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Innovation in education

September 2019

Monash researcher Neil Selwyn suggests the biggest challenge for Australian schools over the next decade might be pushing back against excessive digitization.

Getting the digital balance right

Australian schools need to discover the appropriate use of technology in the classroom while retaining the best aspects of traditional human-centered education.

  • Neil Selwyn

May 2019

Katrina Reynen : The integration of technology with curriculum varies across schools.

Personalised learning programs making a mark

Teachers and parents can see the progress of students with constant assessments.

  • Mark Abernethy
Computers and smartphones can be a distraction from quality teaching.

Technology is not a substitute for quality teaching

The productivity gains from new technology don't necessarily translate into better results in schools.

  • Blaise Joseph
Julia Gillard introduced NAPLAN to provide transparency and accountability.

NAPLAN winning key support

The problem with NAPLAN is that it may be expected to do too many things.

  • Julie Hare
Tanya Plibersek said she had attended pro-choice rallies as a teenager.

Education policies under scrutiny at election

Concerns remain in the education sector over how Australia has slipped in certain international rankings.

  • Julie Hare
"We've made a commitment that everything would be evidence based. It's about gathering student data and we use all sorts of short, sharp measures to do it," Paul McDermott, principal Blue Haven Public School, NSW.

The evidence is in for the future of education

Latest research shows teachers benefit most from speedy turnaround of data on the way students are learning

  • Robert Bolton

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