Student Assistance Line, the first national after-hours personal support hotline for international students in Australia, was officially launched at Swinburne University by Bruce Baird AM, author of the Federal Government’s recent review of the international education sector and overseas student welfare. Swinburne University Media release, 3 August 2010
Chinese, Australia universities joint degree
Five universities in China and Australia signed an agreement on July 29 to set up the Shangri-La International Education Alliance in Shangri-La county, South China’s Yunnan province. AsiaOne News, 30 July 2010
Technology must partner not serve mathematics learning
Digital technology should be a partner to learning mathematics rather than a servant by becoming a substitute for work done with a pencil and paper according to a University of Queensland academic. ACER eNews, August 2010
School’s more than the classroom, students say
Students want more say on how schools are run, writes Jeanette Hill. Education surveys usually tell us what teachers, academics and parents think, but what about the opinions of those who matter the most – the students? Herald Sun, 24 August 2010