The messaging surrounding school closures has justifiably been characterised as mixed, with some independent schools closing their doors while others (mainly in the public system) remain open for students of essential workers and those with special learning requirements. Whichever way ...
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Growing need for remote teaching putting school IT platforms under pressure: opinion
Many Australian schools are now experiencing the reality of school closures and remote learning measures for many weeks or even months to come. They will need to assess whether their current infrastructure can support scalable remote earning. With students ...
More »Using 3D printing to engage students more deeply via hands-on learning: Opinion
Australian educators are finding themselves working with cutting-edge technology across the board, often getting up to speed with this technology just ahead of using it to teach their students. This puts pressure on educators to learn about complex topics quickly, ...
More »Why school’s never out on cybersecurity
From April to June 2019, 245 data breaches were reported to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) under the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme. Yet again, education was among the top five sectors by notifications in the quarter. ...
More »How tech is helping Aussie schools hire for positions of trust
Every role in an educational environment represents a position of trust – including principals, teachers and even cleaning staff. Regardless of the position or authority held, these individuals have direct contact with our children and we have to know they ...
More »Avatars equip uni students with a taste of real classroom challenges
Preparing teachers for dealing with challenging students is one of the most important aspects of a teaching degree, but until now many courses took a more theoretical approach to the issue or relied on the exposure preservice teachers would receive ...
More »Three ways Australian schools can improve their cybersecurity in 2020
Educators from all grade levels around Australia are starting to realise the benefits of digital technologies in the classroom. Typically, education is one of the last industries to make extensive change, holding on to traditional practices and methods. But digital ...
More »Shaping Australia’s future: celebrating World Teachers’ Day
As someone who was a teacher in a former life, I can relate to the common description of teaching as a largely thankless job. Often it’s not until years later that a teacher will be approached by a student they ...
More »Melbourne Symphony Orchestra launches schools program for 2020
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) has announced its Schools' Season for 2020 that includes programs for kinder and prep, primary and secondary students and includes world-renowned artists. The season also contains an MSO Work Experience component that offers insights into “the ...
More »Education institutions ‘ill-prepared’ for cyber ‘beast’: report
A new report has warned that Australian education institutions are ill-prepared for the cyber-security threats of the digital age. Commissioned by cyber security group Cisco, the report provides clues as to why successful cyber attacks are happening more often and ...
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