Learning & Teaching

Discover education research and innovation from birth, through the early years, school, university and beyond.

2 May 2022 – Classrooms, Education, Green Spaces, Nature, Schools
Nurturing nature in schools for enhanced learning
Engagement with nature can help enhance attention and memory in school children, processes critical for learning finds new University of Melbourne research.
13 April 2022 – COVID-19, Families, Lockdown, Relationships, Social Research
How COVID lockdowns affected our relationships
COVID-19 lockdowns brought some people and families closer together, but for others, it was lonely and overwhelming, say University of Melbourne experts
7 April 2022 – Asialink, Education, Globalisation, Students, Teaching and Learning
Is EQ more important than ever?
As we ask students to become more globally competent, a University of Melbourne expert says the need to teach emotional intelligence is even more important.
4 April 2022 – Jobs, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, Wellbeing, Workplace Culture
Crafting your work to increase job satisfaction
By enabling staff to take greater control over their work, job crafting can help drive greater employee wellbeing, say University of Melbourne experts
15 March 2022 – Australian History, Australian Indigenous History, Australian Politics, Museums, Teaching and Learning
Uncomfortable truths from a town to a nation
The storytelling in the town of Tennant Creek is a microcosm of Australia’s struggle to come to terms with it past, says University of Melbourne expert
31 December 2021 – 2021, Child Wellbeing, Children, Education, Parenting
What we know about our children after 2021
2021 brought challenges for children, parents, carers and educators; University of Melbourne experts discuss what we need to focus on for the future
9 December 2021 – Australia, Education, Indonesia, Languages, Students
Indonesian matters in our schools
Australia needs leadership in Indonesian language education says a University of Melbourne expert, so young people can know our largest neighbour better.
23 November 2021 – COVID-19, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Trust, Trust in Government, Workplace
Rebuilding trust in a less trusting environment
COVID-19 and lockdowns challenged our trust in institutions and in each other, but simple actions can help us to rebuild, says University of Melbourne expert
8 October 2021 – Australia, Languages, Schools, Teaching, Teaching and Learning
The language of learning
University of Melbourne graduate, Stanley Wang, is one of this year’s 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians for his work on bilingualism in school.