Campus Review Volume 25. Issue 6 | Page 3

contents
News
4 VET seeks funding, better policy

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6 Macquarie fraud investigation claims degrees
7 MOOC helps teachers deliver online
8 EduTech 2015: tablets, testing models and more
9 One jab to rule them all
managing Editor Amie Larter 02 9936 8610 amie. larter @ apned. com. au

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International education
10 Determining what’ s quality The role students should play
Policy & reform
12 What’ s trending Wearable tech and personalisation are game changers
NEWS Editor Andrew Bracey 02 9936 8668 andrew. bracey @ apned. com. au
EDUCATION Editor Antonia Maiolo 02 9936 8618 antonia. maiolo @ apned. com. au
Journalist James Wells 02 9936 8604 james. wells @ apned. com. au
production manager Cj Malgo 02 9936 8772 cj. malgo @ apned. com. au
SUBEDITOR Haki P. Crisden 02 9936 8643 haki. crisden @ apned. com. au
SALES Ben Long 02 9936 8661 ben. long @ apned. com. au

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13 Opinion: New low for SA Skills for All debacle continues state’ s downward spiral
14 Smarten up Rankings fall raises concerns about nation’ s competitiveness
Industry & research
15 Bureau full of ideas Honoured astrophysicist calls for a national innovation agency
16 On the money Industry-led think tank forms to support research
VC’ s corner
18 Dare to change Collaboration, innovation keys to success
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VET & TAFE
20 It takes two Opinion: Why one quality regulator won’ t work
22 China watching A look into China’ s education system highlights our shortfalls
On Campus
24 Video review Multimodal learning is the future: Burruss
Faculty focus
26 The dementia epidemic Workforce, role of carers discussed at uni forum
Workforce
28 Room for improvement Calls for focus on clinical reasoning in midwifery education
30 On the move The latest in staff appointments

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