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COVID-19: International students look ahead

  With rampant job losses across the board along with Australian universities moving to online semesters, many international students have been adversely affected in the...

Kerala students win nationwide online hackathon for ‘virtual classroom’

Created by students of the Government College of Engineering in Kannur, Kerala, a ‘virtual classroom’ to make online learning easier has won first place...

COVID19: Do international students regret not going back home?

With swift travel bans implemented across the globe in March, many international students had to scramble to make travel arrangements. A lot of students were unable...

Three exercises to keep children on their toes

The best advice for a kids' activity? Train their brains by improving neuromuscular coordination with different exercises. Self isolating is a great opportunity for...

Learning continues online: Facebook launches resources for educators

To ensure continuity in the process of learning amid the lockdown, Facebook has launched an online resource that will guide education communities on how...

International students: Same tuition for an online semester

In March, an online petition calling for the reduction of tuition fees for international students in Australia went viral. Addressed to Prime Minister Scott...

Social distancing: How are students in uni accommodations coping?

For many students, living in university accommodation provides easy access to campus and its facilities along with a great social life. But with campuses shut due...

Working from home with little kids

These days my three-and-a-half year-old is into ‘cooking’. I give her my ‘order’ from ‘the menu’ and small cups of real ingredients while I work. I...

Talking to your kids about COVID-19

Talk about hope when talking to your children about COVID-19, says counsellor Madhavi Nawana Parker. The very low number of paediatric patients with COVID-19 has perplexed...

HSC 2020: Studying online

While the Higher School Certificate (HSC) examinations will proceed as usual in 2020, the ever-evolving situation of the coronavirus outbreak in Australia has forced...

Traditional reading gives way to MOOCs, e-learning

Whether one wants to learn about emotional intelligence at the workplace, or do some deep reading on COVID-19, turn to online learning.  Online learning tools have...

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