24 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Can you learn to be braver? Can practice make you more persistent? Is it possible to cultivate your curiosity? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Can you learn to be braver? Can practice make you more persistent? Is it possible to cultivate your curiosity? Aiming to ignite a global conversation on how character strengths can be learned, practiced, and cultivated, award-winning filmmaker Tiffany Shlain (CONNECTED, THE FUTURE STARTS HERE) premiered her new film, THE SCIENCE OF CHARACTER, online and over 1,500 schools and organizations around the world on Thursday, 20 March.. Challenging the conventional belief that … [Read more...]
Noonan goes to VU’s Mitchell Institute
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24 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… One of Australia’s leading experts on education and training policy, Peter Noonan, has taken up a new policy leadership role as a Mitchell Institute Fellow and advisor to the Vice Chancellor of Victoria University, Melbourne. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… One of Australia’s leading experts on education and training policy, Peter Noonan, has taken up a new policy leadership role as a Mitchell Institute Fellow and advisor to the Vice Chancellor of Victoria University, Melbourne. Noonan has over 25 years’ experience working as a policy adviser, senior executive and consultant to federal and state governments, … [Read more...]
La Trobe facing strike amid job cuts
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NTEU News | 14 March 2014 The Australian | 15 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… NTEU members at La Trobe University have voted to strike on 26 and 27 March across the university’s campuses as the university’s plan to cut 350 jobs inflamed stalled pay negotiations. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… The union says the job cuts are unnecessary and has demanded management agree to a pay increases of around 3% a year. Management have offered an 11 per cent pay rise over four years — an average 2.75% annual increase. NTEU Victorian secretary Colin Long says the cost cutting agenda isn’t an excuse to offer a below-sector pay rise because it was … [Read more...]
