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Achieving Optimal Regional Productivity and Wellbeing
Eidos in partnership with James Cook University is hosting a serious of invitation only events with Professor Sir David Watson - one of the UK's most influential higher education policy leaders.
Posted: 15-08-2008
Happiness, Progress and Wellbeing: The View from Bhutan
Eidos Partner Griffith University and the Eidos Board invite you to join us at the next Eidos Breakfast with Karma Tshiteem, Secretary of the Gross National Happiness Commission of Bhutan. This talk will provide a unique opportunity to hear about Gross National Happiness and the Bhutanese approach to understanding, measuring and strengthening happiness, prosperity and wellbeing. Don't miss out on Karma's only speaking engagement in Brisbane.
Posted: 15-08-2008
Labour Fund Bahrain - Skills Gap Study- Website Launched
Eidos is working with the Allens Consulting Group to deliver specialist statistical analysis in a comprehensive study on behalf of Bahrain's Labour Fund. The study will analyse the current skills inventory in Bahrain's labour market, as well as future and emerging skills requirements. The Skills Gaps Research Study will provide a detailed analysis of existing and emerging skills gaps, shortages, requirements and trends to assist in re-aligning Bahrain's educational and training systems to more effectively respond to labour market needs and demands.
Posted: 11-07-2008
USQ and Toowoomba FlexiSchool sign MoU
The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) and the Toowoomba FlexiSchool will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise their collaboration and extend ties on Tuesday 15 July at 10:00 am.
Posted: 11-07-2008
Queenslands 2020 Forum
Premier Anna Bligh kept the momentum flowing from the Queensland 2020 forum by reconvening with attendees at the Queensland 2020: Ideas to Action Forum.
Posted: 11-07-2008
QUT Oodgeroo Unit - Seminar Series
Eidos partner QUT is hosting a seminar with Melissa Lucashenko on the topic Aboriginal Futures: Survivalism vs The Good Life- Colonial mentalities and Decolonising our Imaginations'.
Posted: 14-05-2008
Eidos partners with Allen Consulting Group to study skills gaps in Bahrain
Eidos Institute and The Allen Consulting Group has been entrusted with conducting the most in-depth and comprehensive study of skill-set occupations available in Bahrain and what the Kingdom's labour market really requires in terms of skills and occupations.
Posted: 28-04-2008
Eidos network ready to contribute at prime minister's 2020 Summit 19-20 May 2008
Eidos believes the 2020 Summit provides a symbolic, timely and practical opportunity to collectively participate in Australia creating a vision and energy for ideas and solution making. The Summit will bring together some 1000 thinkers from across the country to tackle the long term challenges confronting Australia's future - challenges which require long-term responses from the nation beyond the usual three year electoral cycle.
Posted: 18-04-2008
Eidos Welcomes new member of the Executive Advisory Council QUTs Professor David Gardiner
Professor Gardiner is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at Queensland University of Technology. Professor Gardiner acts for the Vice-Chancellor in his absence and oversees all the faculties at QUT in a fashion similar to a Provost, as well as the Universitys academic policy and programs, teaching and learning functions and Indigenous affairs, including QUTs Oodgeroo Unit.
Posted: 18-04-2008
Eidos Annual Report
2007 has been an exciting and challenging year at the Eidos Institute. It was our first year as independent company limited by guarantee. Thanks to our 2007 Participant Members including: Australian Catholic University, Central Queensland University, James Cook University, Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology, The University of Southern Queensland and The University of the Sunshine Coast
Posted: 21-02-2008
Australia 2020 Summit
The Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd will convene an Australia 2020 Summit at Parliament House on 19 and 20 April to help shape a long term strategy for the nations future. The Summit will bring together some of the best and brightest brains from across the country to tackle the long term challenges confronting Australias future challenges which require long-term responses from the nation beyond the usual three year electoral cycle.
Posted: 21-02-2008
Carr moves on research and innovation policy reform
Carr moves on research and innovation policy reform The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, has moved quickly to reform Australias research and innovation system, announcing several key initiatives over the past fortnight including the creation of an independent Advisory Council to the Australian Research Council, the development of new charters to protect the integrity and independence of public research institutions and individual researchers, and reviews of the innovation system and the Cooperative Research Centre program.
Posted: 23-01-2008
Technology, Law and Policy Roundtable
On 7th February, Eidos member QUT is hosting a high level roundtable to consider technology, law and policy in relation to data creation, access and reuse. The event is by invitation only to allow the participants to broadly think, debate and discuss these ideas.
