Archived News for Education Sector Professionals - August, 2014
A conference this week saw the unique challenges of remote schooling come together.
Steinbeck inspires new feminist dimensions
A lively classroom debate has spawned a teen feminist movement aimed at shaking up the curriculum.
Apathetic vs. Disengaged in race away from majors
Not only are many Australians unhappy with the major political parties, their satisfaction with democracy itself has dropped too, a study shows.
Students stamp rice into shape of salvation
Small bricks of compressed rice husk could save Nepalese women and children hours of hard labour and improve their health.
Deep projections to let hive-minds speak
A new system will introduce collaborative, three-dimensional digital sketching to offices, classrooms studios and more.
Measles mounting attack on anti-vax backing
Hysteria, misinformation and vicious power of the internet are taking a toll on health.
Watchdog keeps guard for lonely hearts
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is cracking down on online dating scams, as people continue to be swindled out of their fortunes by romantic promises.
Deep debt takes toll on TAFEs
Five Victorian TAFEs face a "significant decline" in finances, as cuts begin to strip the important training provider.
First steps made harder by harsh state of jobs
An unexpected jump in the unemployment rate has brought a particularly hard hit to youth joblessness.
Flat-packed, self-folding, robot origami
In an automated, robotic future, the common task of folding origami may no longer exist.
Funding change leaves less for some low-performers
Some authorities say that the new West Australian school funding model will do the opposite of what evidence suggests it should.
Aboriginal gaps must be leapt by all
Senator Nova Peris says all Australians need to push for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal people.
Cat and pigeon come together to make quantum moves
Two incredible breakthroughs have added to the dictionary of the smallest phenomena in the universe.
Self-love shown in single question
A new study has revealed an incredibly simple way to identify a narcissist – just ask them.