In July and August, Citrix conducted a national survey with 500 parents of Australian school children to capture their opinions as their households adapted to education technology, in order to facilitate learning from home in the midst of the COVID-19 ...
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Bomb threats are back in the news. Here’s what schools should do to respond: opinion
New South Wales schools haven’t had it easy as of late: bushfire closures, COVID-19 interruptions, cyber attacks. Now, schools are facing their latest crisis – a spate of bomb threats, prompting evacuations across the state. Recently, more than a dozen ...
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When Ellen Robinson graduated from her Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years) in 2017 she thought it would be the end of her university education – in fact, it was just the start. Ellen felt the need to continue ...
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The recent health crisis has led to one of the largest digital movements in the history of education, with tertiary institutions acting swiftly to move lessons online. Through the use of cloud-based software, video conferencing tools, and gamified e-learning activities, ...
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As Australian schools begin to open their doors again, teachers and students are still facing a period of remote education. Unfortunately, the rapid spread of the virus has caught many schools unprepared. While some may already have limited remote learning ...
More »Wellbeing app helps schools monitor student health from afar
One of the key concerns surrounding school closures and distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has been student wellbeing. As face-to face learning continues to be inconsistent across the country, schools require a way of measuring their students' wellbeing and, if ...
More »‘Ingenious’ program ensures online learning focuses on real science during COVID-19 shutdown
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 ...
More »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. ...
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