Posted: 15-01-2008
Innovation in Government Summit
The Australian Institute for Commercialisation's (AICs) inaugural Innovation in Government Summit 2008 will provide a platform to facilitate the creation of collaboration and information sharing through innovation.
Posted: 21-12-2007
Meek To Head Landmark Institute
Professor Lynn Meek, author of Eidos Report ' In Search Of Evidence', has been appointed foundation director of the L H Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management
Posted: 12-12-2007
Lobbying for Tropical Health
A group of leading medical and health organisations is lobbying for the establishment of an Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) in northern Queensland, to be based at Eidos member James Cook University with major facilities in Cairns and Townsville.
Posted: 11-12-2007
New Federal Labor Governments policy commitments on children, youth, and families
The election of a new Australian Government will see a strong focus on the health, development and wellbeing of young Australians with the ALPs National Platform stating that all areas of government must reflect the intrinsic value of children and young people in their policies and programs.
Posted: 02-12-2007
Australia's Most Creative University Teachers
The National Creativity Showcase hosted by Eidos member QUT, identifies and promotes excellence in undergraduate teaching through the documentation and dissemination of the work and learning outcomes of Australias most creative university teachers.
Posted: 27-11-2007
Eidos member Griffith University will host National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
Griffith University will host the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) announced by the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull. The 200708 Budget provided $26 million for the establishment of the centre and $100 million in programme funding.
Posted: 23-11-2007
Creative Director - Web & Graphic Designer
Eidos is seeking a graphic designer to coordinate our creative efforts, including all the graphics for eidos.org.au, Australia's fledgling Institute for social change website. In its first two years, almost 1,000,000 people have visited the site and 5,000 Australians have signed up to receive email action updates from Eidos on important issues. Eidos's membership of seven universities and 5000 online members have worked together - building the capacity and influence of good research and good policy making. We've worked on building the capacity and influence of good researchers and policy-makers, raising money for policy and practice campaigns, and researching locally - to bring attention to issues such as improving our lifecourse, safety, community, sustainability and connectedness. We are looking for a long-term designer who is concerned to shape a progressive Australia.
Posted: 25-10-2007
Professor to lead Eidos Member, USC's Health and Sport Sciences school
Congratulations to Professor John Lowe recent position as the first head of University of the Sunshine Coast's School of Health and Sport Sciences. John Lowe says he feels like a kid in a candy store after becoming the University of the Sunshine Coasts first Head of School of Health and Sport Sciences.
Posted: 25-10-2007
Women Positive about IT Careers
Australian women working in IT &T-related careers have faced many instances of "subtle discrimination. Eidos member James Cook University explores the concept of women working in IT & T-related careers.
Posted: 27-08-2007
Synthesising indigenous aspects of education, training, health, community services, local government, statistics, and more - Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) Seminar
Imagine if, as a research centre, you were invited to develop and present a comprehensive synthesis of your research over the past ten or more years. The key messages. The key questions. The key proposals. The forum will be held between 9am 10:30am, and provide an overview of CAEPRs research findings in the domain areas of demography, culture, partnerships, early childhood, pathways, teaching and leadership. Strategic Policy and Performance Division of the Queensland Department of Education, Training and the Arts invites you to attend a Research Forum. Presentation by: Dr Jerry Schwab, Dr Boyd Hunter and Dr Inge Kral
Posted: 23-08-2007
Ready For A Change? Would You Like To Work In A Research Institute And Policy Think Tank? An Administration Role Is Immediately Available
We are looking for someone to join our fast growing team and network to help us assemble multi-disciplinary consulting teams for social research and policy projects. Youll be responsible for things like issuing contracts between Eidos and it's clients, and be responsible for ensuring proper business processes are followed in accordance with our Quality Assurance systems. Finally, youll manage the day-to-day administration of projects and events and liaise with consultants in relation to contract milestones, invoicing etc.
Posted: 16-08-2007
47 Eidos Members awarded for Outstanding National Contributions to Student Learning
The Carrick Citations are granted to people who have made a significant contribution to the quality of student learning in a specific area of responsibility over a sustained period, whether they are academic staff, general staff, sessional staff or institutional associates. 47 Eidos Members received almost 20% of National Funding to Reward Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.
Posted: 13-08-2007
Pedagogies and Learning: Meanings Emerging in Practice Conference
Tackling the transnational agenda, the global and the "glocal". The Third International Conference on Pedagogies and Learning: Meanings Emerging in Practice is a two day conference for educators presented by the University of Southern Queensland and the Asia-Pacific Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning.
