Teachers and students got to know each other on a more personal level as the pandemic brought learning into the home, but the disruptions of COVID also highlighted the disadvantage caused by “the digital divide”.
Education needs a rethink, say Isabella Dobrescu and Alberto Motta, both Associate Professors of Economics at UNSW Sydney. Learning must fit into our lives as a bold experience that is interactive and fun, they say.
India's uni-age population is booming and the supply of high-quality education is unlikely to keep pace with demand. This provides a good opportunity for Australia, writes Amit Dasgupta.
When classes resumed this year, one million students, including a record first-year intake, were enrolled in the nation's 41 universities: the largest single cohort of students in our history.
