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Is there need for much more innovation in higher education in Australia?

Is higher education sufficiently innovative? You’d think that with universities crammed full of society’s most intelligent people they would be [...]

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10,000 books, 10,000 miles

My new ebook: one small step in the academic publishing revolution

I am very pleased to be launching my new ebook 10,000 books 10,000 miles: The journey towards wisdom today. It [...]

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Coming up with a winning formula for publications people want to read

In the latest of a series of guest posts Associate Professor Mark Evans, head  of Macquarie University’s Department of Media, [...]

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Should universities make the time to teach students ‘intellectual virtues’?

ARE universities providing the best possible education for their students? Good question, and if you put it to Barry Schwartz [...]

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A conversation with Steven Schwartz

In a wide-ranging interview over 10 parts Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor Steven Schwartz talks to David Myton about higher [...]

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Higher education and why Charles Dickens and George Orwell still matter

One of my most enjoyable – and enlightening – experiences in recent times was engaging in spirited debate in this [...]

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New technology and higher ed: who’s afraid of the snickering footman?

Having reflected on the MITx development and associated innovations noted in my blog last week I now have little doubt that [...]

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