What’s New for April 2019
iWorld Australia inks ANZ distribution agreement with Ozobot
AR and VR spend in Asia Pacific to hit $10B in 2019
Regional consumer and business spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) will reach $10 billion (US$7.1 billion) this year, according to IDC. The latest report from the research firm showed expenditure in the sector grew by 75 per cent over the last year across Asia Pacific, excluding Japan. Further growth in the region is … continue reading
iWorld Australia inks ANZ distribution of Merge VR
Available May 2019 Melbourne – 27 March, 2019 – We are launching the award-winning augmented and virtual reality products by MERGE that enable experiential learning and content creation at home, in the classroom and in the workplace. The MERGE products transform learning in schools, libraries, museums, universities, healthcare, environmental science, and other industries around the world. Merge … continue reading
iWorld Introduces New STEM Products in ANZ
Available May 2019 Melbourne – 21 March, 2019 – iWorld Australia launches a range of new STEAM Education products in ANZ that are aligned to both the Australian and NZ Curriculum to be used in schools or by parents to teach their kids coding skills. “We are really excited to start expanding our range more with … continue reading
Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit – Hands-on Tech
Jason Howell gives his review of Kano’s Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit. This STEM kit comes with a Bluetooth wand that responds to your movements using code that you learn, like making feathers fly, through step-by-step challenges in the free Kano app.
Call for Specialist STEM Teachers from Primary Up
It’s time for schools in Australia “to take engineering seriously,” according to Professor Elizabeth Croft, Dean of Engineering, and Professor John Loughran, Executive Dean of Education, at Monash University.
It’s time for schools in Australia “to take engineering seriously,” according to Professor Elizabeth Croft, Dean of Engineering, and Professor John Loughran, Executive Dean of Education, at Monash University.
New HSC Maths Course to Keep 100 Percent of Students in the Subject
The New South Wales government will roll out a new mathematics course to try to keep all students in the subject until the end of school.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Education Minister Rob Stokes on Monday announced a plan to equip students with necessary life skills or encourage them into a STEM career.
University Funding Could be Tied to Maths and Science Teaching Push
Education minister Simon Birmingham signals government could use funding to address falling numbers in school maths and science
The federal government could use funding agreements with Australian universities to force them to make science and maths a priority in teaching degrees. continue reading
Robots, coding and space travel: Inside Canberra’s new Future Skills Academy
A group of Canberra high school students have attended a teleconference with NASA. A jet-propulsion engineer helped to answer questions on how he helped build the Mars rovers.
All tips are welcome, says teacher and scientist Paula Taylor, who runs the newly opened Centre for Innovation and Learning in Tuggeranong. Soon students will be working with Formula One (and 3D printers) to build model cars that will cut across the facility in less than a second.
