Education Technology

Why parents distrust the education system

One in three parents feel ill-equipped to support their children’s education, a new report shows

Experts develop system for braille textbooks

A team of experts have come together to make some of the hardest textbooks to produce accessible for blind students

5 Things to consider for successful PD for teachers

There are some aspects that should always be a part of teacher PD. Cypher Learning CEO Graham Glass shares five of them

Queensland’s private schools expect an ‘extraordinary’ year

This year, enrolments are set to spike and Year 12s will sit external assessments for the first time in almost 50 years

Schools face ‘critical’ teacher shortage in 2020

More than a year since the launch of a federal inquiry into the status of teaching, there is little sign that the situation is improving

Students want a more tech-driven education – report

More than half of Aussie students rank IT and computer education as most important to their future career, a new study reveals

Emerging ed-tech trends in 2020 and beyond

The Educator speaks to Myles Carrick, director of customer success at Instructure about ed-tech’s biggest movers and shakers

To lift student outcomes, teachers’ role must change – expert

To impart future skills, teachers must design rich tasks that require conceptual mastery of the curriculum, says Chris Goldspink, research director and Chief Scientist at Incept Labs

Opinion: The changing role of technology in the modern classroom

Francesco Garbellini, education account executive at JAMF, explains how schools can achieve an effective student-centred outcome using technology

Program helps girls become effective leaders

Girls will strive to smash the glass ceiling at Australia’s largest girls-only student leadership event