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Unlocking education potential by harnessing AI

When ChatGPT was released to the public last year, it unleashed a wave of excitement, fear, curiosity and debate. CEO of Education Services Australia Andrew Smith discusses the impact of AI-enabled technologies on teaching and learning.
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Dr Stephen Brown

Essential dispositions for leading education systems

Managing Director of the Brown Collective Dr Stephen Brown examines the nature of leadership in education systems and explores emerging themes highlighted in the Brown Collective’s System Leadership Program that defines system leaders as: boundary spanners, meaning makers, weavers of conditions; and much more.
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Learner profiles

Learner profiles: A more holistic view of learning

Learner profiles focus on capturing capabilities such as critical thinking and collaboration, and providing a comprehensive view of an individual student’s learning profile, according to Dr Vitomir Kovanovic of the University of South Australia. 
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The Gandel Foundation Australia's History Makers Video Challenge

National Museum of Australia’s History Makers Video Challenge now open for submissions

Looking for a new way to challenge students in Term 3? Combining Australian Curriculum learning areas, general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities, the History Makers School Video Challenge provides students with an opportunity to creatively demonstrate their research and understanding of Australian history – and bring those moments to life through film and multimedia. Read More
Dr Matt Hawkins EREA Flexible Schools CEO

Can flexible schools improve outcomes for disengaged students?

Dr Matt Hawkins, CEO of EREA Flexible Schools, explains how a supportive and trauma-informed learning environment can better serve students who have experienced complex educational, social or psychological situations which demand unique responses.
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Teaching online safety to lower primary students

Hardly a day goes by without reports of some new risk to children online, but talking with them early and often – and teaching them about online safety – can equip them with the skills they need to stay safe, according to the Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant.
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