Posted: 09-08-2007
'Starting strong in early learning and care how does Australia measure up?' and 'Knowledge politics: Militarising the school(ed) body through enterprise curricula'
Internationally renowned researchers at the Faculty of Education will be presenting on their ground-breaking and innovative research at the Executive Deans Seminar Series. A number of seminars will be offered throughout the year and colleagues, students, researchers, advocates of education and the community who have a passion for learning are welcome to attend. Upcoming includes Professor Collette Tayler and Associate Professor Cushla Kapitzke.
Posted: 28-07-2007
Education Reform in Developing Countries: Innovations and Challenges
Eidos Member, Professor Pillay, will share his experience in working in the two worlds the developed and the developing and the associated challenges and innovations. Reflecting on his current research projects and education reform work he will talk about the often overly simplified, substitutionist and reductionist education research that contribute to the challenges rather than help resolve them.
Posted: 28-07-2007
Congratulations Lynne Hinton, Education's 2007 Outstanding Alumnus
Congratulations to Lynne Hinton, the Faculty of Education 2007 Outstanding Alumni Award Winner and Special Excellence Award Winner for Excellence in Educational Innovation and Leadership.
Posted: 28-07-2007
QUT Education in Malaysia
Four of our Education Lecturers have just returned from teaching in Malaysia as part of the second Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOEM) project. The project offers the QUT Bachelor of Education Studies to a cohort of 180 students in Malaysia.
Posted: 28-07-2007
Young Diplomats Program
he Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences is delighted to be re-introducing the Young Diplomats Program (YDP) to schools in northern Queensland. First introduced in the 1990s through a partnership between the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA), Education Queensland and JCU, YDP is a showcase for young people who are keen students of world affairs through their studies in society and culture at school.
Posted: 28-07-2007
Providing the link between USQ and schools
Over 30 professional educators, ex-principals and classroom teachers have attended a training and information session to register as professional experience liaison officers for the Faculty of Education in 2007.
Posted: 28-07-2007
Students receive TESOL certificate
Seven students have been given a gateway to the world after they completed a Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) course through the Faculty of Education.
Posted: 28-07-2007
Excellence Awards for Faculty of Education Teachers
Some of Eidos Member, USQ's, finest teachers have been recognised for their innovation and dedication to their profession by winning USQ Awards for Teaching Excellence.
Posted: 28-07-2007
Faculty of Education Associate Professor wins International Education Award
Faculty of Education Associate Eidos Member, USQ's Professor Peter Albion, has been awarded a 2007 Outstanding Paper Award from the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)
Posted: 28-07-2007
Eidos Member, Griffith University, Chancellor appointed a Queensland Great
Griffith University Chancellor Leneen Forde has been named a Queensland Great at an official ceremony celebrating Queensland Week.
Posted: 28-07-2007
Turning creative ideas into reality
Technology Education students will be able to turn their ideas into reality with the opening of a new design centre at Griffith Universitys Mt Gravatt campus.
Posted: 28-07-2007
Eids Member, Griffith University, attracts new Commonwealth research dollars
Griffith University has attracted over a million dollars in new national research funding for projects covering a range of important social, educational and environmental issues.
Posted: 28-07-2007
e-Research International congress
e-Research is a powerful new paradigm for research endeavour and collaborative innovation that is opening up exciting opportunities while breaking down traditional barriers.
Posted: 15-06-2007
80 Days
The 80 Days report provides an overview of the activities of the Institute network over the past 80 working days. It represents a key communication strategy for governance, research and policy members linking to further information on the Institutes website.
Posted: 08-06-2007
www.humancapitalgateway.org Launched: Valuing and Investing in People
Measures of human capital can then be presented at key points across the life span. The measures can assist in our understanding of the contributions of policy and programs on the outcome of improved human capital at each link along the chain. We can also attach other data and research results that demonstrate causal relationships, proven predictors or strong associations. To that end, the project aims to build a results chain of the development of human capital, which supports the identification of appropriate measures in a lifespan approach. This framework will provide a hierarchy of indicators for human capital and help determine which investments best support future scenarios.
Posted: 08-06-2007
Building Research Capacity In The Current Funding Context And How EIDOS Evolved To Do That
New models of research and policy collaboration are constantly forming, evolving, collapsing, recreating. In Australia, a recent example of a forming collaboration is Eidos. Eidos CEO, Bruce Muirhead, has been invited to speak in Canberra on ideas and models, underpinned by cross-sectoral collaboration, to deliver greater research impact and capacity. His presentation argues that, in the current funding context, there may be opportunities for the education and sciences fields via the creation of, and participation in, facilitator, boundary spanner, and broker structures and arrangements.
