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  2. Thumbnail for Literacy roundtables encourage Tasmanian solutions

    Literacy roundtables encourage Tasmanian solutions

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/literacy-roundtables-encourage-tasmanian-solutions
    24 May 2024: A report by the Australian Education Union estimates 50 per cent of Tasmania’s population has inadequate reading skills for their daily life. Seeing the need for solutions, a two-day symposium – the Cuthill Family Foundation Early Years Literacy
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    3 reasons students choose not to learn a language in high school

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1250-3-reasons-students-choose-not-to-learn-a-language-in-high-school
    26 Apr 2022: Fewer students are choosing language electives at school but, contrary to popular perception, it isn’t purely a lack of interest causing the decline. My recent study suggests students want to study a language, but can’t. Language electives
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    New education courses starting in Semester 1 2022

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1203-new-education-courses-starting-in-semester-1-2022
    8 Feb 2022: From carefully planned double degrees to our accelerated 18-month Master of Teaching course, now is an ideal time to launch into your teaching career. The Tasmanian education sector needs more teachers. Increasing student enrolments across Tasmanian
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    The science of the ideal salad dressing

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/the-science-of-the-ideal-salad-dressing
    10 Jan 2024: HannaTor/Shutterstock Author: Nathan Kilah, University of Tasmania Summer means salads. And salads are even more delicious with a good dressing. Most salad dressings are temporarily stable mixtures of oil and water known as emulsions. But how do
  6. Thumbnail for Overcoming barriers in an online learning community

    Overcoming barriers in an online learning community

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/overcoming-barriers-in-an-online-learning-community
    24 Apr 2024: Boosting online learning’s potential to overcome barriers to university study will be the focus of new research in the School of Education. Strategies to better engage students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, will be explored in
  7. Thumbnail for 7 red flags your teen might be in an abusive relationship – and 6 signs it’s escalating

    7 red flags your teen might be in an abusive relationship – and 6…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/7-red-flags-your-teen-might-be-in-an-abusive-relationship-and-6-signs-its-escalating
    13 Sep 2023: Australian teens need adults to help them recognise red flags for potentially abusive relationships. Dr Carmel Hobbs, School of Education The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates 2. 2 million adults have been victims of physical and/or sexual
  8. Thumbnail for ‘I tend to be very gentle’: how teachers are navigating climate change in the classroom

    ‘I tend to be very gentle’: how teachers are navigating climate…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/i-tend-to-be-very-gentle-how-teachers-are-navigating-climate-change-in-the-classroom
    31 Aug 2023: Climate change education is increasingly seen as an essential part of schooling. The main international test of 15-year-olds’ progress (which Australia participates in) has just announced the next round of testing will include environmental
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    New scholarship for next generation of teachers

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-scholarship-for-next-generation-of-teachers
    1 Nov 2023: The University has partnered with the Tasmanian Government to help ensure the state has the quality teachers it needs with a new scholarship valued at up to $31,000. The Teach Tasmania Scholarship will be made available to eligible Bachelor of
  10. Thumbnail for Connecting with our neighbours through education

    Connecting with our neighbours through education

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/connecting-with-our-neighbours-through-education
    6 Jun 2023: The University will help build connections between educators in Australia and across South-East Asia when a ground-breaking webinar series continues this month. The Australia-ASEAN Academics Forum was formed in 2021 to improve online education
  11. Thumbnail for If you want your child to be more resilient, get them to join a choir, orchestra or band

    If you want your child to be more resilient, get them to join a…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/if-you-want-your-child-to-be-more-resilient,-get-them-to-join-a-choir,-orchestra-or-band
    24 Oct 2022: William James Baker, University of Tasmania; Anne-Marie Forbes, University of Tasmania, and Kim McLeod, University of TasmaniaOne of the most important qualities for a young person to develop is resilience. This involves their ability to overcome
  12. Thumbnail for Literacy roundtables to encourage Tasmanian solutions

