Technology education needs to be more innovative, an information technology business leader has said. Fulvio Inserra, managing director of IT service provider The Mastermind Group, said teaching of technology in schools is archaic and is seen “just as a way ...

Computers do not noticeably improve school pupils' academic results and can even hamper performance, an OECD report says. While almost three quarters of pupils in the many countries surveyed used computers at schools, the report by the Organisation for Economic ...

The physical classroom will become virtual, a US-based multinational tech vendor says. In its 2020 Technology Landscape report Citrix predicts technology will turn the traditional educational experience into more a personalised learning model. Essentially, Citrix says this means technology – such as the internet ...

A study of primary school students with hearing loss has shown children with double cochlear implants performed much better in exams than kids with only one. The University of Melbourne study measured academic performance of 44 profoundly deaf 8-year-olds across Australia ...

The NSW education minister, Adrian Piccoli, has refused to reveal how much his government plans to spend launching a controversial computer system that's already cost taxpayers more than half a billion dollars. Piccoli fronted a budget estimates hearing at NSW ...

For years parents have relied on newsletters to stay in contact with their child’s school, now teachers and parents are turning to a new mobile app to communicate. School Stream is a mobile app designed to deliver school information, instantly ...

High school students and aged-care residents will link up to learn about online safety. University of the Sunshine Coast researchers and campus-based organisation iDcare, which supports victims of identity crime, launched the program in an effort to reduce online identity ...

About 500 students representing 200 teams from 42 schools began pitting their robotic creations against one another today in the bid for the 2015 RoboCup Junior competition, hosted by the University of Melbourne. Now in its 16th year, the finals of the ...

A wealth of technological tools won’t take learning very far if educators don’t understand how to apply them best. By Ian Smissen There are some teachers and administrators who are so smitten with education technology they believe there’s a technological ...

Teachers-in-training are taught how to protect themselves by protecting their own digital reputation as well cybersafety tips for the classroom by top cyber safety experts. The Stepping Out conference, held in July at Queensland University of Technology, was designed for ...