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Narrative vs Persuasive Essays
How do you distinguish between narrative and persuasive essays? A simple search tells us that a narrative essay tells a story, while a persuasive essay makes an argument. However, English specialist, Jeanie Tseng, tells us why it's not as easy as that.
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University vs. TAFE: What’s the best option for employment?
Thanks to Ross Gittins (writing in the Sydney Morning Herald), we now know that the conventional wisdom about going to university turns out to be...
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Are our universities future proof?
Experts argue that contemporary issues are 'threatening' our current higher education model: Employer and student expectations, technological...
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Is there a future for the university campus?
According to new research conducted in 2018,* 1 in 5 Australian students believe physical campuses won’t exist in 20 years’ time. The response was...
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The student experience: How can universities meet student demands?
The student experience - it's a term that encompasses all aspects of student living, from academic studies to social interactions and campus life. How can universities meet expecta…
Essay writing: a more aPEELing approach
Writing essays is like paying bills – we all have to do it at certain points in our academic careers, and it's not always the most exciting experience. Sometimes it can be interest…
12 Tips For A Stress-Free Start To Year 7
Starting high school comes with a number of mixed feelings. It’s an exciting time. So much is changing and you’re about to start a whole new set of subjects, meet new people, creat…
How Studiosity keeps data safe
Spectre and Meltdown are currently worrying many IT departments. Find out how Studiosity keeps data safe for all our partners and their students.
Christmas holiday reading: Our recommendations
What better time than to lose yourself in a novel! Reading will not only keep your brain stimulated over the break, but it will help with creative thinking, improve your vocabulary…
Already a national hero, can Steve Smith help us with NAPLAN, too?
Here's what we can learn from cricket to improve kids' NAPLAN writing scores | Studiosity
Equal opportunity for regional, rural, and remote students
What's the solution to better support Australia's regional, rural, and remote students? Here's our submission to the national independent review | Studiosity
Everyone complains about the weather but no one does anything about it; the NAPLAN 'wake-up call'
The Government wants a wake-up call on falling NAPLAN literacy rates, but what does a real solution for lifting performance look like? | Studiosity
See you ATAR
What's the point of ATAR scores, and what would high school and university look like without them? Geoff Kinkade reveals. | Studiosity