Denise Bradley delays report to delve deeper

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24321142-12149,00.html

Andrew Trounson | September 10, 2008

IN a surprise move, Denise Bradley’s review of higher education has ditched plans to report its priorities next month and instead will consult directly with government as it prepares a “comprehensive and integrated package of reforms” in December. more…

source: the Australian Higher ed

Cutler Review of Innovation has strings attached

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24321139-12332,00.html?from=public_rss
THE Cutler Review of Innovation yesterday strongly backed the university sector’s demands for government to fully fund research, but Canberra has signalled extra money will depend on universities collaborating and specialising in research. more…
source: the Australian Higher Ed

Planning for Higher Education

http://www1.scup.org/PHE/
Publisher: Society for College and University Planning
Planning for Higher Education invites well-written articles about important trends and issues that could influence academic planning and management, about novel or effective planning techniques, and about applied research of relevance to educational decision making.
ISSN 0736-0983
Managing Editor:
Claire L. Turcotte, Ph.D.
Society for College and University Planning
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ECAR Bulletin on Cyberinfrastructure in Higher Education

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ecar_so/erb/ERB0818.pdf
Abstract: This ECAR research bulletin discusses the role cyberinfrastructure will play as higher education evolves. Changes in the job markets, in higher education research and teaching, and in emerging academic disciplines are having a direct impact on, and will be directly impacted by, information technologies. As high-level national councils acknowledge, higher [...]

The Higher Education Information Technology Summit

http://www.informa.com.au/ibcoz/marlin/system/render.jsp?MarlinViewType=MARKT_EFFORT&siteid=30000000421&marketingid=20001695520&proceed=true&MarEntityId=10041731008&entHash=254b3e7b8
6th – 7th November 2008 | Hilton on the Park Melbourne
The IT challenges facing the higher education sector are growing in their complexity, IT Directors face the ever present balancing act of consolidation and cost reduction whilst maintaining the speed and quality of delivery.
The Higher Education IT Summit is designed to provide [...]

Educating The Net Generation

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/pub7101.pdf
This collection explores the Net Gen and the implications for institutions in areas such as teaching, service, learning space design, faculty development, and curriculum.
Available free online

Fostering Learning in the Networked World: The Cyberlearning Opportunity and Challenge

http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08204
This year, I have had the opportunity to serve on a task force established jointly by the US National Science Foundation’s Office of Cyberinfrastructure and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources which looked at issues involving the use of cyberinfrastructure to advance teaching and learning, complementing much of the earlier discussion of cyberinfrastructure which [...]

Jiao Tong top 100 slot for Sydney

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24170855-12332,00.html?from=public_rss
AUSTRALIA now has three universities in the top 100 as measured by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, with the University of Sydney joining the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne.
However, the number of Australian universities in the top 500 dropped from 17 to 15.
ANU dropped slightly, from 57 to 59, in the world university [...]

Collaborating to a purpose

http://www.innovation.gov.au/innovationreview/Documents/CRCReviewReport.pdf
review of the CRC program July 2008

Educause Quarterly v 31 no 3 2008

http://connect.educause.edu/eq
Overcoming the Fear of Gaming: A Strategy for Incorporating Games into Teaching and Learning
The effective use of games in academia requires a critical approach to the medium and a willingness to let go of the learning process and harness its outcomes By Rafael C. Alvarado

Foreign Language Faculty in the Age of Web 2.0
Technological skills and [...]