Adam Brimo is the CEO of OpenLearning, an online start-up that uses a study for free, pay to be certified business model. OpenLearning recently signed a partnership with TAFE NSW's Hunter institute to launch a new VET platform called Learn.com.au. ...
More »Kids gone viral: perks, perils and social media policy
Emoticon. Webinar. Sexting. Digital technology is no stranger to wacky portmanteaus. A recent one is ‘sharenting’, which is the practice of parents or caregivers posting pictures of children to social media. This once-carefree activity, which acting Children’s eSafety Commissioner Andree Wright describes ...
More »‘Talking Eds’, episode 16: Robot teachers; investment in fossil fuels; crazy VET courses; Baird throws shade
In this week's episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look at what role should robots play in the classroom, how investment in fossil fuels is fueling dissent among universities, catch up on ...
More »Futurist says robots will share the classroom, not take it over
About 50 years from now, classrooms will become virtual, artificial intelligence will help run schools, and education won’t run on an “authoritarian model”. Yet teachers and school buildings will remain, a learning futurist and consultant has predicted. With a trove ...
More »CBA provides schools VR headsets to teach financial literacy
Virtual reality will be helping some school students learn how to manage money, under a new pilot from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. CBA’s Start Smart program – which has been running since 2007 – is undertaking a two-month trial to ...
More »‘Talking Eds’, episode 15: Netflix in the preschool, feminism in the VC’s office, VET loans overhaul
In this week's episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look at why streaming services are becoming more prominent in preschool, dive deep into Edith Cowan VC Steve Chapman's coming out as a ...
More »Cyber-security clients say it needs to be taught in schools
A survey from multinational cyber-security firm ESET has found that almost three-quarters of its Australian and New Zealand clients think cyber-security should be taught in schools. Cyber-security is not taught in either countries’ school curriculums. However, ESET's survey of 1300 of its customers ...
More »Students compete to meet Chip the robot
Creating ideas for technology use could get students the chance to meet one of the most advanced humanoid robots in the Southern Hemisphere. Code Club Australia and property group Stockland have launched Stockland’s Robotics Challenge, which runs from September 26 ...
More »Online program helps tame ADHD symptoms
Childhood ADHD: to medicate, or not to medicate? This debate has been raging for decades, with staunch advocates on each side. Now, there’s more positive news for those in the anti-medication camp. A University of Queensland study of the effectiveness of ...
More »CSIRO, Stile partner for digital science lessons in primary schools
The CSIRO has partnered with educational software company Stile, which was set up by Dr Alan Finkel before he became Chief Scientist of Australia, to improve science teaching in schools. Double Helix Lessons from CSIRO is a package of digital ...
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