Posted: 08-06-2007
Eidos Institute Lunch Series The Honourable Tim Fischer, 23 May 2007 (40 tickets available)
Eidos is hosting Tim Fischer, 11th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, for lunch on Wednesday 23 May. Sixty of our Institutes research and policy-leaders will be attending the lunch during our annual Research Congress. On behalf of the Board, the Institute is making available a further 40 tickets for purchase. Tim is a Former Deputy Prime Minister, Leader of the National Party and Minister for Trade. He has been the Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources, and Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs. Tim is Chairman of FAMU Holdings, Chair of the Crawford fund on International Agricultural Research and Chair of the Australian Winemakers Foundation. He is also Consultant Deloittes; Director of The AA Company, Ausmore and Asia Pacific; and Chairman Tourism Australia.
Posted: 18-05-2007
Social Innovation & Human Capital - Eidos Congress 07
Researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and politicians sharing knowledge, aspirations and concerns. Face-to-face meetings amongst researchers, parliamentarians, the educational media, international guests and senior departmental officers including Minister Rod Welford, Queensland Chief Scientist, Peter Andrews, Professor Glyn Davis, University of Melbourne, Tim Fisher, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Professor Janet Greeley, James Cook University, Mr Greg Withers, Executive Director, Policy Co-ordination, Department of the Premier and Cabinet. The Congress will be facilitated by Eidos CEO, Professor Bruce Muirhead.
Posted: 15-05-2007
Eidos Online Partner in The Bulletin's 'Smart 100'
Eidos Online partner, Infoxchange founder and Executive Director Andrew Mahar has been recognised as one of The Bulletin magazine's 'Smart 100'. The Smart 100 recognises Australia's smartest, most creative and most innovative people, and Andrew has been nominated in the Society category for helping increase access to information technology for the disadvantaged. The winners of each category will be announced on 20 June.
Posted: 09-05-2007
Professor Wendy Patton Leads QUT
Eidos is delighted to hear Professor Wendy Patton has been appointed Executive Dean, Faculty of Education, following an exhaustive process over the past several months and the QUT Vice-Chancellor's approval of the selection Panel's unanimous recommendation for a five year appointment. Wendy has been Head of School, Learning and Professional Studies at QUT since 2002 and Acting Executive Dean since last October. Wendy brings a wealth of successful management experience and an outstanding record of achievement in research and teaching to the role. She has made significant contributions to professional bodies and remains very active in all these fields. I am sure the Eidos community will join us in congratulating Wendy in her new role.
Posted: 30-04-2007
Eidos appoints Chief Statistician
Walter Robb has been appointed as the Eidos Chief Statistician. Walter holds degrees in mathematics and statistics, and is an accredited statistician. Walter has made a major contribution to the development of several national and State statistical collections and systems. He was executive Director responsible for IT Governance in Queensland Health from 2006-06. Prior to this he was the Deputy Queensland Government Statistician.
Posted: 30-04-2007
Premier Thanks Ross Rolfe For Significant Contribution To Qld
Premier Peter Beattie says the Queensland Government owes a debt of gratitude to Ross Rolfe, the Director-General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, who announced today he had accepted a position with global investment and advisory firm Babcock & Brown in Sydney.
Posted: 27-04-2007
EidosTV
Eidos has two key goals: capacity building and impact. High dissemination is more important than keeping information tightly held within an Institute. This month saw Eidos Creative launch EidosTV on You Tube. In total, 19 videos of national roundtables, congresses and presentations have been posted on the site with more to come. Eidos Creative might be able to help your organisation with cost effective video production, or graphic design.
Posted: 13-04-2007
Eidos CEO presents in the United States
Over the past seven years, a loose network of acadmeics, policy-makers and thinkers have had a significant impact on the social and economic engagement policies and practices of public and private research agencies. Recently Professor Bruce Muirhead was invited to speak at an International Conference hosted by the Council of Europe on Higher Education, Democracy & Civic Responsibility at the University of Pennsylvania, but was unable to attend in person. However, utilising Eidos Creative, Bruce was able to record an 8 minute video and send the event organisers a link to Eidos TV on Youtube, who were then able to integrate the video into the conference. So although Bruce couldn't attend the conference in person, Eidos still had a presence.
Posted: 13-04-2007
Eidos Welcomes New Team Members
Eidos welcomes new staff to the team. David Fanning joins Eidos from his position as Customer Operations Manager at the Australian Institute of Commercialisation. Sharon Parkes becomes Institute Manager, previously a Principal Policy Officer in Queensland Government and Executive Officer for various Ministerial Councils. Jackie Adair Jones, an author and researcher, joins Eidos to lead the establishment of Eidos Press. Ben McBurnie, filmaker and graphic designer, will lead Eidos Creative and our 2007 Eidos Intern will lead with responsibility for all open source products.
