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Aboriginal-founded online edtech ClassHive ramps up national ambitions as it saves teachers admin time

Apurva Chaudhry - February 17, 2023 2 MIN READ

ClassHive, an edtech startup with Aboriginal founders, is helping transform teaching in primary schools across Australia after a successful beta phase. The startup provides digital education tools to simplify teaching and learning. Developed by Wingaru Education founders Lesley and Harvey Woodhouse, ClassHive offers a secure online learning environment for students and teachers, with a one-stop… Read more »

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Victorian Government launches $1.6 million STEM grants program to get robots in schools

Gina Baldassarre - June 30, 2017 2 MIN READ

The Victorian Government has announced a new $1.6 million Digi-Tech Start-Up Grants funding package for schools in an effort to get students engaged with science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM).

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Federal Government committee finds Australian STEM education is on a “decay curve”

Gina Baldassarre - June 20, 2017 3 MIN READ

A Federal Government committee has warned that there must be more investment in quality STEM education if Australia is to turn back the “decay curve” of STEM-capable students and grow its “nascent but promising” innovation ecosystem.

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Arludo is developing educational apps to better engage university students in their learning

James Ward - May 8, 2017 4 MIN READ

Arludo’s games are focused on teaching students using immersive modern game elements, such as augmented reality, focusing on subjects like biology.

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Connect Education is getting top-scoring high school graduates to tutor current students

James Ward - April 12, 2017 4 MIN READ

Connect Education is offering students an online platform that allows them to completing practice work developed and guided by graduate students.

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Adelaide startup Makers Empire is teaching kids STEM through an interactive 3D printing app

James Ward - March 2, 2017 4 MIN READ

Adelaide startup Makers Empire has developed an app and teaching kit that allows kids to create 3D designs which can later be printed.

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Canberra edutech startup Quizling to pitch at SxSWedu Launch competition in Austin

James Ward - January 16, 2017 2 MIN READ

Edutech startup Quizling has been selected to take part in the SxSWedu Launch competition, the only Australian startup set to pitch at this year’s event.

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Melbourne edutech startup Stile looks to change STEM learning in primary schools

Liz Leigh - October 5, 2016 3 MIN READ

Launched in 2014 by Australia’s now chief scientist Alan Finkel, Melbourne edutech startup Stile looks to replace textbooks with digital platforms for students to engage with content in a way that makes more sense to a tech-generation.

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