4 Tips for Women Navigating STEM Careers

February 16, 2022 Adult Education and Lifelong Learning | Engineering Education | Gender & Development | General Engineering Education | Writing & Composition
1. Be the Driver of Your Career From a young age, girls are taught to follow the rules and obey directives. In a patriarchal society, this can of...

Living in a Human Way

February 13, 2022 Education & Development | Personal, Social & Health Education | Primary/Elementary Education | Secondary Education
Written by Mark Le Messurier - 2022 SA Senior Australian of the Year   I spent three days in Canberra leading up to Australia Day with 32...

Supporting Teacher Demoralization through the UDL Framework

February 10, 2022 Education | Education | Education | Education & Training | Education Policy | Education Policy & Politics | Educational Psychology
By Mandy Froehlich and Katie Novak Mandy Froehlich and Katie Novak, co-editor of Transforming Higher Education Through Universal Design for ...

Pay Gap or Promotion Gap?: Obstacles to Progression for Women in STEM

February 7, 2022 Chemical Engineering | Civil Engineering | Computer Engineering | Construction Engineering | Electrical Engineering Communications | Engineering - Chemical | Engineering - Industrial & Manufacturing | Gender Studies | Gender Studies | Gender Studies - Soc Sci | Mathematics | Statistics | Sustainable Engineering & Manufacturing
When it comes to achieving gender equality in STEM, the gender pay gap is only one part of the problem When it comes to the gender pay gap, ...

Women in STEM Author Interview: Lidia Schapira

February 1, 2022 Cancer | Cancer | Cancer Biology | General Medicine | Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology | Gerontology | Gerontology/Ageing | Medicine | Medicine | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health
In this interview, Lidia Schapira, editor of Essentials of Cancer Survivorship, offers her advice on ways to inspire and support women in STEM. ...

Women in STEM Author Interview: Sancia van der Meij

February 1, 2022 Animal Ecology | Biodiversity | Biodiversity & Conservation | Ecology | Ecology - Environment Studies | Marine & Aquatic Science | Marine & Aquatic Science | Plant & Animal Ecology
Were you intimidated by a predominantly male field? During my undergraduate and graduate studies I didn’t quite realise the dominance of ma...

Women in STEM Author Interview: Sala Abdalla

February 1, 2022 General Medicine | Medicine | Medicine | Surgery | Surgery
What was your motivating factor to explore the STEM field? I am a consultant in general and upper gastrointestinal surgery. From a very early age...

Bringing Hygge into the Early Years in 2022

February 1, 2022 Early Childhood | Early Childhood Education | Early Years | Education
By Kimberly Smith, founder of KSEY Consultancy and author of Bringing Hygge into the Early Years: A Step-by-Step Guide to Bring a Calm and...

What is Jungian Psychology?

January 25, 2022 Jung & Analytical Psychology | Mental Health
At its fundamental level, Jungian psychotherapy, also referred to as Jungian analysis, is a thorough, analytical approach to talk therapy that seeks...

An Introduction to Neurodiversity for the Lighting Designer and Educator

January 21, 2022 Design | Design | Lighting | Lighting | Practice & Practitioners | Theatrical Production
In this blog, Deanna Fitzgerald, author of The Heart of Light, asks: What is neurodiversity? How can lighting designers ensure neurodiversity is con...

When It Comes to Our Students’ Lives, Incremental Change Is Not Enough

December 13, 2021 Higher Education Management | Multicultural Education | Sociology of Education
The author of Social Justice and Community College Education, Bryan Reece reflects on past mistakes and frustrations and why he believes educators m...

What is the EYFS framework and how has it changed?

November 22, 2021 Early Years | Education
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework sets standards for children’s learning, development and welfare from birth to five...

What is Developmental Language Disorder?

November 22, 2021 Education | Inclusion and Special Education | Language and Communication | Speech and Language Therapy
Those with DLD have ongoing difficulties understanding and/or using spoken language. It’s a type of speech, language and communication need th...

5 Reasons to Publish Your Next Book Open Access

November 16, 2021 As the conversation around open access books increases, take a look at the benefits to publishing your next book open access. Read through our top 5...

4 Key Types of Trauma Therapy

November 15, 2021 Counseling | Jung & Analytical Psychology | Mental Health | Psychoanalysis | Psychotherapy
When it comes to trauma, those in the mental health field will readily share that there isn’t one type of therapy or intervention that fits ev...

How Reading Will Help Your Writing and Add Pleasure to Your Life

November 12, 2021 Creative Writing | Grammar, Syntax & Linguistic Structure | Higher Education | Study Skills
In this blog Roslyn Petelin, author of How Writing Works, examines the connection between reading and the development of strong writing skills. D...

Combating Climate Change: The Role of Science and Engineering

November 8, 2021 Ecology - Environment Studies | Engineering - General | Environmental Politics | Environmental Sciences
Both humanity and our planet exist at a critical turning point due to climate change and the resulting environmental challenges we face. Sustainabil...

Teaching Values of Being Human

November 3, 2021 Personal, Social & Health Education | Primary/Elementary Education | Secondary Education
"Soft Eyes and Warm Hearts" Written by Mark Le Messurier - 2022 SA Senior Australian of the Year   How times have changed. I never dre...

Educating for the Future: A vision for work-integrated learning and sustainable university-industry partnerships

October 14, 2021 Adult Education | Higher Education | Work-based Learning
Sonia Ferns, Anna Rowe and Karsten Zegwaard - editors of the new book Advances in Research, Theory and Practice in Work-Integrated Learning - s...

How to Address SEMH Needs in the Classroom

October 14, 2021 Education | Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties | Inclusion and Special Education
SEMH stands for Social, Emotional and Mental Health. In 2014, the term was created by SEN Code of Practice to replace SEBD, which stood for Social...

Measurement in the classroom: Using student evaluations to explain research concepts and improve your teaching

October 13, 2021 Communication Research Methods | Media & Communications
Written by Michael Boyle and Mike Schmierbach, authors of  Applied Communication Research Methods , who discuss how student evaluation...

How to Approach Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom

October 12, 2021 K-12 Resources | K-12 Teachers | Teachers & Teacher Education
Social and emotional learning, often referred to as SEL, focuses on an ongoing approach to education rather than a time-based program for students t...

Top Classroom Management Strategies

October 8, 2021 K-12 Resources | K-12 Teachers | Teachers & Teacher Education
Classroom management isn’t just for new teachers or new classes. Even veteran teachers may need to learn and implement different classroom man...

An Introduction to Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

October 8, 2021 Counseling | Mental Health | Psychotherapy
What is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy? Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), also known as solution-focused therapy, is a method of psychot...

How to Teach About Nonviolence in a Violent World

October 8, 2021 Religion in Context
In this blog Jeffery D. Long, co-author of Violence in the World's Religions , looks at how lecturers should approach the issue of viole...