Dialogue and dinosaurs: A critical analysis of Jurassic Park
If the text you are analysing is a movie, one of the things you're probably going to look at is dialogue. As well as being the primary mover of the plot, what a character says, and how they interact with other people, is one of the easiest ways to develop, and then communicate, a character to the ...
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NAPLAN: To practise or not to practise, that is the question
The first time you sit a young child down with a find-a-word, they slowly go through the list of words, scanning top-left to bottom-right, finding...
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Surprisingly Educational Games: Kerbal Space Program
When you say "educational game" people tend to switch off. And that's fair enough. Educational games used to be poorly-made basic literacy and...
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What's the deal with Minecraft? A parents guide
A classic videogame by any metric, Minecraft has the added bonus of it being a constructive, thoughtful game suitable for all ages. Minecraft is...
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A Solution to "Degrees of Deception": The obligation to international students
Jack Goodman suggests that Australia's universities need to ensure international students pass more rigorous pre-enrolment assessments, and that those students who do enrol need to…
YouTube is 10 years old. Here are 3 reasons why you should care
It was ten years ago that YouTube’s transparency, accessibility, and personalisation made you - customers, students, voters – more powerful.
An explanation to the maths problem that's stumping the world
Over the last couple of days this maths problem, posed to 14 year olds in Singapore, has been creating waves of confusion online. Our expert Maths tutor Viet offers an explanation …
Five lessons from the day Richie Benaud called
So much has been said during recent days about the life and legacy of Richie Benaud which offer valuable lessons for students of both cricket and life. Here are our top five.
Top 5 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Online Tutoring
If you’re new to online tutoring, or thinking about giving it a go, here are some key things to consider that will help you have a productive, efficient and enjoyable experience.
Why we need to give students reasons NOT to cheat
In the wake of student expulsions from several universities, Jack Goodman examines motivations for cheating, and alternative solutions.
Why our universities need to speed up the inevitable
There is a close association between the dramatic savings universities can achieve using new technologies, and the desire to reduce the cost of higher education.
Thank you Sir Terry Pratchett
Today is a sad day, as it marks the passing of Sir Terry Pratchett. To call him an author is to barely scratch the surface. He wrote over 70 books, more than 40 of them in the famo…
How many digits of Pi do you really need?
To celebrate annual Pi Day, we wanted to share our thoughts on the mathematical constant and some ideas on how you can celebrate.