During COVID almost all Australian students and their families experienced online learning. But while schools have long since gone back to in-person teaching, online learning has not gone away. What are online schools doing now? What does the research say? And how do you know if they might be a good fit for your child? […] … learn more→

Learning and training have become an important niche in a market in which universities compete on a global scale . A competition for students that increases with non-face-to-face training possibilities . In this context, learning is at the center of the debate. The added value of universities will be in their ability to advance a model that makes teaching […] … learn more→

Some years ago, I found myself making my way up the narrow stairs of a Learjet on a sultry runway in a deserted airport near the South Africa-Mozambique border. The humidity was there to taste – the air thick with it. The weather radar was showing a fast-developing thundercloud. Our mission was to fly through […] … learn more→

Humans are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to inform decisions about our lives. AI is, for instance, helping to make hiring choices and offer medical diagnoses. If you were affected, you might want an explanation of why an AI system produced the decision it did. Yet AI systems are often so computationally complex that not even their designers fully […] … learn more→

A recent federal study on graduation rates for American colleges and universities shows that 40% of all students did not earn a degree or credential within eight years of leaving high school. The graduation rate is even lower for low-income students. Among students from families with income levels of US$115,000 or more, 66% who enrolled in higher […] … learn more→

About 90% of Australian students with disability attend mainstream schools. Equitable access and participation in education is a fundamental human right. But as last year’s disability royal commission found, this does not mean students with disability are fully included in their classrooms, school activities and playgrounds. Over the past seven years, we have have surveyed and interviewed more than 100 students with […] … learn more→

Our possessions – the things we view as “mine” – play an important role in our lives. Beyond their functionality, they can serve as poignant reminders of cherished memories. They can symbolise not only who we are, but also who we used to be, and who we aspire to become. From faded photo albums to […] … learn more→

Today, screens and notifications dominate our daily lives. We are all familiar with these digital distractions that pull us out of our thoughts or activity. Between the important email from a superior and the call from school that requires you to leave work, postponing the current task, interruptions are an integral part of our lives […] … learn more→

From asking our smart speakers for the weather to receiving personalised advice from smartwatches, devices powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly streamlining our routines and decision making. The technology is seeping into our lives in subtle ways. Manufacturers gather vast amounts of user data to ensure these smart devices are responsive and personalised. But […] … learn more→

Anatomy of a Fall , the film by French director Justine Triet, winner of the Oscar for best original screenplay, uses the reconstruction of a body’s fall as a MacGuffin to carefully dissect the fall of the couple’s romantic relationship. protagonist, Sandra Voyter and Samuel Maleski. The process of breaking up the relationship that the film describes is not an […] … learn more→