Teaching and Learning

Education

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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