Japanese technology company Konica Minolta is exhibiting both software and hardware solutions for primary and high schools, and higher education, here at EduTECH in Brisbane. Education Review met with marketing manager, managed content services, Mike Dooner, and national manager, government and ...
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Education Review is live from the EduTECH in Brisbane. We pounded the pavement, wandering the expo stalls with a camera at hand, so you don't have to. Let's take a look!
More »New education weekly review podcast launches
APN Educational Media is today debuting its new, as yet untitled, weekly review podcast. The new show will look at the nurturing and education of people from preschool age (EarlyLearningReview.com.au), through primary and high school (EducationReview.com.au) and into tertiary education (CampusReview.com.au). The ...
More »Trans issues raise bathroom quandary for schools
You could be forgiven for never having stopped and considered the prefixes 'trans-' and, especially, 'cis-', until fairly recently. Much of the developed world has been tumbling along without bothering too much about the complexities and fluidity of the gender ...
More »JCU researchers shows ADHD to be a real medical condition
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a real medical condition and not merely poor behaviour. That's the message from Dr Helen Boon, a researcher at James Cook University. Whether ADHD is caused by nature or nurture, or a bit of ...
More »Classroom devices? What’s best is what suits
As the neverending device arms race rages on, it’s easy to forget that what’s new and exciting may not be the best fit for the task – especially in the classroom. Moore’s law observes that over the history of computing ...
More »Innovation you can afford
An environment that fosters creative thinking and student success doesn’t have to cost a fortune; sometimes all that’s necessary is a fresh coat of paint. Innovation can come at a cost. Learning spaces designed in accordance with the latest workplace ...
More »Required reading: positive outcomes from the pages of books
For principal Kris Willis, building an effective culture for positive outcomes all starts with a few good books. Twice a term, principal Kris Willis hosts a book club at Caroline Chisholm School in the ACT. After the students leave, he ...
More »Oodles of doodles and squiggly paths to better brains
Doodling and other forms of ‘play’, properly directed, rely upon and build mental skills essential to educational success. Amanda doodles in her notebook, looking up from her desk enough to reassure her Year 3 teacher that she’s listening, even though ...
More »Speak up about language learning
Australia’s leaders aren’t working to make people see the value of taking up foreign languages; it’s our job to change that. Let’s talk about foreign languages and language education. Or should we? Does anyone care about languages? It’s not an ...
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