Sparking online joy: five ways to keep students engaged
Five guiding principles to use when designing and developing content for short online courses that will keep students engaged
October 5, 2023
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Moving microcredentials forward: how universities are incubators and early adopters
Education innovation will transform lifetime learning in two main ways: compacting instruction into digestible bites and standardising how microcredentials are used and delivered in (and beyond) higher education
October 5, 2023 -
A plan to prevent disengagement
What educators can do to overcome three common causes of student disengagement with learning
October 5, 2023 -
Higher apprenticeships reimagined for lifelong learners
If Australia is serious about addressing pressing skills shortages and rapidly changing technology and labour markets, lifelong learning must become a practical reality, not an abstract goal, says Mish Eastman
October 4, 2023 -
How to create K-12 programmes to boost belonging and participation
Learning outside the traditional school day can help shape a young person’s lifelong education journey. Here’s how university programmes can establish an environment where they can thrive
October 4, 2023 -
How can PhD researchers be supported to complete an alternative format thesis?
How universities can best support PhD researchers who wish to produce alternative format theses, based on a review of institutional policies
October 4, 2023 -
Campus webinar: Student support and wellness strategies for a new term
Academics from Campus+ partner institutions discuss effective ways to support students’ mental health, well-being and more
October 3, 2023 -
Enhancing manuscript clarity and ethical credibility with ChatGPT
Ikenna Uwanuakwa shares experience and tips for using ChatGPT to improve academic writing without falling foul of ethical considerations
October 3, 2023 -
Open educational resources to make lifelong learning accessible to all
How open educational resources can be created and managed to ensure courses and materials that support lifelong learning are accessible to all aspiring students at little or no cost
October 3, 2023 -
The three Cs of the 21st-century workplace: cognition, character and career
Changing skill demands require a lifelong approach to education that prioritises self-efficacy, critical thinking and a growth mindset. Here is how these elements can fit together in learning and career preparation
October 3, 2023 -
Want to know what the future of HE looks like? Ask your students
It’s time to embrace the student voice to improve inclusivity and innovation, and digital technology can be a massive help, writes Kristen McCartney
October 2, 2023 -
Moving beyond climate change to teach the climate crisis
Ways to scale up education relating to the climate crisis and the questions it must guide students to answer
October 2, 2023 -
A case study in developing the next STEM generation
University ‘taster days’ can introduce teenagers to what global health research and advocacy might be like as a future career. Here four academics describe a pilot training session and what they learned from it
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What’s needed for stackable microcredentials towards a degree?
Forest Tan describes how to begin creating a flexible pathway where learners can accumulate microcredentials aligned to industry that can stack towards a degree
September 29, 2023 -
Biased AI poses a threat to academic freedom that must be confronted
How academics can manage and guide the use of generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT so that it enhances learning and independent thought and does not hamper academic freedom
September 29, 2023