Posted: 02-03-2007
Strong Interest in Creating New Collaborations
The ARACY ARC/NHMRC Research Network Future Generation has received forty applications for a second round of seed funding aimed at supporting the establishment of new collaborations that can more effectively address complex child and youth issues. The proposed collaborations, some of which include up to 20 participants, are drawn from a broad mix of university-based researchers (from 18 different universities), service-providing organisations, and government agencies and departments.
Posted: 02-03-2007
Manager, Eidos Creative, Eidos Institute
Eidos is seeking a tertiary educated person who is interested in Australian public policy, research and practice. The job is a fantastic for a motivated, energetic person who is interested in leading a social enterprise and being involved in an emerging research institute and think-tank of importance to Queensland and Australia.
Posted: 08-01-2007
Seasons Greetings from Bruce Muirhead, CEO
2006 has been an exciting and challenging year at the Eidos Institute. Weve embarked on a vision working together to create, analyse and implement key ideas that will build a better future - locally, nationally and globally and introduced two strategic priorities to help us get there: Capacity-building and Positioning and influence. These changes and improvements are just the start of many more positive changes we have planned for the coming year. The commitment, engagement and enthusiasm of our network goes to the heart of our success. We thank you for your partnership and look forward to furthering our opportunities to develop a strong culture of strategic thinking and innovation in 2007.
Posted: 21-12-2006
Seed Funding for Innovative Collaborations
Applications are now open for a second round of seed funding to support the establishment of new multi-disciplinary, multi-sector collaborations that can more effectively address complex issues affecting the health, development and wellbeing of Australian children and youth.
Posted: 19-12-2006
Eidos Institute acknowledges Griffith University's Brian Smith appointment to Deputy Director, Office of Commercialisation
Griffith has appointed Brian Smith as Deputy Director of the Office of Commercialisation. Brian was instrumental in the establishment processes of the Eidos Institute. Brian is currently a senior business manager in the Office for Commercialisation and is no doubt well known to many of us. Brian will be responsible for the management of the Office while also continuing to be involved in commercialisation projects.
Posted: 19-12-2006
Eidos Members Recognised as the Nation's Most Outstanding University Teachers
Eidos members received approximately 30% of Australia's Carrick Awards for the nation's most outstanding university teachers. Eleven awards were presented to teams for outstanding programmes that enhance the learning of their students. Central Queensland University was awarded $25,000.
Posted: 29-11-2006
NEW POSITION: Director of Research and Development, Eidos Institute
Want to work side by side with leading national and international researchers and thinkers? Interested in applying your entrepreneurial, strategic and business experience? Eidos Institute needs an accomplished entrepreneur and strategist with experience in public and/or private sectors and a track record of performance in developing, securing and managing major collaborative research and development projects, teams and budgets in public and private settings. The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator who has a commitment to increasing the collaborative and creative capacity, impact and public benefit of applied research and development.
Posted: 14-11-2006
Grey Matters - Eidos Group Launch
Tim Fisher, the 11th Deputy Prime Minster of Australia will launch Eidos Group. Eidos Group is an independent group of 25 visionary twilight academics, researchers and policy makers who seem to be working harder in retirement.
Posted: 07-11-2006
Eidos Member, QUT's Professor Stuart Cunningham, New President for CHASS
Professor Stuart Cunningham was elected President of the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS), at the AGM in Sydney this week. Professor Cunningham is director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, based at Eidos Member, Queensland University of Technology.
Posted: 19-10-2006
New Director of the Griffith Institute for Higher Education
Dr Kerri-Lee Krause has accepted the position of Director of the Griffith Institute for Higher Education. Dr Krause is currently at the Centre for the Study of Higher Education in the University of Melbourne. She will start with Griffith University on 1 January 2006.
Posted: 17-10-2006
Eidos Members, QUT's Professor Allan Luke And Associate Professor Susan Danby, Win ARC Research Funding
Eidos Members, QUT's Professor Allan Luke and Associate Professor Susan Danby, win ARC research funding for research into family literacy practices, pedagogy and achievement in year one: A quantitative sociological study and the impact of technological modality on troubles telling and advice giving on a national children's helpline.
Posted: 11-10-2006
Eidos Member QUT Snares 2 of 3 Fellowships for Teaching & Learning
Eidos Member Queensland University of Technology snares 2 of 3 fellowships for teaching & learning. A pair of Queensland University of Technology academics has snared two of only three prestigious Carrick Fellowships available across Australia, in recognition of their excellence in university teaching and learning. Eidos Research Congress Member and Convenor of the 2006 Learning , Literacy, and Leadership Conference, Professor McWilliam will complete a major project in creative capacity building in undergraduate students.
