Australian Financial Review 24 September 2012

24/09/2012 by
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  The Australian Financial Review (AFR) has run a useful tertiary education section, with 5-6 items,  in its Monday edition for some time.  But with the appointment of Tim Dodd (formerly media director at IDP) as editor of the section, it has been considerably vamped up.   The 24 September edition has 20 items, including a couple of opinion pieces by vice-chancellors and features by Erica Cervini who covered higher education issues (and may still) for The Age.   Like The Australian Higher Education Supplement and Campus Review, the AFR has a paywall, so you have to subscribe to access the online site (or pay $3 for the Monday print edition).  Massive Open Online Learning (MOOC) … [Read more...]

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Sorry Vice-Chancellor, your humanities cuts will hurt La Trobe

20/09/2012 by
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By Virginia Mansel Lees, La Trobe University   18 September 2012 The cuts to the humanities and social sciences faculty at La Trobe University have been the source of much debate among the academic community, and anger among affected staff and students. This culminated in a stand-off between protestors and Vice-Chancellor John Dewar at the university’s open day last month. But the ensuing fracas has also resulted in various claims and counter-claims being circulated in the press. A case in point is Vice-Chancellor Professor John Dewar’s recent contribution to The Conversation, in which he made some questionable claims about the state of humanities at La Trobe. Questionable … [Read more...]

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The Scan Main Edition Thursday 20 September 2012

20/09/2012 by
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Back to the future with workplace agreements? Australian Higher Education Industrial Association president and Curtin University vice-chancellor Jeanette Hacket says she would welcome a return to John Howard-era workplace agreements if it meant more flexibility to respond to student expectations.  She said she also doubted that universities could afford the 7 % annual pay rises being demanded by the National Tertiary Education Union. [Continue … [Read more...]

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NSW education cuts in the “best interests of students”

13/09/2012 by
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ABC News   11 September 2012              Daily Telegraph   12 September 2012 The New South Wales Government has announced $1.7 billion worth of funding cuts across the education sector.  It says 800 jobs will be cut at TAFE institutions, with fees rising from next year.  Public schools will also feel the pinch with 600 department jobs lost. Funding to Catholic and independent schools will be frozen, saving $116 million over the next four years. Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has denied he bowed to pressure from the private sector and federal Liberal party to reduce the cuts to those schools and described the cuts as "even handed and this is fair [with all] sectors ... making a … [Read more...]

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ACER Higher Education Update

04/09/2012 by
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ACER Higher Education Update 10 – September 2012 Published bi-annually, the ACER Higher Education Update provides an overview of ACER's contributions to higher education research and development. In this issue: Planning student and graduate flows Early audit of Australia’s student demand-driven system Researchers’ career pathways and mobility patterns Competition building in international student market Forecasting future student numbers Engaging students in education Students to rate their university experience Enhancing retention and outcomes in a competitive environment Assessing learning outcomes World first in higher education Healthy prognosis for … [Read more...]

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The Scan Main Edition 30 August 2012

30/08/2012 by
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Control and click headlines and highlights to link to articles. Links may not work unless you or your organisation is a paid subscriber to the originating media outlet.  Check with your communications people about subscriptions. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ No cap, no fee increase: Pyne The Coalition says it has no plans to reimpose a cap on university places or to increase tuition fees despite media reports to the contrary,with opposition education spokesman Christopher Pyne saying “while we welcome debate over the quality and standards in our universities, we have no plans to increase fees or cap … [Read more...]

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Call to overhaul teacher training

29/08/2012 by
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The Australian   29 August 2012 The recommendations of the Gonski review of school funding will fail to lift standards unless they are complemented by a transformation in teacher training, according to University of Melbourne dean of education Field Rickards. He said the recommendations of the Gonski review are a necessary and important step, but not the sole solution to educational disadvantage in the nation. Rickards called for the end of the existing system that "recycles" teaching practices from one generation to the next” and said research showed that the biggest factor in lifting student achievement is the quality of the teacher, and better teachers required a paradigm shift … [Read more...]

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