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Earth School keeps locked down students connected to nature Earth School provides free, high-quality educational content to students, parents and teachers around the world who are currently cooped up.

Rich data makes for better maths Data is one of edtech’s strong suits. After all, micro testing and the ability to personalise learning in real time are developments that aren’t really practicable with traditional teaching methods.

Effective online teaching requires more than LMS When students are confined to home for what could become an extended period, finding ways to provide interactive contact with teachers will become paramount.

Scott Sleap's STEAM hotbed There is a troubling contradiction in NSW's Hunter region; youth unemployment sits at about 30 per cent while jobs at advanced engineering companies go unfilled.

Online Uni booms Tuition free, access for all University of the People has seen huge growth as online learning becomes the preferred mode during the outbreak.

‘Inside out’ museum Through the new portal ‘Australian Museum Inside Out’, the Australian Museum (AM), the nation’s first, has opened its doors virtually.

Ozharvest’s new FEAST online resources OzHarvest has launched new online resources for their primary school program FEAST, making home learning about sustainability, food waste and healthy eating fun and engaging.

Home learning cyber attacks up by 667% The rapid move to home learning could be a cyber security threat with the risk of ransomware, phishing and other cyber-attacks.

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.

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.

From campus to home: your effective remote learning rollout We can be engaged, present and productive, virtually.

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.