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Peter Mellow
February 2, 2016 4:33 PM
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Troubled times call for strong leaders – so with tough challenges ahead, higher education needs to be looking forward
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Peter Mellow
June 1, 10:21 PM
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The Australian National University has been beset by controversy for 18 months. Now it is trying a new tactic to win back students.
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Peter Mellow
May 21, 7:07 PM
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The AI job market has made tuition look like a dubious investment. But it only exposes the deeper identity crisis in American higher education.
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Peter Mellow
May 19, 7:23 PM
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Search our table to see how much of the $1 billion compensation your university was given.
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Peter Mellow
May 13, 7:24 PM
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Instructure, which provides Canvas software to thousands of schools and universities around the world, did not say what it had given the hackers in exchange for the stolen data.
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Peter Mellow
May 11, 6:44 PM
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The University of Newcastle has been found to be worst in class when it comes to staff wellbeing. Now, an academic with terminal cancer is speaking out about it because others fear they cannot.
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Peter Mellow
from The Student Voice
May 10, 6:15 AM
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Monash University has reduced law students’ contact with teaching staff in what has been described as a “cost-cutting, degree-factory move”.
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Peter Mellow
May 6, 7:38 PM
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Functional literacy describes the skills needed for everyday life in our complex society. Improving it for adults may be Australia’s biggest challenge.
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Peter Mellow
April 24, 3:32 PM
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Students and a teaching union are unhappy over six-year-old online lectures being used for one of Australia’s most expensive undergrad degrees.
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Peter Mellow
April 14, 2:02 AM
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In a world of constant change, the ability to reskill and adapt is the new stability, writes Klaus Schwab.
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Peter Mellow
April 11, 5:58 PM
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After receiving 5000 complaints, the National Student Ombudsman has urged universities to slash bureaucracies and put students at the heart of their operations
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Peter Mellow
April 4, 8:48 PM
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A generation ago, studying in Australia opened doors. Today rising costs and falling satisfaction are making international students think twice, and locals feel sidelined.
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Peter Mellow
March 16, 6:04 PM
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Rather than a set of teaching and learning relationships, universities have become a bunch of metrics to be gamed. Unwinding these systems will take effort
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Peter Mellow
June 4, 7:07 PM
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According to international assessments, Australian unis are ‘struggling’. Closer to home, some academics are questioning whether a uni degree is even worth it.
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Peter Mellow
June 1, 7:29 PM
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The claim by Premier Jacinta Allan that this agreement will make our workforce “the best-paid teachers in Australia” requires closer scrutiny.
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Peter Mellow
May 19, 10:03 PM
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Grading schoolchildren with As, Bs and Cs is an outdated concept and needs to go, says a leading international schools expert.
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Peter Mellow
May 13, 7:28 PM
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The company that runs Canvas has painted a target on its back for future extortion attempts by making a deal with hackers, according to cybersecurity experts.
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Peter Mellow
May 11, 6:55 PM
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A recent ransomware attack on Instructure's Canvas LMS has raised concerns across the higher education community about cybersecurity, data privacy, th
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Peter Mellow
May 10, 6:26 PM
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U3A Australia Ltd is the peak body for 250 U3As (Universities of the Third Age) throughout Australia in all states and territories.
U3As are volunteer-led and managed community groups, offering education, social activities, and community connection. Each U3A promotes healthy ageing by sharing classes and activities provided by its own members. There are no qualifications for membership; no degrees or diplomas are awarded.
U3A Australia advocates for the U3A movement at a national level to business, government, educational and community organisations.
It also co-ordinates activities and opportunities among state bodies, local U3A's and U3A Online. U3A Online is a 25-year old pioneer in online education and self-learning.
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Peter Mellow
May 10, 1:11 AM
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A ransomware attack took down a popular university-course-management software right in the middle of finals.
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Peter Mellow
from The Student Voice
April 30, 6:35 PM
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Only the federal government can fix the problems created by the Job-ready Graduates scheme. Ahead of the budget on May 12, it shows no interest in doing that.
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Peter Mellow
from Open Educational Resources
April 22, 10:17 PM
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‘Diamond open access’ means research is free to read, free to publish. It’s a public good – but it relies on volunteer labour.
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Peter Mellow
April 12, 7:27 PM
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The writer and social commentator on privilege, anxiety and how we have let down public education
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Peter Mellow
April 8, 6:31 PM
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Documents released to Four Corners show the University of Technology Sydney spent hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on a leadership coach before planning to slash jobs and courses to save money.
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Peter Mellow
March 23, 11:07 PM
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Nine UK universities are setting up campuses in India, but enrolment is expected to be modest initially.
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Peter Mellow
February 28, 1:30 AM
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Opposition education spokesperson Julian Leeser says universities should get rid of group assignments, branding them ‘unfair’.
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