by Andrew Barr | Nov 11, 2016 | Education, The world @work
At 6:41pm Eastern Australian time on Wednesday 9 November, within half an hour of the calling of the US Presidential election result, in came an email with a request to chat from a very highly regarded Assistant Professor at a major Californian university. “I...
by Andrew Barr | Sep 15, 2016 | Executive, The world @work
Have we made any progress in understanding the needs of graduates? A growing development across the University sector has been the search for leaders who have the vision for an improved learning experience for students. From the start of their entry into university,...
by Andrew Barr | Jun 7, 2016 | Executive, The world @work
The announcement of the world’s biggest education prize, worth more than $A12 million, offered by a Chinese tech billionaire, is symbolic of the surging wave of education for next gen China. Working with a group of schools myself in China recently, I have seen...
by Andrew Barr | Feb 11, 2016 | Executive, The world @work
When you see candidates, do you imagine the possibilities and give them scope to realise their potential? In recent weeks leading universities have advocated strongly for the removal of the traditional means by which students are selected for tertiary places – the...
by ccheesman | Jul 24, 2015 | Executive, The world @work
In that all too classic podium moment the technology went down. Without missing a beat, and even referring to the irony of the moment, Kim Williams continued with his compelling speech on technology disruption and transformation. He simply reverted to old-school print...
