The circulation of misinformation makes understanding the world difficult. Here are three ways you can help children to think critically about the news they see, hear and read.
Educators in China and Australia are strengthening online learning systems to cope with travel restrictions. The effects could change the face of education.
President Donald Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2021.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Phil Honeywood on the corona virus and education in Australia
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Michelle Grattan talks with Phillip Honeywood about the implications of the corona virus on one of Australia's top export industries - tertiary education.
Prior to plans of establishing a satellite campus in Jakarta, Monash University has previously set up branches in Malaysia (above) and China.
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Monash will be the first foreign university to open a branch campus in Indonesia. However, academics are divided on how the planned campus will impact the country’s higher education sector.
Education in Gaelic is hugely valuable in keeping the language alive in Scotland.
Year 7 students at the International School of Helsinki, Finland, doing a sustainable development exercise with the author (top left) and fellow teacher Rachael Thrash.
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My year of buying almost nothing saved me thousands of dollars – but also taught me valuable lessons as a teacher, including about the benefits of failure.
Holocaust survivor Janine Webber (British Empire Medal) being filmed for the forever project.
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Survivors voices are central to Holocaust education, but as their numbers dwindle educators must work to preserve their testimonies and bring in the second generation.
AI systems may soon be able to generate texts that can pass for human work. Such technology has many positives, but could also result in widespread generation of false texts (including fake news).
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Grant Jun Otsuki, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
AI-powered text generators are becoming increasingly easy to access. Rather than banning their use by students, educators should think about incorporating such tools into their curriculums.
Susan Hoenhous and other teachers of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario participate in a full withdrawal of services strike in Toronto on Jan. 20, 2020.
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