The Australian education system fares well in international comparison with regards to PISA test scores and the higher education system attracts an increasing number of foreign students. This paper identifies areas of the education system that warrant further reform and lays out policy options for improvement. OECD, 3 March 2009
Archive for March, 2009
Address to the Association of Pacific Rim Universities
Universities all around the globe are now part of a single knowledge economy and a single innovation system. Perhaps not surprisingly, networking and collaboration are on the rise. We collaborate more these days partly because we must. Ministerial speech, 19 March 2009
Finally, a practical use for Second Life
When you think of virtual worlds, the first one that probably pops into your head is Second Life, but in reality, there are a number of different virtual worlds out there. There are worlds for socializing, worlds for gaming, even worlds for e-learning. But one thing that most virtual worlds have in common is that they are places for play, not practicality. ReadWrite Web, 19 March 2009
CAIRSS – supporting access to university research
CAUL has appointed the University of Southern Queensland, through the Australian Digital Futures Institute (ADFI) within the Division of Academic Information Services (DAIS) to undertake its new institutional repository support service. The service commenced officially on 16 March 2009. CAUL, 18 March 2009