Earlier this year, Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU), the main for-profit college lobbying association, offered a proposal that would eliminate all accountability metrics from the gainful employment (GE) regulations promulgated in 2015. In place of the current GE rule, CECU suggested that career colleges disclose income estimates for each of the occupations that a program of […] … learn more→
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The social justice warrior/Math teacher
The recent kerfluffle with the math EDUCATION professor claiming mathematics is now “white privilege” reminds me I’ve been amiss in discussion of the insanity of Education departments. Now, it’s no secret that Education classes have minimal requirements and ridiculously easy grading: Education students face easier coursework than do their peers in other departments, according to the […] … learn more→
Supporting part-time and online learners is key to reducing university dropout rates
The most recent statistics show first-year attrition rates in Australian universities are at 15%. This has caused the Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham, to say universities “need to be taking responsibility for the students they enrol.” Attrition does not mean dropping out. It just means the student did not continue their study in the following year. For […] … learn more→
Financial irresponsibility
As discussed in a previous post, the Department of Education began renegotiating elements of the rules that set standards for the financial condition of institutions of higher education earlier this month. The Department took the unusual step of establishing a special subcommittee of experts prior to the first convening of the first negotiation session as […] … learn more→
National State University scholarship
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Post-it PhD!
I was having difficulty in organising the case law that I wanted to talk about in my thesis so that it worked as a narrative, not as disjointed notes. I needed to find the links between cases relating to the different areas relating to DNA evidence, but where to start? Everything seemed relevant. Sitting down […] … learn more→
Starting next year, Australian universities have to prove their research has real-world impact
Starting in 2018, Australian universities will be required to prove their research provides concrete benefits for taxpayers and the government, who fund it. Education Minister Simon Birmingham recently announced the Australian Research Council (ARC) will introduce an Engagement and Impact Assessment. It will run alongside the current Excellence in Research Australia ERA assessment exercise. This follows a pilot of the Engagement and […] … learn more→
Math as white privilege…The real outrage
It seems every week we learn another thing is racist, from milk, to showing up on time, or…whatever. The latest assertion is that mathematics, the ultimate measure of every civilization, does, in fact, have a racist component to it. As always I can’t make this stuff up: Professor Claims Math, Algebra And Geometry Promote ‘White […] … learn more→
Refining your research topic – starting the phd
Where do research topics come from? The research topic you have at the start of your PhD may come from work you did in your Masters. It may come from a professional or policy context, perhaps your own professional work situation, or something you’ve read about in the media. Or it might come from the […] … learn more→
In a time of robots, educators must invest in emotional labour
Technology critics and defenders alike argue that human jobs are being eliminated by workplace automation, minimizing the need for human interaction. Another way to see it is that emerging tech is increasing our capacity to focus our collective energies — on the social, cultural, ethical and emotional demands of our rapidly changing world. Everything from smart phones to smart cities are freeing us […] … learn more→
