Minnis Journals

For Education Leaders

What happens to our education system after all of this?
What happens to our education system after COVID-19? Who knows. Teachers, for one, certainly don't. Perhaps, that's the problem with our system.What we do know is that teachers won't be left to their own devices - even though we are quite literally being left to them now - to work this remote learning thing out for those who are too afraid of change, can't handle it, or quite frankly, can't be bothered. Read more

Young not seeking eating disorder help
It looks like eating disorders and body image issues are rife in the young but many are not seeking help as they don’t consider that the disorders are really illnesses and don’t want to risk losing autonomy. Read more

You can’t keep a future girl boss (locked) down
Free online eLearning course is inspiring and equipping the next generation of women to change the world.
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From campus to home: your effective remote learning rollout
Every school is on their own digital transformation journey. Some are focussed on ensuring students have access to a laptop or tablet, others are digitising lesson content, and some are using big data to create individual, personalised learning plans.
Right now, global conditions are pushing the limits of all these plans. All schools have been forced to change quickly and transition to online learning. Educators, networking vendors and IT departments across the country have quickly banded together to ensure the education of young Australians is not hindered amid COVID-19. Read more

COVID-19 Impact: Year 12 ATAR calculation will change
Year 12 students will receive an ATAR university entrance rank in 2020 but assessment authorities will have to change how scores are calculated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Teaching primary school kids about the brain through art
Primary school students around Australia are being encouraged to think about how amazing their brains are through a national art competition. Read more

Home learning cyber attacks up by 667%
The rapid move to home learning could be a cyber security threat, teachers using their own devices at home and students accessing the network and sharing sensitive data in the form of videos and photos increases the risk of ransomware, phishing and other cyber-attacks.
Michael Warnock, Head of Growth for APAC at SecureAuth and Jacqueline Jayne, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4 are concerned that not enough is being done to educate families and teachers about the threats that learning online from home might pose.
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