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Dr Fiona Boylan and Dr Amelia Ruscoe

Getting the kids out the door for school drives me bananas. How can we make mornings calmer?

Getting the kids out the door for school can feel like herding cats in the rain. Just when one child is ready, another can’t find a shoe, someone remembers homework, and someone else starts crying because they want more breakfast. The more you rush, the more it unravels – leaving you totally frazzled before 9am. Is there a calmer way to get through the mornings with young children?

Dr Anabela Malpique

Australian students spend more time learning to write on paper than computers – does this need to change?

Australian students spend years learning handwriting, yet many receive little formal instruction in writing on computers. Researchers, Anabela Malpique and Deborah Pino Pasternak say digital writing skills are now essential for school, study and work — and classrooms need to catch up.

Children's University students during an April 2026 school holiday workshop at ECU's South West Campus

Inspiring Young Minds: Another Amazing April at ECU’s Children’s University Holiday Program

More than 160 enthusiastic Children’s University (CU) students and family members joined us across Edith Cowan University’s Joondalup and South West campuses this April for another memorable holiday program.

An image of the ECU and Outdoors WA MoU Signing - L-R: Professor Sophia Nimphius, Professor Dawn Penney, Professor Caroline Mansfield, Katie Brown (Outdoors WA) and Dr David Aldous.

ECU and Outdoors WA team up to bolster outdoor education

Two major industry players in outdoor education have celebrated the launch of a new partnership. The collaboration will enhance capacity to grow and offer opportunities for outdoor learning across the State.

Dr Vesife Hatisaru

Want to know if your research has made an impact?

The impact your research has in the real world is of vital importance to researchers, to those who fund research and to those across the globe who benefit from your research findings. Research impact is defined in Australia as ‘the contribution that research makes to the economy, society, environment or culture, beyond the contribution to academic research’. Here, we present an impact evaluation of research and share some takeaways that can help you to measure the impact of your research (Hatisaru et al., 2023).

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Current events

WED
17
JUN

Twilight Seminar - Rethinking Literacy: Beyond Instruction to Equity

Twilight Seminar
Professional Learning
Literacy Education

The School of Education is delighted to invite you to this Twilight Seminar - Rethinking Literacy: Beyond Instruction to Equity. This seminar is presented by Associate Professor Helen Adam, Churchill Fellow, President of PETAA, and author of Creating Equitable Literacy Learning Environments: A Transformative Model (Routledge, 2025).

While over 75% of Australian teachers report confidence in teaching reading, persistent achievement gaps remain. This session challenges a critical assumption: if teacher skill isn’t the issue, what is?

SAT
04
JUL

AI in Education: Built for the Next Generation of Teachers

Artificial Intelligence
Education
Pre-Service Teachers

The Fogarty Foundation and Forrest Research Foundation invite School of Education Pre-Service teachers to attend this Professional Learning opportunity in partnership with ECU and Day of AI Australia.

You're about to enter classrooms where AI is already changing how students learn, how teachers plan, and what it means to teach well. Created for Pre-Service Teachers across Western Australia, this event invites you into the conversation early, because your voice matters in shaping what comes next.

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ECU Newsroom

Taunting and degrading civilians in armed conflict is a clear violation of international law

In a video posted by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Wednesday night, detained activists from dozens of countries are shown kneeling on the ground with their foreheads on the floor and hands zip-tied behind their backs.

Is music while studying a helpful habit or hidden distraction?

A new study has surveyed more than 220 university students about whether they listen to music while reading for studying purposes.

ECU and RFWA host inaugural IDAHOBIT Lecture at ECU City

More than 100 people gathered for the inaugural IDAHOBIT Lecture, a partnership event between ECU and Rainbow Futures WA (RFWA) exploring the role of LGBTIQA+ First Nations advocacy, research and community leadership in creating meaningful change.

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