Posted: 10-10-2006
Rachel Hunter new Director General for Education, Training and the Arts
Rachel Hunter, the current Director General of Justice and the Attorney-General, will become the new Director General for Education, Training and the Arts. "Rachel has an association of more than twenty years with the vocational, education and training sector including a period as the Director of Queensland's largest training provider - the Southbank Institute of TAFE".
Posted: 15-09-2006
Premier Announces Ken Smith as New Agent General In Europe
Premier Peter Beattie today announced that Mr Ken Smith had been appointed as Queensland's new Commissioner and Agent-General for Europe. Ken Smith is currently the Director General of the Queensland Department of Education and the Arts. "He is one of the most experienced public servants in Australia and will bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this position".
Posted: 15-09-2006
Professor Erica McWilliam and Dr Sandra Haukka awarded $28,827 QUTs Engagement Incentive Fund
In the latest round of QUTs Engagement Incentive Fund, Professor Erica McWilliam and Dr Sandra Haukka were awarded $28,827 to develop and test membership services for the Learning Lab Coalition. Membership of this national coalition (to be launched in 2007) will comprise of innovative schools which share a commitment to experimentation with digital tools to optimise the learning outcomes of their students. The coalition is an initiative of the Creative Workforce Program that is one of a several research programs within the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation.
Posted: 07-09-2006
Queensland University of Technology's Lynn Wilss nominated to attend AVCC Leadership Program
Many of us would benefit from an orientation to the higher education system in a changing political, economic and social context. Lynn Wilss, Research Project Officer in the Centre for Learning Innovation, will attend the five day AVCC Leadership Program at Deakin University from 9-13 October.
Posted: 07-09-2006
Building Intelligent Leaders for Tomorrows World
The modern world presents huge challenges to leaders at all levels. Indeed the very health of the planet, as well as valued processes of democracy and peace in our times are at issue. Colin Power, Eidos Emeritus Chair and President World Education Forum, Australia presents at the William Oats Memorial Lecture and Honora Deane Memorial Lecture at the University of Tasmania.
Posted: 29-08-2006
Immediate former Director of leading UK 'think tank' joins Eidos Board
For the past decade, Tom Bentley has led DEMOS - described by The Economist as Britains most influential think tank. In August Tom joins the Eidos board. Along with his committment to Eidos, Tom will also be working at the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet where he will be a key adviser to Premier Steve Bracks, and with Australia New Zealand School of Government as Director of Applied Learning.
Posted: 22-08-2006
The Big Issues and Opportunities of the Decade for Research Leaders and Managers
Managing complex partnerships (e.g. risk management, IP management, technology transfer, creative commons, managing cultural difference, and interdisciplinary projects); the responsible conduct of research across international boundaries; the evaluation process and the professional development of R&D managers and leaders. Eidos Board Member and Convenor of the International Network of Research Management Societies (INORMS), invites you to attend the inaugural INORMS Congress on the Internationalisation of Research: The Big Issues and Opportunities of the Decade for Research Leaders and Managers being held at the Sofitel Brisbane, Australia 22-25 August 2006.
Posted: 22-08-2006
Eidos collaborator wins business innovation award
The Department of Education and the Art's Sharon Parkes was awarded the PricewaterhouseCoopers Business Innovation Award at the 2006 Women in Technology Awards gala dinner. Sharon is also Business Manager for Real Time Markets, an innovative business with global potential.
Posted: 21-08-2006
AARE keynotes to be available on web
Eidos Conference Partner, AARE, will be making some of their 2006 keynote presentations available online through webex, an online conferencing website. The available keynotes will include Fazal Rizvi, Pat Thompson and Maggie MacLure.
Posted: 21-08-2006
New Approach to Indigenous Education in Cape York
Eidos Collaborator, the Queensland State Government, last week unveiled a new approach to Indigenous education in Cape York with the aim of lifting student attendance, achievement and completion rates.ducation Minister, Rod Welford, said the "Bound for Success: Education Strategy for Cape York" stepped up the Government's efforts to improve education outcomes for Cape York children.
Posted: 24-07-2006
East-West Partnerships: Lessons from UNESCO and Eidos
What is proving to be important in the region is need for intelligent professional leadership providing a clear vision and strategic direction for the education system, and the place that east-west partnerships and the international trade in educational goods and services have in realising that vision. To be effective educational leaders, we need to be capable of moving the institutions or systems for which we are responsible in intelligent directions. Eidos Chair Emeritus, Professor Colin Power, gave the keynote address at the 2nd Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education Conference held in Singapore.
