22 avril 2019
22 avril 2019
Creating university places is easy, motivating students to take them is hard
In 1973, the Whitlam Labor government abolished university tuition fees. In 1987, the Hawke Government radically created thousands of extra university places by creating a national system, financing it via HECS. More...22 avril 2019
Musical brains delay cognitive ageing
A range of cognitive benefits, including memory retention, was found to be sustained for people between the ages of 60 and 80 if they had played music for at least ten years throughout their life. More...22 avril 2019
Falling for future-porn: the demise of art history and the rise of university marketing
The impending closure of art history at La Trobe University has drawn sharp criticism from academics. They have pointed out that students enjoy art history: it is economical, has enduring value and demonstrably excellent outcomes. More...22 avril 2019
Building a profession: teacher performance reviews not just about ‘bad teachers’
Finally, perhaps the time has come. The Australian Charter for the Professional Learning of Teachers and School Leaders and the Australian Teacher Performance and Development Framework, both signed off by state and federal education ministers on Friday, have the potential to support a significant rethink of teacher development and learning in Australia – a rethink that is well overdue. More...22 avril 2019
Why we’re never satisfied with teachers
Concern about teacher competence has been around for several decades. Recently, there has been a concerted push by state and federal governments to enact policies to improve “teacher quality”. Meeting last week, state and federal education ministers agreed that all teachers will have to undergo annual performance reviews. More...22 avril 2019
Are all ideas equal? Not in the classroom
There is a widespread belief amongst teachers that it is part of their duty of care, even a defining aspect of their of professionalism, that all views expressed in the classroom are to be treated equally. More...22 avril 2019
Climate science and policy: the tension between ‘argument’ and ‘debate’
Much of the public also fails to understand the political economy of mitigating climate change at the national and international levels. More...22 avril 2019
Online open education: yes, this is the game changer
Mass Open Online Courseware (MOOCs) is less than a year old but it is already clear this will be the game changer in higher education worldwide. Right now it is reverberating through Australian universities like a tectonic shock. More...22 avril 2019
Teaching students to lie: historical method through hoaxes
More than a decade ago, back in the days of Web 0.5, a student of mine submitted a generally well-written essay on “Ante Pavelić, Great Hero of the Croatian Nation.” Now, if you know your history of World War II, you may remember Pavelić as the leader of the Croatian Ustaše government that was perhaps the most vicious of the puppet regimes aligned with Nazi Germany. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)