By . The government has published detail of sweeping changes to the architecture of higher education and research in the UK in a new white paper. The document, Succeeding as a Knowledge Economy, takes forward most of the ideas already found in a green paper published in November 2015. More...27 mai 2016
New competitive landscape for higher education confirmed in white paper
By . The government has published detail of sweeping changes to the architecture of higher education and research in the UK in a new white paper. The document, Succeeding as a Knowledge Economy, takes forward most of the ideas already found in a green paper published in November 2015. More...What metrics don’t tell us about the way students learn
By . A big push is under way in higher education to measure how students are learning and how good lecturers are at teaching them. Universities can track how much time a student spent on a learning module or how often they accessed a journal article or online book. Some universities are starting to use these “learning analytics” to study how students are accessing data. More...Why Jewish faith schools are so popular
By . Private Orthodox Jewish faith schools have faced scrutiny in recent months after reports that up to 1,000 boys are being educated illegally in unregistered schools. In a climate of increasing regulation of faith schools, including Muslim madrassas, inspectors have warned that children in some private faith schools are not being taught a broad-based curriculum. More...Should it be easier for students to switch university mid degree?
By . As part of a raft of reforms to the way universities in England are run, the government is looking at whether it should be easier for students to switch between courses at different universities. Alongside a white paper on higher education, and the publication of a new Higher Education and Research Bill, it has launched a consultation on demand for accelerated degree courses – shorter than the average three years – and whether students want the flexibility to change where they study. More...How to beat exam stress with just the power of your brain
By . Stress is part of life. Too much stress, over a sustained period, is clearly damaging, but normally we can deal effectively with short bouts. In fact, while stress may be uncomfortable, it can actually be a key motivator and the right amount of it can help to boost our performance. More...Innovation in learning and teaching is too important to cut
By . The Office of Learning and Teaching will today (May 16) announce the twelve Teaching Fellows and the Innovation and Development Grants for 2016. They will be the last as the OLT will cease operation at the end of June due to cuts announced in the recent federal budget. More...Why both Labor and Coalition are wrong about their claims on the economic value of education
By and . School education made headlines during week one of the election campaign. Over the past week, both major parties made claims about how much – or how little – the economy would benefit from their spending on schools. But both Labor and the Coalition over-stated their claims. Here’s why. More...Performance pay for teachers will create a culture of fear and isolation
By . The federal government announced a series of education reforms in the recent budget. One of these was linking pay to performance for teachers. Yet linking teacher pay to demonstrated competency, usually called “performance pay” or “merit pay”, is not supported by evidence and damaging. More...