Posted: 24-07-2006
Higher Education and Democratic Culture Website Launched
The Council of Europe Declaration on the Responsibility of Higher Education and Research for Democratic Culture affirms the need to increase the commitment of higher education institutions to a democratic culture and sustainable societies and calls for action to promote the principles of democratic citizenship, human rights and civic responsibility in higher education.
Posted: 24-07-2006
Eidos Partner puts the focus on Community Engagement
Leading opinion shapers and social justice advocates from across Australia gathered in Brisbane this month for Australian Catholic Universitys (ACU National) Community Engagement Forum.
Posted: 24-07-2006
USQ Academic Named Aboriginal of the Year
"Some say I am famous and some say I am infamous, but at the end of the day my long journey of fighting publicly, especially against racism, has culminated in this Award"
Posted: 24-07-2006
Eidos Members Awarded $435,000 in Australian Research Council Grants for Learning Research
Eidos Member researchers receive Australian Research Council grants for projects including i) Investigating standards driven reform in assessment in the middle years of schooling, ii) Re-engaging Disadvantaged Youth Through Science; iii) Developing a creative ecology as a community of practice, and, iv) Investigating Innovative Applications of Digital Media for Participatory Journalism and Citizen Engagement in Australian Public Communication
Posted: 11-07-2006
63 Eidos Members receive 17% of National Funding to Reward Oustanding Contributions to Student Learning
More than 63 academic and professional support staff in Eidos member universities have received $360,000 in awards and been recognised for their teaching excellence in higher education. The 'Carrick Citations' are granted to people who have made a significant contribution to the quality of student learning in a specific area of responsibility over a sustained period.
Posted: 11-07-2006
East-West Partnerships: Lessons from UNESCO and Eidos
As Asian universities rapidly internationalise their campuses, a new strand of professionalism is developing amongst their administrators and academics. New challenges have arisen in creating international exchange and study abroad programs. Eidos Chair, Professor Colin Power, will be giving a keynote address at the 2nd Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education Conference this week. The conference provides an exciting new forum for exchange of information, debate and professional networking.
Posted: 09-07-2006
Are you on the Eidos Research Seeker database?
Eidos, in partnership with James Cook University, has developed a Collaborative Research Team Generator - better known as Research Seeker. The database has been specifically designed to capture crucial details on academics/researchers from Eidos partner institutions. Over coming weeks, Eidos Research Fellows based at partner institutions will approach those who have not yet been entered into Research Seeker. More details within.
Posted: 09-07-2006
Eidos Extends Warm Welcome to New Griffith Professor
Eidos welcomes Dr Michael Balfour who has been appointed Professor of Applied Theatre in the School of Vocational, Technology and Arts Education at Eidos partner, Griffith University.
Posted: 09-07-2006
State Schools to Include Indigenous Perspectives
An understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) cultures and perspectives will be further integrated across Queensland state schools. Education Minister, Rod Welford, said the Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Schools initiative was an important step in supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Posted: 09-07-2006
Literacy and Numeracy Top Priority for Education Ministers
The nation's Education Ministers today (07/07/2006) agreed a stronger focus on literacy and numeracy skills was needed to improve outcomes for Australian students. Queensland Education Minister, Rod Welford, said the agreement was reached at the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA), meeting in Brisbane over the past two days.
Posted: 09-07-2006
Nominate Someone for the Smart Women - Smart State Awards
The Smart Women Smart State Awards shine the spotlight on women and girls who are leading the way. The awards recognise Queenslands brightest women and girls achieving in careers in science, engineering and information and communication technology (ICT).
Posted: 09-07-2006
DEST Endeavour Research Awards
The Endeavour Programme is the Department of Education, Science and Trainings (DEST) international scholarships programme. Endeavour is a prestigious scholarship programme showcasing the excellence of Australias education, science and training sectors. The programme forms a part of the Australian Governments's $1.4 billion Australian Scholarships initiative, announced in April 2006.
Posted: 09-07-2006
Australian Academy of the Humanities Grants
The Australian Academy of the Humanities is offering up to ten Fellowships to improve the capacity of Australian scholars to conduct research in all parts of the world.
Posted: 09-07-2006
Eidos Office Furniture For Sale
Office Furniture from the Mt Gravatt Eidos office is up for sale. If you would like to make an offer on the furniture please contact Jackie Dekker on 07 3009 7900 before Friday the 14th of July. A list of available furniture can be found within.
