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 ...
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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 »No deal: University of Newcastle and unions stall in salary negotiations
University of Newcastle vice-chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky advised staff on Tuesday that the university was unable to reach agreement with unions on salaries to help with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic that has rocked the sector. It comes ...
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Universities Australia has welcomed a review into academic freedom and freedom of expression announced by education minister Dan Tehan on Friday. Professor Sally Walker will conduct the review with the assistance of universities, focusing on their progress against former Chief ...
More »Western Sydney University’s short courses creating important ‘inroads’ for the displaced
As Australian workers continue to suffer job instability during the COVID-19 pandemic, universities including Western Sydney University are offering displaced workers new hope through its short course programs. The university was the first to begin its delivery of 12 intensive ...
More »‘Universities are public institutions with public functions’: Getting back to tradition
More than 1200 members of Australia’s academic community have signed an open letter to state and federal education ministers to overturn what they see as a current corporate model of university governance and return it to its traditional roots. Three ...
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 »How ‘change makers’ are making sport more inclusive in Melbourne’s west: Podcast
CampusReview · How 'Change Makers' are making sports more inclusive in Melbourne's West Melbourne’s west is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse regions in Australia, with up to 46 per cent hailing from backgrounds where English is not ...
More »What classic Simpsons episodes reveal about the modern state of US politics
A UNSW academic with a penchant for 1990s episodes of The Simpsons has drawn some uncanny parallels between President Trump-era politics through three episodes of the cult comedy classic. Senior Lecturer in International Relations Dr William Clapton's observations are particularly timely, ...
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 ...
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