Two years ago Gleeson College in South Australia made the decision to include virtual reality in its classrooms. Now, the tool is an everyday part of students' lives and is used in multiple classes such as PE, languages, art and ...

Rising cases of Covid-19 and influenza have prompted schools to return to online learning, and experts worry it will further widen the learning gap with migrant children. The past months have seen Australia being hit by both Covid-19 and influenza ...

Digital skills are more important than ever for students, yet teachers are not confident they’ll be able to teach the skills students require.  With the release of the new curriculum which puts a strong emphasis on technology, and NAPLAN going ...

Research is revealing that online technologies and digital play can increase children's well-being, help develop their creativity, create positive emotions and improve their collaborative skills. According to Curtin University associate professor Karen Murcia, today's children are growing up in a ...

By committing to the Sustainable Development Goals, countries around the world pledged to provide “equitable, quality education for all”.  Access to education has indeed expanded quickly. Globally, enrollment in primary education is near universal and the gross enrolment rate in ...

Teachers, parents and carers have been warned to be wary of their kids’ social media use as graphic footage of the Ukraine war is broadcast across TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram. Clips showing terrified civilians hiding in bunkers, bombs exploding on ...

As thousands of school kids have returned to face-to-face learning, COVID is still front of mind. But there’s another problem that hasn’t been considered as serious, the ongoing prevalence of cyber security. Learning spaces have become increasingly reliant on technology, ...

The past 18 months have taught us how truly resilient and adaptable our education system can be. The pandemic created the need for schools to develop an alternative to face-to-face learning quickly and under immense pressure. We now have an opportunity to transform ...

The pandemic and its ensuing lockdowns and social distancing restrictions have forced many schools to adopt remote learning. This created challenges for students, parents, and teachers alike as they grappled with the most effective ways to deliver and attend virtual ...

Across the country, states and schools are in varying degrees of lockdown learning and as we are well into this second wave, what are the lessons we have learnt from Home-learning 2.0? For starters, many parents still feel underprepared and ...