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After being told University of Canberra staff need to tighten their belts during bargaining, a $1.78 million remuneration package for the previous Vice Chancellor is shocking. More shocking still is the complete lack of transparency or accountability for it. Was it a payout? If so, why?

Eiko Fried Having started off in psych and now working mostly in education research, it's clear that psych is way ahead in terms of even admitting there are problems in the way science is done.

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You could see the way policy was creating huge housing risks under both govts 15-20 years ago, but young ppl at the time were painted as selfish and impatient (flatscreen tvs and avocado toast anyone?) I really feel for young people now who have it tougher again.

This article looks really interesting for those interested in retrieval practice base rates in (UK) classroom settings

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Perhaps it is problematic to apply teaching strategies from one context and subject to others. 🤔 This paper is interesting as it has similar findings to the follow up research of some process-product studies.👇 bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/be…

Lots of cool stuff in the comments and responses

We have good news and bad news. Bad news! We have to make hard choices to close the gap on a $1 billion budget deficit. Good news! We’ve hired outside consultant firm Deloitte to teach us how to engage with campus stakeholders.

Today, Cognitive Resonance is releasing a new guide titled Education Hazards of Generative AI. This free resource clarifies common misconceptions about how AI works and warns against misuses of this technology in education. Please share this widely. cognitiveresonance.net/resources.html

Great article by ⁦Dr Sally Larsen⁩ - maybe teachers aren’t doing so badly after all 🤷‍♀️ theconversation.com/are-the-latest…

Celia Harris & Penny Van Bergen suggest vicarious memories—memories for events we did not personally experience but that are told to us by others—arise from complex and dynamic #memory sharing process. Read the full commentary: bit.ly/3LLOoxS Society for Applied Research in Memory & Cognition

"Academic research comes with some important tests of rigour, including peer-review, independent ethics oversight, a global system of ranking journals to separate the robust from the "paper mills", and editorial review boards."

Finally, the paper makes a nice emphasis on elaboration which is should be a key focus for any school teaching and learning policy. Again, cognitive science emphasises focussing on the underlying meaning of concepts and the best ways of storing, retrieving and utilising that

On the importance of evidence in education with Mary Ryan and Deborah Youdell

Sorry, 198/260 public sector psychiatrists in NSW have tendered their resignation & it’s not all front page headline? Do people (& the government) understand what a catastrophe this is… if 76% of public cardiologists or surgeons quit, imagine the landscape? Solidarity to NSW 💪

Wondering if laptops or pen and paper is better for note-taking? Find out more from our Conversation piece led by the amazing Penny Van Bergen theconversation.com/which-type-of-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

If you have a child born at the start of the year, chances are you face a tricky decision about when to start school. @penny_vb Naomi Sweller Macquarie University theconversation.com/parents-delay-…

35 years after the beginning of HECS, Skye Predavec finds that students are paying much more for much less #OffTheCharts australiainstitute.org.au/post/at-austra…

My views on why politicians need to consult topic experts to ensure policymaking in education is well founded and evidence-informed. blog.aare.edu.au/turning-away-f…