How broadband eHealth will work. One of the big supposed applications of high speed broadband is ‘eHealth.’ Usually, what is envisaged is a surgeon in Sydney operating on a critically injured patient at some outback station. My prediction is that eHealth will be most critical for the most routine and mundane of medical issues rather than the most specialised and…
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Career development standards revised. The Revised Professional Standards for Australian Career Development Practitioners (2007) will provide Australians with assurance that career development services provided by Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) members are supported by published ethical and professional standards and fully implemented by 2012. A complete pdf version of the document is now on the CICA website. [edna education…
Predictions of a long, hot summer may please many Australians, but it is not good news for one of the country's top tourist attractions. Satellite images show sea surface temperatures in the Coral Sea are already higher than average and the Bureau of Meteorology and the American National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have both forecast a high risk of coral…
Andrew Leigh points to some very interesting work on attitudes to redistribution. Who wants more rungs on the ladder of opportunity?. For anyone interested in understanding attitudes about redistribution, a new working paper from Alberto Alesina and Paola Giuliano titled Preferences for Redistribution is a must-read. Some snippets.We start our analysis by examining the individual determinants of preferences for redistribution…
Union urges investment in teachers. Abc.net.au - Mon Aug 28, 03:26 am GMT [News4Sites - Australia Education]
Aesop tells a story about a fox that tried in vain to reach a cluster of grapes that dangled from a vine above his head. The fox leapt high to grasp the grapes, but the delicious-looking fruit remained just out of reach of his snapping jaws. After a few attempts the fox gave up and said to himself,
Boys will be boys but there are ways to better educate them. Research shows that boys have been underachieving at school compared to girls since the 1980s, however a new program called Success for Boys hopes to create change by 2008. [Recent Items]
Catholic students more likely to finish uni. Theage.com.au - Wed Apr 18, 08:08 pm GMT [News4Sites - Australia Education]
Australia's first aviation high school launched. Australia's first dedicated aviation high school, Aviation High, has now been officially launched in Queensland. Aviation High is a specialist school catering for students with a passion for aerospace and aviation careers. The school ensures students are well positioned to take up careers in the burgeoning aviation industry, which employs an estimated 14,000 Queenslanders.…