4 December 2013 A never-before-seen video for their cover of Buddy Holly’s ‘Words of Love’ Apple Corps Ltd has released a never-before-seen video of the Beatles 1965 cover of the Buddy Holly song Words of Love to launch their new collection On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2. The video was made a year before the super band released the song and is an amalgamation of vintage black and white, and colour shots of the band on stage and messing about in the recording studio. … [Read more...]
Coates appointed to lead CSHE
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4 December 2013 Hamish Coates has been appointed to the Chair of Higher Education at The University of Melbourne’s influential Centre for the Study of Higher Education, succeeding Simon Marginson. A specialist in assessment and evaluation, Coates focuses on improving the quality and productivity of learning, academic work and leadership. Coates says he welcomes the opportunity to contribute to CSHE’s research and professional development: Universities have never been more important for our future, yet funding is tight and complexities abound. In coming years we’ll lead R&D that creates new value for higher education, helping to further build Melbourne as an international … [Read more...]
Latest PISA results ‘cause for concern’
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ACER News | 3 December 2013 Australian mathematics and reading achievement in decline | Significant gaps in student achievement by gender, Indigenous status, location and wealth A report released by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) reveals the mathematics and reading skills of Australian 15-year-olds have slipped backwards over the past decade. Releasing the report, PISA 2012: How Australia measures up, ACER’s Director of Educational Monitoring and Research, Dr Sue Thomson said, Despite still performing above the OECD average, Australia’s backwards slide in achievement shows that there is some cause for concern. The 2012 Programme for … [Read more...]
