Softlink is a Brisbane-based company specialising in library software for schools. Its most recent release is Oliver V5, a purely web-based app that enables students to access books, both the paper and electronic kind, while at the school, at home or ...

David Thodey is chair of the board at CSIRO and the former chief executive of Telstra. He delivered the evening keynote on day one of EduTECH in Brisbane, on the subject of STEM education and the need to equip students with ...

Londoner Joe Mathewson co-founded Firefly in 1999 to create a link between students, teachers and parents. The current iteration of this software enables teachers to set assignments, students to complete them and parents to monitor their kids' progress. Mathewson introduced ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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!        

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...