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Download article as a PDF Cognitive Load -> Learning Ease -> Cognitive Velocity When we expand our knowledge from reducing cognitive load towards enhancing learning ease and engagement, and ultimately to increasing cognitive velocity, teaching becomes creative, exciting and impactful. We gradually coach our learners to shift from beginners to competence, and then, towards [...]
Alan Pearce, Swinburne University of Technology Concussion in sport continues to make headlines, whether it be class actions, young men flocking to the highly violent “RunIt” activity or debate about whether Australian rules football should remove the “bump” once and for all. Bringing this weighty issue to greater prominence are the former athletes who [...]
Download article as a PDF For much of the 20th and early 21st centuries, teachers were caught in a paradox. They entered the profession to inspire and educate their students, yet much of their time was consumed by the administrative burden of assessment—marking, grading, and data entry. By 2040, that contradiction had been resolved. [...]
In addressing the critical concern of mental health in adolescents, the role of school belonging has emerged as a focal point of contemporary research. Despite the increasing recognition of its importance, a comprehensive understanding of how school belonging impacts long-term mental wellbeing has remained elusive. Our new study investigating school belonging and mental health outcomes [...]
Download article as a PDF For most of the 20th and early 21st centuries, education was built on intuition and tradition. But by 2040, data finally lived up to its promise—not as a collection of numbers, but as a tool to convert information into real knowledge. Automating this process released teachers from the administrative [...]
Elizabeth Westrupp, Deakin University Hearing about child abuse in trusted places such as childcare centres is every parent’s worst nightmare. So, how can we talk to our kids about it and help them stay safe? While it’s not always possible to prevent abuse – and it’s never the victim’s responsibility – there are practical, age-appropriate [...]
Brendon Hyndman, Charles Sturt University Children spend thousands of hours in playgrounds at school. A lot of this time does not have the same levels of teacher preparation and supervision as classrooms do. Research shows school playgrounds are one of the main locations where bullying occurs. The federal government is doing a rapid review [...]
Scarlett Smout, University of Sydney and Katrina Champion, University of Sydney We know young people in Australia and worldwide are experiencing growing mental health challenges. The most recent national survey from the Australian Bureau of Statistics found nearly two in five (38.8%) 16- to 24-year-olds experienced symptoms of a mental disorder in the previous [...]
Download article as a PDF Checking in again from 2040. When technology finally learned to talk to itself, the result wasn’t just incremental change—it was a fundamental shift. The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) didn’t just mean more connected devices; it meant systems that worked together in ways we hadn’t anticipated. Across [...]
Annabel Hoare, Anglia Ruskin University The success of Netflix drama Adolescence, along with concerns about misogynistic influencers such as Andrew Tate, has brought the “manosphere” into public discussion. Many parents, particularly of young boys, may fear they don’t know enough about what their children are exposed to online. I research radical misogyny online, and the [...]
