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Too often in education we think we know what is best for our students. Not often enough do we listen and hear what our students are saying about their education. This collection tries to show more of the student perspective.
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VCE 2022: Students who excelled in rare and ‘passion’ subjects

VCE 2022: Students who excelled in rare and ‘passion’ subjects | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Remote learning has made it easier for students to study passion subjects outside their school.
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It’s never too late to learn: The rise of mature-age university students

It’s never too late to learn: The rise of mature-age university students | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Alison Asquith, 82, has just completed her PhD and, despite great obstacles, wants older people to know it’s not too late.
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Rep. Don Beyer pursues a machine learning degree at George Mason (at 72)

Rep. Don Beyer pursues a machine learning degree at George Mason (at 72) | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The U.S. congressman aims to apply his artificial-intelligence knowledge to his legislative work as the technology evolves further.
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UK student housing reaching ‘crisis point’ as bad as 1970s, charity warns.

UK student housing reaching ‘crisis point’ as bad as 1970s, charity warns. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Growing numbers of students are experiencing hidden homelessness or accepting poor accommodation
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UK student housing reaching ‘crisis point’ as bad as 1970s, charity warns.

UK student housing reaching ‘crisis point’ as bad as 1970s, charity warns. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Growing numbers of students are experiencing hidden homelessness or accepting poor accommodation
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Student Disengagement Has Soared Since the Pandemic. Here’s What Lectures Look Like Now.

Student Disengagement Has Soared Since the Pandemic. Here’s What Lectures Look Like Now. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
SAN MARCOS, Texas — As a digital media course got underway on a recent Wednesday at Texas State University, a trickle of students took their seats i
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A teacher made toys for her class based on their drawings

A teacher made toys for her class based on their drawings | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
A teacher at a school in Australia has gained fans around the world after a Twitter post about the stuffed toys she made for her students as a surprise Christmas gift went viral.
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I’m lonely and depressed in my first job. What can I do?

I’m lonely and depressed in my first job. What can I do? | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The adult world can feel big and scary at first. Can you start by reaching out to people you feel comfortable with?
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University offers: Why you should look at a gap year and TAFE instead

University offers: Why you should look at a gap year and TAFE instead | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
You’re not going to know what you want to do with your life at 18. Here’s why teens should take a gap year before university.
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71 years after starting college, this 90-year-old woman is graduating

71 years after starting college, this 90-year-old woman is graduating | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
A 90-year-old woman will finally walk across the stage and receive her diploma, 71 years after she first enrolled in college.
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A Short Guide to Using Pictures from the Web 

A Short Guide to Using Pictures from the Web  | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
This week’s newsletter topic was inspired by a question that a participant in one of my online classes asked last week. That question was “can I use the pictures I find on Google Images?”…
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Instrukcja z których zasobów obrazów z internetu możemy korzystać. Ten krótki poradnik przyda się mniej wprawionym osobom operować dozwolonymi materiałami. 

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If It Was Good Enough for Socrates, It’s Good Enough for Sophomores

If It Was Good Enough for Socrates, It’s Good Enough for Sophomores | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Bring the oral exam back to college.
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Box Hill Institute to pay $33 million to former aviation students in landmark class action

Box Hill Institute to pay $33 million to former aviation students in landmark class action | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Former aviation students who claimed the Box Hill course was not good enough to result in a commercial pilot’s licence have won $33 million in a landmark class action settlement in the Supreme Court.
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It’s never too late to learn: The rise of mature-age university students

It’s never too late to learn: The rise of mature-age university students | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Alison Asquith, 82, has just completed her PhD and, despite great obstacles, wants older people to know it’s not too late.
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How do I figure out what to do with my professional life? Will I always feel helpless and bored?

How do I figure out what to do with my professional life? Will I always feel helpless and bored? | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Work isn’t designed to make you feel anything good. But that can be a freeing realisation, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith
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Is doing a PhD bad for your mental health?

Is doing a PhD bad for your mental health? | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Poor mental health amongst PhD researchers is increasingly being recognised as an issue within higher education institutions. However, there continues to be unanswered questions relating to the pro…
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I’ve Had Enough of My Parents’ ‘No Pain, No Gain’

I’ve Had Enough of My Parents’ ‘No Pain, No Gain’ | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Protests against China’s Covid restrictions were a rejection of a culture that idolizes pain and suffering.
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How esports can build academic skills and career readiness

How esports can build academic skills and career readiness | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
It may lack sweat equity, but esports, the competitive side of video gaming, is exploding in popularity in K-12 schools. The reason is that it’s not only fun, but a viable educational tool. A recent webinar hosted by edWeb.net affirms its highly positive impact on students’ academic achievements, soft skills and socio-emotional well-being.  Dennis Large, the director of educational technology for the Riverside County Office of Education, which is among the first county offices in California to facilitate an esports league, knows first-hand the power of gaming in schools. The county jumped on the esports train to heighten student engagement, and he said schools with gaming clubs boast substantial benefits, chief among them bringing disenfranchised students — who often do not participate in school athletics — into the community to be accepted and celebrated. “Those esports members and players carry just as much swagger, just as much social credibility as do […]
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Black students mourn three friends killed in U-Va. shooting.

Black students mourn three friends killed in U-Va. shooting. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The shooting of three students at U-Va., who were all Black, has hit hard a tight-knit community on campus.
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Thinking about a gap year? Here are some questions to ask yourself (and a note for anxious parents)

Thinking about a gap year? Here are some questions to ask yourself (and a note for anxious parents) | The Student Voice | Scoop.it

A gap year is dedicated time to explore who you are. It is not an indication you won’t return to further study.

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'They don’t expect a lot of me, they just want me to go to uni': first-in-family students show how we need a broader definition of 'success' in year 12

'They don’t expect a lot of me, they just want me to go to uni': first-in-family students show how we need a broader definition of 'success' in year 12 | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Each year, the same narrow narrative about ‘top students’ appears in the media after year 12 results. New research talks to students who are the first in their families to go to university
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Why RUSON makes great new graduates – a graduate perspective

Why RUSON makes great new graduates – a graduate perspective | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Rebecca Chau MACN shares her experience working as a Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing (RUSON) and how it helps her as a graduate.
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'I would like to go to university': flexi school students share their goals in Australia-first survey

'I would like to go to university': flexi school students share their goals in Australia-first survey | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
It is often assumed young people in flexi schools are not interested in doing intellectually challenging work. New research shows this is not the case.
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'Goblin mode' is Oxford University Press' 2022 word of the year

'Goblin mode' is Oxford University Press' 2022 word of the year | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
As you read this, look around. Are you still in bed? Are there piles of clothes and takeout food boxes strewn across the floor? Do you have chip crumbs on your sheets? Have you broken your self-care routine more times than you can count? Do you not even care? If so, you might already be in "goblin mode" -- chosen by the public as the 2022 Oxford word of the year.
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Higher education: Death of Deakin University medicine graduate Damion Drapac sees father establish a centre for advancing equity for aspiring medical students

Higher education: Death of Deakin University medicine graduate Damion Drapac sees father establish a centre for advancing equity for aspiring medical students | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The father of a Deakin medicine graduate killed while cycling has gifted the university $6.1m for a new centre for disadvantaged and rural medicine students.
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