February
Online learning leads to better Indigenous health outcomes
Tiana Thomas is an example of how a greater focus on online learning by universities is helping people living in and servicing regional and remote communities.
March 2022
Transferable skills need to be road-tested for new workplaces
The experiential part of learning is an important component that industry sectors and job candidates benefit from.
Universities rush to fill the skills gap in mining
Industry involvement has led to universities developing relevant and flexible credentials.
Banking, finance getting teeth into tech
The financial services sector is increasingly relying on micro-credentials to bridge the gap between industry and technological developments.
Needed: a marketplace to assess the value of courses
What is missing is a system of comparing the worth of micro-credentials from employers’ and candidates’ perspectives.
October 2021
Greenstreaming becomes the mainstream
UQ and UniSA show how MBAs are being transformed to include the notions of boundaries of growth and sustainability in their curriculum.
April 2021
Students Sprint through critical thinking
A program conceptualised by Google Ventures has been rolled out in a private Catholic school.
Smashing the glass ceiling is part of the learning
A powerful step toward gender equality at work has been taken by a Sydney girls school.
More testing can strengthen NAPLAN data, say experts
Despite criticism of NAPLAN, experts are not in favour of getting rid of it. They would prefer to fix the problems it has.
Copying foreign schools won’t even the score
Australian and overseas experts say education policymakers should worry less about our global ranking and more about future-proofing our kids.
Teachers need to be constant learners
From online learning to emotional intelligence, teachers need ongoing professional development to take their skills into the future.
Pandemic delivers lessons in online learning
While many aspects of society are returning to normal as the pandemic abates, learning is unlikely to go back to what it looked like pre-2020.
Tech start-ups making learning easy
Schools continue to roll out a range of technologies to the classrooms. So why are students’ marks continuing to drop?
Meriden prepares students for career in STEM
A NSW school aims to lift the number of graduates who set out to pursue a career in STEM.
Alan Tudge’s 10-year plan to get schools back to basics
To address a worrying trend that has seen Australian school performance decline over the past two decades will need a clear strategy, says federal Education Minister Alan Tudge.
We need bold schools reform, not tinkering
Schools are struggling within a maladapted system that has evolved organically, unchecked for decades and been distorted by complex dynamics.
Education needs to be evidence-informed
Innovation is not an excuse to disregard everything we know about effective teaching and learning.
Quality teaching is the key to reform
Refining classroom practice through quality professional development is key to reform when quick outcomes are important.
March 2021
Walking the walk is the issue in change management
There’s a collective determination among corporations to better prepare for change next time the world is hit by an adverse circumstance such as the pandemic.
Disruptive year demolishes the idea of a single market
Australia’s universities are now picking up valuable insights on how market diversity can help them overcome the crisis that started with the pandemic.