    Literacy roundtables to encourage Tasmanian solutions

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/literacy-roundtables-to-encourage-tasmanian-solutions
    27 Jun 2023: Researchers, policy-makers and community representatives will come together on a mission to improve literacy levels in Tasmania. Early years literacy will be the focus of the two-day Cuthill Family Foundation Literacy Roundtables to take place at
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    The Outback: taking on one of the world's biggest classrooms

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/the-outback-taking-on-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-classrooms
    13 Dec 2023: After four years teaching at an Alice Springs primary school, Kylie Jones took a job as a governess on a Northern Territory cattle station and a new life presented itself. In her second year, she took the students in her care to visit another cattle
  14. Thumbnail for Antarctica provides at least $276 billion a year in economic benefits to the world, new research finds

    Antarctica provides at least $276 billion a year in economic benefits …

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/antarctica-provides-at-least-$276-billion-a-year-in-economic-benefits-to-the-world,-new-research-finds
    1 Mar 2024: All humanity benefits from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean that surrounds it. To some, these benefits may seem priceless. But in our market-driven world, calculating the economic value of the environment can be a useful tool in garnering support
  15. Thumbnail for Hadley’s student art prize announced

    Hadley’s student art prize announced

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/hadleys-student-art-prize-announced
    24 Jul 2023: South Australian student Azi Hudson has been awarded the Hadley’s national art prize for senior secondary students, presented by the University of Tasmania. Azi’s painting Crosswind was selected by a panel of experts at the University and the
  16. Thumbnail for Literacy symposium to encourage Tasmanian solutions

    Literacy symposium to encourage Tasmanian solutions

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/literacy-symposium-to-encourage-tasmanian-solutions
    28 Aug 2023: Researchers, policy-makers and community representatives will come together on a mission to improve the state’s literacy levels at the University of Tasmania this week. Early years literacy will be the focus of the two-day Cuthill Family Foundation
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    Pioneering educator receives top award

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/pioneering-educator-receives-top-award
    24 Oct 2023: Alumna and Associate Professor Clair Andersen has become the first Aboriginal person to receive a prestigious award from the Australian Council for Educational Leaders. Associate Professor Andersen has been awarded the ACEL’s Tasmanian Eminent
  18. Thumbnail for Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic

    Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1220-record-smashing-heatwaves-are-hitting-antarctica-and-the-arctic
    22 Mar 2022: Windmill Islands, near Casey Research Station, Antarctica. Dana M Bergstrom (Author provided). Record-breaking heatwaves hit both Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously this week, with temperatures reaching 47℃ and 30℃ higher than
  19. Thumbnail for Education researcher Carmel Hobbs awarded ABC residency

    Education researcher Carmel Hobbs awarded ABC residency

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/education-researcher-carmel-hobbs-awarded-abc-residency
    7 Jul 2023: Education researcher Carmel Hobbs has been recognised as one of the country’s most promising academic communicators with a sought-after ABC Top 5 residency. Carmel has been selected as one of five Humanities focused researchers to undertake a
  20. Thumbnail for Ideal teacher all about 'respect'

    Ideal teacher all about 'respect'

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/ideal-teacher-all-about-respect
    9 Aug 2022: Queensland University of Technology Professor Martin Mills is guest speaker at the 2022 Richard Selby Smith Oration at the Salon Hedberg at the University of Tasmania. Paying attention to ‘respect’ is central to addressing many of the issues
  21. Thumbnail for In a dangerously warming world, we must confront the grim reality of Australia’s bushfire emissions

    In a dangerously warming world, we must confront the grim reality of…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/in-a-dangerously-warming-world,-we-must-confront-the-grim-reality-of-australias-bushfire-emissions
    8 Mar 2024: Robert Hortle, Research Fellow, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania and Lachlan Johnson, Research Fellow, University of TasmaniaIn the four years since the Black Summer bushfires, Australia has become more focused on how best to
  22. Thumbnail for Award-winning alumna puts art at centre of education

    Award-winning alumna puts art at centre of education

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/award-winning-alumna-puts-art-at-centre-of-education
    24 Apr 2024: Katie Wightman is the Principal at Waverley Primary School. In 2022, she was awarded the Together We Inspire Telstra Innovation in Technology Award for her work delivering an online and face-to-face program to improve access, retention, engagement
  23. Thumbnail for Giants of virtual reality walk the North West

