Teaching and Learning

Education
Research
Maybe the problem isn’t critical thinking, but how we assess it
There is a growing concern that Australia’s university students lack critical thinking, but maybe the problem is how we teach and assess it

Education
Research
How a gaming program is giving neurodivergent kids a power up
Neurodivergent kids all over the world are set to build friendships, confidence and belonging through a collaborative gaming program

Education
Swimming is our national pastime, but too many kids aren’t learning how
Some Australian schools are still not running a swimming program, with up to 40 per cent of children missing out on key skills

Arts & Culture
16mm films should be experienced, not just seen
Forget streaming and YouTube, 16mm films are ready to relive their moment in the spotlight … of a projector

Education
How to avoid ‘death by PowerPoint
Many of us have sat through slide presentations that are boring and lifeless, but with a bit more thought, you can save your audience from tedium

Education
Three reasons why teachers should learn to meditate and it’s not (just) about wellbeing
Meditation can help teachers build a greater sense of presence, purpose and compassion, but it won't address the structural causes of stress and burnout in the workforce

Education
Blind faith in Australia’s education ‘system’ is failing our kids
To improve Australia’s education system, we need to move away from the idea that the basic features of education are fixed

Education
Learning by knowing, by doing, by being
Many schools promote teaching the ‘whole child’, but to do this, education cannot only focus on knowing and doing – it must explicitly embrace being

Health & Medicine
Lost in space: Open-plan classrooms can leave children adrift
Middle years primary-school students are at risk of academic delay when learning in an open-plan classroom

Education
University students are using AI, but not how you think
Higher education students are cautious about using generative AI and academics lack guidance, finds new report