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27 mai 2016

Innovation in learning and teaching is too important to cut

The ConversationBy . 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...
27 mai 2016

We can’t have a strong economy without a strong university sector, warns VC

The ConversationBy . However, cuts of $2.5 billion remain in the budget papers from 2018 onwards. More...
27 mai 2016

Why both Labor and Coalition are wrong about their claims on the economic value of education

The ConversationBy  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...
27 mai 2016

Performance pay for teachers will create a culture of fear and isolation

The ConversationBy . 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...
26 mai 2016

Explainer: what is the Office for Learning and Teaching – and why does it matter?

The ConversationBy  and . Universities have been under enormous pressure to increase access for black students, who were historically kept out of higher education or pushed into institutions reserved for “non-whites”. There’s a drive to promote equity and to become “internationalised”. More...
26 mai 2016

Decolonising universities isn’t an easy process – but it has to happen

The ConversationBy  and . Universities have been under enormous pressure to increase access for black students, who were historically kept out of higher education or pushed into institutions reserved for “non-whites”. There’s a drive to promote equity and to become “internationalised”. More...
26 mai 2016

Cuban schools’ focus on ‘good values’ holds global lessons

The ConversationBy . Cuba’s education system is incredibly successful. But not much attention has been paid to the philosophical structure underpinning this system: the idea that education can be more effective, meaningful and successful if it’s informed, accompanied and guided by an appropriate values or belief system. More...
26 mai 2016

Le smartphone et ses applications, outil digital à formater la pensée

The ConversationPar . Désormais chaque individu, professionnel ou particulier est attaché à son organe de contrôle personnel : le smartphone. En effet, depuis bientôt dix ans, les smartphones nous pistent, renseignent, décident, et géolocalisent à chaque instant. « Je suis ici, que puis-je faire là, où encore, comment trouver un restaurant ou un magasin pourvoyeur de nouveautés ? ». Voir l'article...

26 mai 2016

Europe connectée : pour de nouveaux usages sans Big Brother (2)

The ConversationPar . Utilisés à des fins privées, commerciales, politiques, les réseaux sociaux sont particulièrement représentatifs de ces évolutions, auprès des jeunes particulièrement, et la souveraineté technologique pourrait être décisive lors de conflits, combats politiques, mais aussi en termes d’élections, de représentations politiques ou de révolutions. Voir l'article...

26 mai 2016

Big data : l’enjeu majeur de l’enseignement au XXIᵉ siècle

The ConversationPar . Miser sur les mathématiques et la physique : c’est la recommandation de trois grands experts pour prendre le train en marche du big data. Une formation d’autant plus essentielle que les profils nécessaires en la matière continuent de faire cruellement défaut en France. Voir l'article...

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