    Giants of virtual reality walk the North West

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/giants-of-virtual-reality-walk-the-north-west
    26 Jun 2023: A giant’s perspective of a North West landmark will be among the experiences when the University partners with the Sensing Table Cape project later this month. Led by digital technology experts from the School of Education, a research team has used
  24. Thumbnail for Complexity of motivation highlighted in language learning research

    Complexity of motivation highlighted in language learning research

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/complexity-of-motivation-highlighted-in-language-learning-research
    28 Oct 2022: Dr Mairin Hennebry-Leung of the University of Tasmania School of Education, and co-author Professor Xuesong (Andy) Gao from the University of NSW, explored the complex interplay of diverse factors shaping a learner’s motivation, looking at a range
  25. Thumbnail for ‘We take this for granted’: why the ASEAN-Australia relationship needs a jolt of youthful leadership

    ‘We take this for granted’: why the ASEAN-Australia relationship…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/we-take-this-for-granted-why-the-asean-australia-relationship-needs-a-jolt-of-youthful-leadership
    4 Mar 2024: Professor Nicholas Farrelly has co-authored the report Comprehensive Strategic Partners: ASEAN and Australia after the first 50 years, released for the start of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit. This year marks 50 years since Australia established
  26. Thumbnail for Spotlight on Dr Zi Siang See, Lecturer in Innovation Design, Digital Learning and Technology Education

    Spotlight on Dr Zi Siang See, Lecturer in Innovation Design, Digital…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/spotlight-on-dr-zi-siang-see,-lecturer-in-innovation-design,-digital-learning-and-technology-education
    20 Oct 2023: Dr Zi Siang See specialises in the design, use and integration of interactive media, including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). His research and practice are multidisciplinary, bringing together the fields of education technologies,
  27. Thumbnail for Tuning in to resilience for better music groups

    Tuning in to resilience for better music groups

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/tuning-in-to-resilience-for-better-music-groups
    29 Aug 2022: Understanding how to create a learning environment that intentionally enhances the value members feel, which builds that resilience, has been the focus of University of Tasmania researchers working with Tasmanian Youth Orchestras (TYO), who believe
  28. Thumbnail for Education alumna’s placement turned into flood relief

    Education alumna’s placement turned into flood relief

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/education-alumnas-placement-turned-into-flood-relief
    26 Jun 2023: Tegan McDougall (BEd 2023) never expected her teaching degree to include sandbagging and delivering supplies to flood victims. But that’s just what happened when the rural Victorian town Tegan was undertaking her final teaching placement in was
  29. Thumbnail for Training to be a teacher was a slam dunk decision for Clint

    Training to be a teacher was a slam dunk decision for Clint

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/training-to-be-a-teacher-was-a-slam-dunk-decision-for-clint
    28 Feb 2023: High school students in the future might find themselves being taught by a former basketball star standing at the front of the classroom. Clint Steindl – captain of Tasmania’s NBL team the JackJumpers – might be at a high point in his sporting
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    Teaching Generation Next

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/teaching-generation-next
    8 May 2023: Children are well aware of climate change. By the time they enter early childhood education, they are increasingly likely to have lived through floods or bushfires or know of people in their family or community who have been negatively affected by
  31. Thumbnail for Building a new career in physical education

    Building a new career in physical education

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/building-a-new-career-in-physical-education
    28 Oct 2022: Studying to become a Health and Physical Education (HPE) teacher was as much a lifestyle choice as it was a career choice for Jamie Pullen. Currently studying his Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education) at the University of Tasmania in
  32. Thumbnail for Alice turns her sporting passion towards teaching

    Alice turns her sporting passion towards teaching

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/alice-turns-her-sporting-passion-towards-teaching
    31 Oct 2022: If there is any such thing as a teaching dynasty, Alice Robinson definitely belongs to one. Currently studying her Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education) at the University of Tasmania, Alice already has a lot of teachers in the
  33. Thumbnail for Spotlight on Kim Beasy, Senior Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy

