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The early childhood education sector has been struggling as staff shortage take hold.
Honorary Associate Professor Marianne Knaus from Edith Cowan University and the University of New England has shared her perspective on how STEM explorations lay the foundation for lifelong learning, plus activity ideas for learners of all ages.
Kids are struggling to master handwriting skills essential to later learning because they are not getting enough time to pracitce, experts warn.
The accomplishments of female and non-European scientists have been overlooked in Australian school curriculums, prompting concerns about a lack of role models for students.
Researchers from ECU and the Security Research Institute (SRI) are developing a digital cyber security licence for Australian students and teachers. The licence would be like a swimming certificate, where each student moves up in levels based on their evidence of achievement.
Starting in 2024, a new scholarship program will help students with social and/or financial disadvantage to reach their career goals.
Young people around the world—including Australia—will feel the fallout of the COVID pandemic for years to come, say the University of the Sunshine Coast researchers behind a new global resource to support them.
Drawing as a non-textual approach in STEM education reveals the significance of discipline knowledge and generic skills.
Osteoporosis may be associated with old age, but our lifestyles when we are young can play a big part in preventing the disease later in life — and video games could prove a surprising tool in getting teens to be more active.
School holidays become a very different challenge when kids leave primary school. The holiday program arrangements that once enabled parents to juggle work commitments may no longer be suitable or even available.
Australian primary schools are becoming increasingly reliant on commercial programs for teaching students. This means the content and the way students are being taught is outsourced to a third-party provider.
The Bone and Joint Health Project of Western Australia is a collaboration between ECU, its funding partner Arthritis and Osteoporosis WA Foundation (AOWA) and Singular Health Group (SHG), to design, implement and evaluate pedagogically-sound, curriculum-aligned, digitally immersive educational resources to improve bone and joint health awareness and initiatives amongst youth.
Shire of Harvey Libraries will inspire a new generation of academics through a fun and educational program that launched in June.
ECU is steering the charge to help produce Australia’s teachers of tomorrow with the launch of the Future Teachers Fund. The Fund aims to provide a $5,000 Scholarship to Education students who are most in need of financial support, during their final year professional experience placement. Can you help?