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Art through a computer screen
Imagine an art classroom. You may have thought of a paint-splatted room filled with lively children, yet that is no longer the reality for many students across the world.
Even before COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, e-learning had started to transform education, asking teachers to reconsider how to best to teach lessons if not face-to-face.
This is a particular challenge for the creative arts – well-known for its hands-on and collaborative experiences in dance, drama, music, media art, and visual art.
University of Southern Queensland Senior Lecturer (Education) Dr Katie Burke said the answer was to stop trying to adapt, and instead focus on innovation.
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DESPITE its history as a child’s toy, Lego bricks now double as an educational tool, following the launch of a special new brick that incorporates braille into its design.
The Lego Braille Bricks will give children who are blind or have low vision the chance to develop tactile skills and learn the braille writing system.
Based in Springfield, Melissa Fanshawe is a senior University of Southern Queensland researcher who specialises in inclusive eduction.
Even before her son Oliver was born with a rare eye condition, Ms Fanshawe has been an passionate advocate for students having access to braille.
British writer Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990), 11th December 1971. (Photo by Ronald Dumont/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Described as the world’s greatest storyteller , Roald Dahl is frequently ranked as the best children’s author of all time by teachers, authors and librarians.
However, the new film adaptation of Dahl’s controversial book, The Witches, warrants a fresh look at a recurrent contrast in Dahl’s work: child protection and care on one hand and a preoccupation with child-hatred, including child neglect and abuse, abandonment, and torture on the other.
Dahl himself once admitted he simultaneously admired and envied children. While his stories spotlight children’s vulnerability to trauma, his child protagonists show how childhood can be an isolating but ultimately triumphant experience.
Feb 2, 2021
Volvo Trucks has announced the appointment of Tony O’Connell as the new Managing Director of Volvo Trucks Malaysia. Previously Vice President of Sales for Volvo Trucks in Australia, he officially joined the Malaysia team on 1 February, succeeding Mitch Peden.
Tony joined the Volvo Group in 2005 and has held several stints in project management and business development. He took on the role as VP Aftersales and Services for Volvo Trucks, Mack and UD in Australia from 2012-2018. Since 2018, Tony assumed the position of VP Sales for Volvo Trucks in Australia. Building on his competent and successful track record, having hands-on management of the commercial vehicle business from diverse perspectives, Tony will bring unprecedented value to the table and empower trusted leadership at Volvo Trucks Malaysia. He also holds an MBA from the University of Southern Queensland.