    Spotlight on Kim Beasy, Senior Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/spotlight-on-kim-beasy,-senior-lecturer-in-curriculum-and-pedagogy
    26 Jun 2023: Dr Kim Beasy specialises in education for sustainability. Kim’s teaching and research engage diverse communities in the social, environmental, economic and cultural dimensions of sustainability. She seeks to inform and show how transitions toward
  34. Thumbnail for Antarctica is the only continent without a permanent human population, but it has inspired a wealth of imaginative literature

    Antarctica is the only continent without a permanent human…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/antarctica-is-the-only-continent-without-a-permanent-human-population,-but-it-has-inspired-a-wealth-of-imaginative-literature
    17 Jan 2024: Elizabeth Leane, Professor of Antarctic StudiesWhen I was working on my book Antarctica in Fiction, friends and colleagues would joke about what an easy task I had taken on. How many writers would choose to set a novel in a continent with no
  35. Thumbnail for Visually striking science experiments at school can be fun, inspiring and safe – banning is not the answer

    Visually striking science experiments at school can be fun, inspiring …

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/visually-striking-science-experiments-at-school-can-be-fun,-inspiring-and-safe-banning-is-not-the-answer
    29 Nov 2022: To a young mind, science can be magical. Perhaps you remember a visually striking or seemingly inexplicable scientific demonstration from your own youth?A liquid spontaneously and unexpectedly changes colour. A banknote is set alight without being
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    Building a rewarding career

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1108-building-a-rewarding-career
    28 Jan 2021: Melanie Ransley is combining her two loves: carpentry and education. She has already completed a Certificate IV in Building and Construction, and she has two years left studying a Bachelor of Education (Applied Learning) at the University of
  37. Thumbnail for Our research has shown Indigenous peoples’ needs cannot be understood and met, without Indigenous voices

    Our research has shown Indigenous peoples’ needs cannot be understood …

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/our-research-has-shown-indigenous-peoples-needs-cannot-be-understood-and-met,-without-indigenous-voices
    14 Feb 2023: Opponents of an Indigenous Voice to parliament say the Voice is merely symbolic and another pointless layer of bureaucracy. They say that what is needed are “practical measures”. However decades of government-led “practical measures” have
  38. Thumbnail for How to make the perfect pavlova, according to chemistry experts

    How to make the perfect pavlova, according to chemistry experts

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/how-to-make-the-perfect-pavlova,-according-to-chemistry-experts
    11 Jan 2023: The pavlova is a summer icon; just a few simple ingredients can be transformed into a beautifully flavoured and textured dessert. But despite its simplicity, there’s a surprising amount of chemistry involved in making a pavlova. Knowing what’s
  39. Thumbnail for What does trauma informed practice in Tasmanian schools mean?

    What does trauma informed practice in Tasmanian schools mean?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/what-does-trauma-informed-practice-in-tasmanian-schools-mean
    4 Oct 2022: Footage shared online of school-yard fights is concerning. However, in responding, it is imperative to reflect upon causes of such violence and apply preventative strategies rather than ‘getting tough’. For more than 50 years we have known that
  40. Thumbnail for University lecturer named Teacher Educator of the Year

    University lecturer named Teacher Educator of the Year

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/880-university-lecturer-named-teacher-educator-of-the-year
    5 Jul 2019: University of Tasmania Senior Lecturer Dr Abbey MacDonald has had her innovative arts teaching practices recognised with the title Teachers Mutual Bank – ATEA Australian Teacher Educator of the Year. Dr MacDonald received the prestigious award this
  41. Thumbnail for Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker prize for Sri Lankan political satire, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

    Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker prize for Sri Lankan political…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/shehan-karunatilaka-wins-booker-prize-for-sri-lankan-political-satire,-the-seven-moons-of-maali-almeida
    19 Oct 2022: Sri Lankan novelist Shehan Karunatilaka has won the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. The win couldn’t come at a better time for Sri Lanka, a country once more engaged in political and economic instability,
  42. Thumbnail for The enduring myth of the hunter-gatherer

    The enduring myth of the hunter-gatherer

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1043-the-enduring-myth-of-the-hunter-gatherer
    3 Aug 2020: By Robyn Moore, School of Social SciencesIn his book Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe writes that settler Australians wilfully misunderstood, hid and destroyed evidence of Aboriginal Australians’ farming practices. My analysis of secondary school textbooks
  43. Thumbnail for Queensland police killings show the threat posed by conspiracy theories – how should police respond?

