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Lift Up Your Voice: Podcasting for Engagement

Engagement in online learning can be a battle. Here’s a not-so-secret weapon that might help win the day!

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Mirror, Mirror: supporting self-reflection in HSA

Can utilising a self-reflection resource from the other side of the world help students develop personal attributes to achieve success in the Diploma of Nursing and beyond?

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One team, one dream? Case study: Embedding group work at Curtin College

Effective collaboration is an essential skill for today’s graduates. In this blog post we explore a pilot group work project at Curtin College

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Headline findings: Teacher Technology Survey 2014

What are the biggest barriers for teachers using technology? Re-visit the findings from the 2014 Teacher Technology Survey to find out this and more…

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The development of a research and writing support site for students

Most students develop research and writing skills during their undergraduate degree, yet many still find it challenging to meet the high standards of postgraduate research and thesis writing.

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QILT Uncovered: Helping student choose where to study

This talk from NPI’s Dean Academic shares what can we learn from data across the student lifecycle and how it will impact where a student chooses to study in Australia.

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eBooks: What is there to love?

A few years ago eBooks overtook print loans in our NPI library for the first time. This article and infographic looks at some trends and implications for learners.

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Bringing design thinking to (real) life

Can Design Thinking offer us a concrete process to capture a richer understanding of the student experience? A former Centre Manager in ELICOS shares some practical reflections.

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Re-thinking retention: Getting started with orientation

What gets students to stick with their study and complete their course? Find out what UPD Australia have been doing with their retention analytics project…

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Catalyst for change: designing a student technology vision

How do our students want to engage with technology in their learning and study experience? ELICOS Australia undertook a project to find out, with surprising results.

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Students, screensizes and the ever present smartphone

Is it all digital these days, or is these still a spot for paper and pen next to those phones and laptops?

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Student Technology Survey 2015: the results!

Summary and short animation about our first cross-sector Student Technology Survey in Navitas, gathering 2114 responses from HE, VET and English learners studying at colleges in Australia.

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Making the leap: Sharing learnings with others

A personal reflection on presenting for the first time at the Sciences and Technologies of Learning (SLT) Research Fest – and why it’s worth the butterflies!

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