Archive for the ‘Features’ Category

  • 10 Tips for Effective Communication, Online and Offline

    By
    May 2nd, 2021 Features

    It might seem like good communication strategies are timeless, but in actual fact they are constantly evolving. In an increasingly globalized world, not to mention rapidly shifting virtual landscape, what qualified as effective five or ten years ago–even last year–may not longer be relevant. Here are ten of our tips for crafting good communication in… Read More

  • Reaching Indigenous Communities Through Online Learning

    By
    May 2nd, 2021 Features

    What is the online learning experience like for indigenous communities across Australia? In a 2020 report from the National Tertiary Education Union, researchers at the Nulungu Research Institute send a message to the sector on just how important it is to address cultural learning differences in remote communities. In this post we explore some of… Read More

  • How to Staff Your Courses for Inclusive Teaching

    By
    April 6th, 2021 Features

    Student engagement is more important now than ever, and that means staffing your courses with the right instructors. In their new paper, Staffing the Higher Education Classroom, published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, two Northwestern University scholars found a few ways to measure teacher effectiveness that go beyond the standard survey. Above all, their… Read More

  • Women In Data Science: Who’s Leading the Way?

    By
    April 6th, 2021 Features

    According to a recent report by the World Economic Forum, a mere 22 percent of the workforce in Artificial Intelligence is comprised of women. In Australia, that figure is even lower. There’s a gap, even, in the qualified versus employed: 55 percent of STEM graduates are women; they’re just not moving into the field at… Read More