Going through lesson plans to pull together fun and engaging activities can be overwhelming for some teachers, but a new online resource can help to alleviate that stress. MAPPEN – the new online curriculum resource, to improve quality of teaching ...

Computer science knowledge is in high demand and young students are now too recognising the benefits of getting an education in ICT to learn skills such as coding. Sydney-student Viney Kumar – is one of SAP’s young ICT Explorers, who ...

Charles Sturt University has launched a MOOC aimed to help students prepare to enter tertiary education. CSU project manager Craig Billingham said the What's Uni Like? MOOC is being promoted to Australian universities, other higher education providers, and to high ...

The team behind a new research centre the University of Melbourne launched last week has pledged to provide a cohesive, evidence-based approach to the evaluation of teacher training. The launch of the Teacher Education Effectiveness Research Hub – to be ...

The state of a young person’s psychological health can greatly impact both wellbeing and academic outcomes. From this concept grew the educational philosophy known as positive education, which was introduced in Australia six years ago and has been challenging traditional models ever ...

Bridging the perceived disconnect between universities and schools is the aim of a new Monash University program designed to better prepare teachers. Justen O’Connor, senior lecturer for the faculty of education at Monash University, said there has been ongoing criticism ...

In recent years education has transformed immensely, with technology being a driving force of this transformation. In particular, we have seen the rise of video collaboration solutions enter the classroom, expanding learning from the four walls of the school to ...

As schools increasingly move towards embedding technology within the teaching process traditional learning techniques can be lost. However, the digital pen is one technological device that is set to bring back writing and drawing in a very modern way. During ...

Existing exam systems within schools and universities are trapped in the 19th century and aren’t properly preparing graduates for the workforce, educators at a recent conference in Brisbane heard. Microsoft education industry solutions manager Ray Fleming said there is a ...

In an exclusive interview, Education Review spoke with 3P Learning chief executive Andrew Smith to find out about 3P's range of educational apps to support teachers, parents and students, as well as to discuss its move to the Windows platform. 3P’s ...