We missed last week’s episode of Talking Eds because two-thirds of the team was on annual leave but we are back this week with a special presentation – a panel of experts talking innovation. Last week, the Australia-Israel Chamber of ...
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‘Pecan Summer’ brings Indigenous vocal talent to the big stage
Australia has had a long, rich cultural history of producing some of the greatest performing artists to grace the world stage. Among them is lauded and internationally recognised Indigenous soprano, actor, composer and playwright, Deborah Cheetham. Among her many credits, ...
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What help is available for the families of men and women of the Defence Force when their loved one is deployed overseas, potentially risking their lives in a warzone? It can be stressful for children and teenagers simply to have ...
More »Talking Eds, Episode 8: How parents use technology, MOOCs go mainstream, sociology of the mouth
In Episode 8 of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review discuss how adult technology behaviour is influencing kids, how MOOCs are going mainstream, and the socioeconomic causes of bad oral hygiene and dental health.
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An alternate approach to the traditional classroom teaching model has been working its way into Australian schools, enhancing the way students learn and discover. Known as project-based learning, it positions students as creators and authoritarians rather than just content consumers, ...
More »Children’s coding event reaches for the moon
“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” It was with those immortal words that American astronaut Neil Armstrong, representing the entire human race, etched his name into the history books, having conquered what was then ...
More »Talking Eds, Episode 7: No school no pay, there’s an app for autism and the Census comes to unis
In Episode 7 of Talking Eds, the team behind Education Review, Campus Review,and Early Learning Review discuss an ambitious plan to withhold cash from families whose kids are missing school, an award winning app to detect autism and why the ABS ...
More »Good VIEWS at STEM careers for Indigenous students
Gracing our currency’s $50 note is an iconic figure from the early 20th century who became known as the ‘Australian Leonardo da Vinci’. History knows him as David Unaipon, a Ngarrindjeri man. He was an Indigenous polymath who gained a reputation ...
More »Award-winning app gives early alerts about autism
A new app designed to detect autism early in life, offering hope to the thousands of families with young children pending diagnosis, took home honours at the Australia Information Industry Association iAwards. ASDetect is available free and operates on both iOS and ...
More »Curriculum killing fervour for science careers: academic
An award-winning education expert is taking aim at reversing what he warns is a tendency for students to scoff at the sciences in favour of other subjects. As career options, sciences have become a more unlikely choice for many because ...
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