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Education in extreme times

While the desire for a return to business-as-usual (or curriculum-as-usual) is understandable, COVID-19 is an opportunity for educators to re-think the relationship between school and life

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Learning & Teaching

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

  1. 29 June 2020 – Education, Exams, Schools, Students, Universities

    Future proofing Australian students with ‘new credentials’

    A new University of Melbourne report offers a new generation of school and university credentials aims to redefine success for school leavers and graduates.

  2. 19 May 2020 – COVID-19, Coronavirus, Education, Wellbeing, online learning

    How do we teach students about their wellbeing online?

    The next step in children's online learning will be how to teach social emotional learning in digital classrooms, says a University of Melbourne expert.

  3. 25 May 2020 – Adaptive Change, COVID-19, Habits, Positive Psychology, Resilience

    Embracing a new normal in ourselves and communities

    COVID-19 has changed our habits, explains a University of Melbourne expert. So what do we want to keep doing and stop doing, individually and as a community?

  4. 27 April 2020 – Asialink, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Education, Teaching and Learning

    The world is a classroom

    A University of Melbourne expert says COVID-19 presents an opportunity to reevaluate our attitudes to modern education - right here, right now.

  5. 7 March 2020 – Education, Future, International Women's Day, Teaching and Learning, Technology

    Tech-bots, virtual worlds and personalised everything

    Technology is changing our world and education must equip today’s children for the future, says a University of Melbourne expert on International Women's Day.

  6. 18 February 2020 – Business, Critical Thinking, Education, Ethics, Teaching

    Our business leaders must think critically

    Critical thinking has become highly valued in business, but University of Melbourne research finds that these skills aren’t taught to business students.

  7. 16 February 2020 – Australia, Curriculum, High Schools, Literature, Teaching

    The enduring ‘cultural cringe’ about teaching Australian literature

    Australian literature has often been ignored in the classroom, but a new University of Melbourne project helps teachers share these diverse books with students.

  8. 13 January 2020 – Longitudinal Study , Museums, SciCurious, Science Gallery Melbourne, Youth

    The young and curious: How Science Gallery can break down silos

    An innovative University of Melbourne study will explore and challenge what young people really want from their cultural institutions.

  9. 9 December 2019 – Education, NAPLAN, Schools, Students, Teaching

    Assessing what we value, not valuing what we assess

    Standardised tests like NAPLAN and PISA are part of an approach to schooling and testing that isn’t fit for purpose now, says a University of Melbourne expert.