Higher Ground blog
Guest post by Professor Mike Clements, University Professor of Industry Engaged Learning, about Swinburne's partnership with First People HR to support Indigenous pathways for personal achievement, career progression and success.
[Read More]Professor Shirley Leitch reflects on the recent DEEWR discussion paper and argues its focus on developing graduates' generic skills neglects the critical role of higher education in fostering students' well-bring.
[Read More]Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Shirley Leitch argues that, despite common misconceptions, free content is not free education.
[Read More]Professor Shirley Leitch talks about Swinburne's joint venture with SEEK Learning to deliver high quality online degrees for working Australians, Swinburne Online.
Guest post by Professor Janet Gregory, University Professor of Education Quality and Innovation, sharing her thoughts from the EDUCAUSE 2011 conference held in Philadelphia, October 18 to 21.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Shirley Leitch shares her opening address as Chair of the inaugural Technology for Learning and Teaching 2011 conference in Melbourne.
[Read More]Professor Shirley Leitch contemplates the explosive growth of online education and argues we will see two key trends emerging in the types of students choosing to study online - the voyagers and the vocationers.
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Professor Shirley Leitch shares her thoughts about the legacy of the late Steve Jobs.
Professor Shirley Leitch comments, as a professor of communication, about the recent court case involving Andrew Bolt.
[Read More]Professor Shirley Leitch discusses the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA), a body that will have the power to determine what is and what is not a university from January 2012.
[Read More]Guest post by Professor Leon Sterling, Dean of the Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies (FICT), sharing his thoughts about Ruby the robot becoming an international star.
[Read More]Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Shirley Leitch shares her thoughts about why Swinburne has once again been named by the Good Universities Guide as the best university in Victoria for delivering a five-star student experience.
Professor Shirley Leitch shares the overall trends in student responses to the self-assessment tool used to develop Swinburne's new Academic Personal Best (APB) program.
[Read More]Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Shirley Leitch shares her thoughts about the changing role of teachers, referencing Professor Sugata Mitra's keynote address at the recent EDULEARN2011 conference in Spain.
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