Electronic games tick all the boxes: they're fun, challenging and stimulate reward responses in the brain. So how can they be effectively used in the classroom? This was the subject of a discussion led by Dr Bron Stuckey at the SMART ...

An effective and reliable network monitoring system can help mitigate infrastructural challenges. As technology advances, so too does its use across different industries, including the education sector. In the contemporary education environment, schools and universities are becoming increasingly reliant on ...

A growing number of Aussie schools are making the transition to the concept of bringing your own device (BYOD). While parents may have reservations, there is research to support that BYOD has a positive impact on learning outcomes. Schools dealing with tight budgets ...

With technology disrupting everything, including education, it’s no surprise that Auslan is next. Australia’s predominant sign language is being digitally upgraded by SignVR; a virtual reality education platform. Designed by young entrepreneur Jessie Hughes, it aims to make Auslan more ...

At the FIRST Global Challenge Robotics Olympics, politics was also at play. At the eleventh hour, Donald Trump allowed an all-female Afghani team, whose visas had been twice-rejected, to compete. They may have owned the spotlight, but it was an Australian team that ...

Sid Jain, a serious looking ten-year-old, was so entranced by coding his eyes didn’t leave the screen when I asked him his name. Though he assured me he was “having fun” as he completed the below task. Jain’s year 5 ...

To some, artificial intelligence (AI) sounds like a futuristic possibility. But it’s already here, and it’s prolific. Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa are just two examples of advanced AI embedding itself into our lives. Education, too, is not immune to AI’s creep. When it ...

The world of Minecraft is not flat, nor round. It’s square. Even the cupcakes at the computer game’s promotional stand at EduTECH were square. But, despite their unusual shape, the baked goods weren’t the focus. Rather, teachers’ eyes were glued ...

Many organisations rely directly on high-performing and always available websites, which in some cases represents their entire business model. The education sector is a prime example of this, with a growing incidence of online courses being made available to everyday ...

The national digitisation of NAPLAN isn’t being processed smoothly by the states and territories. Queensland is the latest state to pull out of the NAPLAN online testing trial. The sunshine state education minister Kate Jones made this announcement on 7 ...