Teaching and Learning
Education
Research
Every student deserves to see themselves represented in school reading
Teachers need support and better resources to ensure prescribed texts are not tokenistic, but present an affirming representation of the LGBTQIA+ community
Education
Opinion
Trauma follows children into the classroom. A new teaching model is changing that
Childhood trauma can undermine the very skills learning depends on – but the right teacher training can change that
Education
Analysis
Re-imagining the university lecture for the next generation of Australian students
Facing empty seats and a digital dilemma, the future of the university lecture needs to be co-created to benefit student experience and wellbeing
Sciences & Technology
Happy 70th Birthday to Australia's first computing class
We now carry computers in our pockets, but in 1955, the University of Melbourne became home to the two-tonne CSIRAC computer. Our picture gallery celebrates 70 years of Australia’s first university computing department
Education
Research
We still don’t know how to fix the global teacher shortage
Rigorous, independent evaluation is needed so Governments stop delivering ‘solutions’ for recruiting and retaining teachers that don't work and deliver more of those that do
Education
Research
Why collaborative mentoring for teachers is key to great education
To keep talented teachers in the profession, we need to support them in ways that are meaningful, evidence-based and grounded in trust
Arts & Culture
Research
Reuniting artist Reggie Uluru with his restored Ngintaka sculpture
When Aṉangu artist Reggie Uluru’s sculpture was damaged, conservators from the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation repaired the work, ready for repainting
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