    Queensland police killings show the threat posed by conspiracy…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/police-killings
    23 Dec 2022: The killing of two police officers and a good samaritan, as well as the wounding of two other officers in Wieambilla, Queensland, has sent shockwaves through Australia. While more details about possible motives will emerge over time, evidence already
  44. Thumbnail for Busting the myths surrounding gifted learners

    Busting the myths surrounding gifted learners

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/921-busting-the-myths-surrounding-gifted-learners
    13 Sep 2019: What does it actually mean to be gifted? And how can we make sure we support gifted students? Dr Amanda J. Harper is an award-winning educator and is leading the University of Tasmania’s new online short course, Understanding Gifted Learners:
  45. Thumbnail for The jet-setting teacher

    The jet-setting teacher

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/939-the-jet-setting-teacher
    2 Oct 2019: You might not expect to find your future career in the middle of a Vietnamese holiday, but that’s the way things worked out for Kate Dewar. “I had a couple of years off after college and I volunteered as an English teacher in Vietnam, which was
  46. Thumbnail for Yes, the Chinese protests are about politics and freedom. But they are also about what COVID might do if it is let loose now.

    Yes, the Chinese protests are about politics and freedom. But they…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/chinese-protests-politics-and-freedom
    1 Dec 2022: While a lot of attention has been given to the unprecedented protests in China about the “dynamic zero COVID” policy, not much has been written about the wider political context, and particularly the young people leading the protests. These young
  47. Thumbnail for Rock star finds his voice in the classroom

    Rock star finds his voice in the classroom

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/524-rock-star-finds-his-voice-in-the-classroom
    2 Feb 2018: Tyler Richardson fronts a successful Tasmanian punk band, but his next big gig takes place on a very different kind of stage. Tyler has now graduated with a Bachelor of Education (Applied Learning) degree and is connecting with a new audience. I’ve
  48. Thumbnail for Bus rapid transit can avoid traffic chaos for the AFL’s new stadium and transform Hobart – and other cities too

    Bus rapid transit can avoid traffic chaos for the AFL’s new stadium…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/bus-rapid-transit-can-avoid-traffic-chaos-for-the-afls-new-stadium-and-transform-hobart-and-other-cities-too
    5 May 2023: Following a decision to fund an AFL stadium on Hobart’s waterfront, the Tasmanian premier announced plans for a new bus rapid transit (BRT) system and ferry services to avoid traffic congestion. These plans are linked to Hobart’s City Deal and
  49. Thumbnail for Why ‘best before’ food labelling is not best for the planet or your budget

    Why ‘best before’ food labelling is not best for the planet or your…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/why-best-before-food-labelling-is-not-best-for-the-planet-or-your-budget
    20 Sep 2022: UK supermarkets have removed “best before” dates on thousands of fresh food products in an effort to reduce food waste. One of the major supermarket chains, Sainsbury’s, is replacing these labels with product messaging that says “no date
  50. Thumbnail for Graduate teachers make a happy homecoming

    Graduate teachers make a happy homecoming

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/838-graduate-teachers-make-a-happy-homecoming
    17 Mar 2019: Madelyn Carver and Adam Lapolla were both students at Dominic College years before they each studied a Master of Teaching at the University of Tasmania. Now they have both come full circle – returning to the College as first-year graduate teachers.
  51. Thumbnail for How sport can help young people to become better citizens

    How sport can help young people to become better citizens

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1211-how-sport-can-help-young-people-to-become-better-citizens
    25 Feb 2022: Most Australians have followed health advice to wear face masks and have COVID-19 vaccinations. Actions like these that benefit others are known in psychology as prosocial behaviours. In a COVID context, prosocial behaviours reduce the spread of the

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