David Barnett is managing director of Pearson. Originally a textbook company, Pearson has evolved into a provider of tech-focused learning solutions. Barnett is in Brisbane exhibiting the company's wares at EduTECH. He spoke with Education Review about the disruption taking ...
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Macquarie Uni rolls out HSCStudyLab to hone STEM skills
Macquarie University has launched a new online resource to help high school students revise for their end-of-schooling exams. It's modeled on the New South Wales HSC curriculum and, to start with, comprises biology, chemistry and physics modules. Krista Borg, director ...
More »School software solutions and 3D printing the focus for Konica Minolta
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 »‘Didn’t you have the Down Syndrome test?’
Catherine* is on the bus with her son, a boy with Down Syndrome. Another woman, Amy* strikes up a conversation with her and they begin chatting; the topic turns to their children. Amy also has kids, none with disabilities. As ...
More »Drive education debate towards technology: Pearson boss
The chief executive of the Australian branch of Pearson, a multinational private education firm, will warn an audience of educators that they risk becoming irrelevant in the hot-topic education debate. In his speech to next week’s EduTech conference in Brisbane, David ...
More »Principal calls for global education networks
Networking with educators overseas is something every schooling professional should do, one principal has said, as it helps staff and improves kids’ learning. Clayton Reedie, principal of Dalmeny Public School – in Sydney’s south-west – last week scored a $14,000 ...
More »Australian Academy of Science releases STEM education wish list
STEM education is the Australian Academy of Science’s number one election priority, as per a policy statement released this week. Unveiled by academy president professor Andrew Holmes during a speech in Canberra, the group of distinguished scientists’ objectives include getting Australian schools’ students into ...
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 ...
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