A deputy vice-chancellor (academic) panel at the 2024 Microsoft ANZ Higher Education Summit discussed the impact of AI on the future of education. Professor Jessica Vanderlelie from La Trobe University, Professor Allie Clemens from Monash University and Professor Rorden Wilkinson ...
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Professor George Williams is four months into his role as vice-chancellor of Western Sydney University (WSU), and is on a mission to put student needs first. Read about what he has learned so far, and what's in store for WSU ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Partner or perish – the importance of collaboration – Episode 144
This episode discusses innovation from beyond public universities into the tertiary system, looking at innovative partnerships with global universities and private providers. It also demonstrates how partnerships with employer and tech companies can allow tertiary providers to thrive. President-elect of ...
More »HEDx Podcast: How can public universities innovate? – Episode 143
University of Wollongong interim vice-chancellor John Dewar hosted a panel of public university leaders at the HEDx conference in Brisbane last Thursday. Panelists were University of Queensland vice-chancellor Deborah Terry, University of the Sunshine Coast leader Helen Bartlett, James Cook ...
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ReadyTech co-founder and chief executive Marc Washbourne has led the technology service management company for 25 years. His personal agility has seen him grow the company to more than 600 staff, be named 2024 EY Technology Entrepreneur of the Year, ...
More »HEDx Podcast: How a million more students can access tertiary ed – Episode 141
Scott Jones is the chief executive of global education provider Navitas and has worked with the company for more than 20 years, in partnerships with public universities. He believes that the way to grow student numbers for a future workforce, ...
More »HEDx Podcast: How can we teach students to think critically? – Episode 140
Ulrik Juul Christensen is the Danish founder of Area9 Lyceum, a cloud-based adaptive-learning software provider headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Boston, Massachusetts. In this episode, the founder outlines theories of achieving mastery through adaptive learning techniques supported by technology. He ...
More »HEDx Podcast: George Williams on fighting for students’ interests – Episode 139
The new vice-chancellor of Western Sydney University says universities need to admit they have a problem. In this episode, Professor George Williams argues universities have lost their focus on students, and as a result, have lost their social licenses. While ...
More »HEDx Podcast: ROI within two years for all learners – Episode 138
David Stofenmacher is the founder and CEO of the Online University of Mexico (UTEL), a Mexican private university that has established a global education company Scala. Scala partners with multiple Latin American universities to teach 120,000 students overall. Mr Stofenmacher ...
More »HEDx Podcast: How diverse is our tertiary education sector? – Episode 137
Sam Jacob, the chief executive of Australia's leading creative industries college, Collart in Melbourne, joins Martin Betts on HEDx this week to explain how they achieve diversity at the tertiary education institution. They make the case that a teacher-centric tertiary ...
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