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Kids being left behind in writing

Friday, 22 September 2023

Kids are struggling to master handwriting skills essential to later learning because they are not getting enough time to pracitce, experts warn.

Female scientists overlooked in school curriculum

Tuesday, 05 September 2023

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.

From pen licence to cyber security licence. A first line of defence for Aussie kids

Friday, 11 August 2023

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.

Bendat Family Foundation to give tomorrow's nurses, teachers and social workers a helping hand

Friday, 11 August 2023

Starting in 2024, a new scholarship program will help students with social and/or financial disadvantage to reach their career goals.

The worst of the pandemic seems over but the kids are not okay, study finds

Friday, 28 July 2023

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.

How can STEM education be visualised?

Wednesday, 05 July 2023

Drawing as a non-textual approach in STEM education reveals the significance of discipline knowledge and generic skills.

Using video games to get teens off the couch to build better bones and joints

Friday, 30 June 2023

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.

Set ground rules, get them outside and do things together: how to navigate school holidays with high school kids

Friday, 30 June 2023

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.

Chances are your child's school uses commercial programs to support teaching what parents should know

Tuesday, 27 June 2023

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.

Nine Perth - Bone and Joint Health Project

Tuesday, 27 June 2023

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 Higher Learning

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Shire of Harvey Libraries will inspire a new generation of academics through a fun and educational program that launched in June.

The next generation of teachers need your help

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

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?

Regional students with dyslexia, learning disabilities disadvantaged by diagnosis delays, parents say

Tuesday, 06 June 2023

Delays in diagnosing learning difficulties in regional and remote areas are having a long-term impact on students' education and mental health outcomes, parents say.

A new sheriff is coming to the wild ChatGPT west

Tuesday, 30 May 2023

You know something big is happening when the CEO of Open AI, the creators of ChatGPT, starts advocating for “regulatory guardrails”. Sam Altman testified to the US Senate Judiciary Committee this week that the potential risks for misuse are significant, echoing other recent calls by former Google pioneer, the so-called “godfather of AI”, Geoffrey Hinton.

A structural perspective to mathematics teaching: Why does the difference of -3 and -7 yield +4?

Thursday, 25 May 2023

Dr Vesife Hatisaru and Dr Steven Richardson offer their insights into how we might teach mathematical content so as to develop conceptual understanding.