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How can STEM education be visualised?

Wednesday, 05 July 2023

Drawing as a non-textual approach in STEM education reveals the significance of discipline knowledge and generic skills.

Using video games to get teens off the couch to build better bones and joints

Friday, 30 June 2023

Osteoporosis may be associated with old age, but our lifestyles when we are young can play a big part in preventing the disease later in life — and video games could prove a surprising tool in getting teens to be more active.

Set ground rules, get them outside and do things together: how to navigate school holidays with high school kids

Friday, 30 June 2023

School holidays become a very different challenge when kids leave primary school. The holiday program arrangements that once enabled parents to juggle work commitments may no longer be suitable or even available.

Chances are your child's school uses commercial programs to support teaching what parents should know

Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Australian primary schools are becoming increasingly reliant on commercial programs for teaching students. This means the content and the way students are being taught is outsourced to a third-party provider.

Shire of Higher Learning

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Shire of Harvey Libraries will inspire a new generation of academics through a fun and educational program that launched in June.

The next generation of teachers need your help

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

ECU is steering the charge to help produce Australia’s teachers of tomorrow with the launch of the Future Teachers Fund. The Fund aims to provide a $5,000 Scholarship to Education students who are most in need of financial support, during their final year professional experience placement. Can you help?

Regional students with dyslexia, learning disabilities disadvantaged by diagnosis delays, parents say

Tuesday, 06 June 2023

Delays in diagnosing learning difficulties in regional and remote areas are having a long-term impact on students' education and mental health outcomes, parents say.

A new sheriff is coming to the wild ChatGPT west

Tuesday, 30 May 2023

You know something big is happening when the CEO of Open AI, the creators of ChatGPT, starts advocating for “regulatory guardrails”. Sam Altman testified to the US Senate Judiciary Committee this week that the potential risks for misuse are significant, echoing other recent calls by former Google pioneer, the so-called “godfather of AI”, Geoffrey Hinton.

A structural perspective to mathematics teaching: Why does the difference of -3 and -7 yield +4?

Thursday, 25 May 2023

Dr Vesife Hatisaru and Dr Steven Richardson offer their insights into how we might teach mathematical content so as to develop conceptual understanding.

20 years, 100 scholarships and countless young lives changed

Wednesday, 03 May 2023

ECU is celebrating the 100th Fogarty Foundation Scholarship, marking the Foundation’s enduring commitment to inspiring excellence in education and leadership. A special event was held at The Claremont Hotel, bringing the total number of scholarships awarded to date to 102!

ECU develops Future Teachers Fund to ease cost of living pressures

Wednesday, 03 May 2023

Edith Cowan University (ECU) has introduced a new program designed to support those studying teaching to cope with the financial challenges that come with completing their final year full-time professional experience placement.

ECU goes a step further to help aspiring teachers work in Australian classrooms

Friday, 28 April 2023

ECU is further steering the charge to help produce Australia’s teachers of tomorrow with the launch of the Future Teachers Fund. Thanks to public support, it will provide a $5,000 Scholarship per student, to those who are most in need of financial support during their final year professional experience placement.