universities Accord process gained widespread engagement and attention from higher education providers, leaders and interest groups across the system. As a means of developing an Accord across the sector’s providers with the government, it has been a big ...
More »Uni and VET courses key to employment: Labour market report breakdown
The latest quarterly Labour Market Update was released last Tuesday by Jobs and Skills Australia. In the year to May 2023, it found that 91 per cent of total employment growth was in occupations that require post-school qualifications. It reports ...
More »HEDx podcast: Does compliance prevent us from giving learners the tech they need?
Jason Tabarias of Mandala Partners shares details of a new report discussing what modern students expect from technology in their learning experience. Today's learners want technology that supports personalisation by allowing them to augment and self-pace their learning and engagement. ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Supporting equity students to succeed – Episode 85
Managing director and founder of Equity by Design Dr Nadine Zacharias joins Vygo co-CEO Ben Hallett to explore technical, operational and leadership issues in response to unfolding details of the Support Amendment Bill. This is a critical and timely conversation within ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Lifelong learning needs of innovative employers and workforces – Episode 84
Caitlin Gleeson, Global Leadership Development Lead at Canva joins Dr Nora Koslowski of MBS as co-host to discuss the changes in lifelong learning for leaders and graduates entering innovative workplaces like Canva. Koslowski and Gleeson discuss how vertical capabilities can augment ...
More »AI best practice, the Accord, and HED
Since last November, the two focuses of higher education practitioners, leaders and commentators, have been the sector review of the interim report of the Australian Universities Accord, and the potential effects of artificial intelligence (AI). Both have also been a ...
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