With Sydney schools now in home learning once again, teachers must adapt their lessons for online delivery. For many teachers, this means juggling classrooms with educating their own children at home.
   From my experience working on both sides of the distance education (DE) fence - as a DE teacher at ACC and helping my son complete school online - here’s some tips for making a successful transition.
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If the suspicion was that teachers are overworked, those suspicions have been proven correct; after teaching and learning strategy, teachers have indicated that workforce strategy as a top priority for schools of all types.
   There is universal agreement that schools and systems have largely underinvested in human resources and more focus and support from leaders and more support to build capability is needed. Read more

Minecraft for education has been around for a while now, all the promise of providing an immersive environment for students to access all kinds of learning opportunities is still there but the process needed some definition and direction.
   Minecraft has the player place and break blocks and is one of the most popular video games in history and this program focuses on introducing coding within the game. Read more

Today's educators and mentors have a more essential role to play in the ongoing digital skills crisis than most give them credit for. Of course, some would advocate for better training resources and programs, and these do help! But without the proper motivation and drive, IT professionals won't have cause to upskill and overcome obstacles to their success.
   No, the solution to this business problem is a human one. Read more

Biometrics are now everywhere and much like the financial services, media, and government sectors, fast adopters in the education sector will reap the most benefits from adopting biometrics technology.
   Taking a strategic approach to proactively preventing fraud and identity theft will be critical to ensuring the industry isn't held back by the threats of bad actors.
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The EV conversion of a Kombi has now been turned into a series of digital resources about renewable energy, illustrating the difference between diesel and electric engines, what engineers do and the variety of careers available in engineering.
    The project was completed at Southern Cross University's Northern Rivers campus and is a fantastic way to engage the next generation of transport engineers and energy specialists. Read more