Posted: 09-07-2006
Eidos Director Invited to Council of Europe Higher Education Forum
Along with the global spread of democratic ideas and societies, a crisis of commitment to and practice of democracy persists. Education and schooling are decisive forces shaping the democratic development of societies; and universities, in turn, are strategic institutions for the democratic development of schooling and societies. Eidos Director Professor Bruce Muirhead was invited by the Council of Europe to participate in the development and adoption of a Declaration on Higher Education Advancing Sustainable Democratic Culture: Citizenship, Human Rights and Civic Responsibility in Strasbourg, France.
Posted: 28-06-2006
Eidos Research Leader to deliver a national workshop in North Korea:
A national workshop on early childhood care and education (ECCE) current international developments in early childhood pedagogy and on family involvement in ECCE. UNESCO has commissioned QUTs Professor Collette Tayler to deliver a national workshop on early childhood care and education (ECCE) in Pyongyang, the capital of Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Posted: 28-06-2006
Professor Larissa Berendt delivers annual Mabo lecture at JCU
On June 7, Professor Larissa Berendt delivered the annual Mabo Lecture at James Cook University in Townsville. Professor Berendt is a Professor of Law and Director of Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology, Sydney.
Posted: 28-06-2006
Eidos. On the Move
Eidos have moved to downtown brisbane. Our new address is Level 5 (Suite 6), 243 Edward Street, Brisbane. Our mailing address stays the same at: GPO Box 3277, Brisbane, Qld, 4000 To contact the Eidos office via phone please call (07) 3009 7900 or fax us on (07) 3229 6184
Posted: 28-06-2006
How can we help artists to build successful careers?
Creative and performing artists often experience high levels of unemployment and underemployment, low rates of pay, and extreme competition for work. The Australian Artists Survey Project is a QUT PhD research study investigating issues surrounding careers in the arts in Australia. The findings will provide insight about how to help build courses to assist artists-in-training to build successful and satisfying careers.
Posted: 28-06-2006
Podagoging
Are you a confident traveller in the virtual world of cyber space, or do the words Podcasting, Blogcasting and Autocasting leave you lost in a sea of technological terminology? Well this is your opportunity to jump into the information slipstream and learn about the latest methods in multimedia file sharing.
Posted: 28-06-2006
Eidos Founding Member Professor Frank Crowther Awarded Order of Australia
Professor Frank Crowther will be scribbling another two letters after his name in the future, following his announcement as a Member of the Order of Australia.
Posted: 28-06-2006
The most comprehensive and in-depth examination of collaboration in Australia to date
Funded by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), the project examines and tests information gathered through focus groups, interviews, a qualitative database and a review of the literature. If Eidos members have participated in collaborative research, education or other activities, CHASS need your views on collaboration, particularly within and between the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) sector and Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine (STEM) sector.
Posted: 28-06-2006
The Eidos Institute Board: Excellence in Governance, Strategy and Partnership
The new Eidos board and governance structure will lead to the next stage of growth for the Eidos network. Mark Nolan is the Chair for Eidos Institute Ltd. He brings demonstrated expertise and experience in governance, public private sector partnership and investment, risk management and commercial business enterprise experience. Individually, our independent Board has led the development and implementation of significant public-private partnership development; a globally recognised policy and practice think tank; an international non-government educational organisation; innovative national cooperative research models; high impact and research quality management systems. In total the Board has led and managed more than 2 billion dollars of research, policy and practice initiatives and partnerships.
Posted: 14-06-2006
Educational Forums at the University of the Sunshine Coast
A successful series of Educational Forums has just been completed at the University of the Sunshine Coast. The forums were presented to members of the public, as well as university students and staff. The forums were led by three very experienced educators and explored topics from Montessori education, decision-making in our childrens curriculum and boys education.
Posted: 13-06-2006
QUT Researcher invited to International Symposium in China
Professor Lyn English from QUTs School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education was the invited Australian participant at the Distributed Learning and Collaboration (DLAC) Symposium on Theory, Research & Practice held from 6 to 9 June 2006 in Shanghai and Hangzhou, China.
Posted: 13-06-2006
Enhancing University, Industry and Government Partnerships
Eidos Research Committee member, Associate Professor Neil Anderson, was invited to deliver the keynote address to the National Technology Ideas Exchange Conference (held in Utah) last week.
Posted: 13-06-2006
QUT Researchers Awarded Women in Research Grant
Two Faculty of Education Researchers, Dr Deborah Henderson and Dr Berly Exley both from the School of Cultural and Language Studies in Education, were each awarded a grant from the QUT Women in Research Grant Scheme.
Posted: 13-06-2006
Success for Education PHD student
Linda Graham, currently enrolled in a PhD at QUT's Faculty of Education, has recently been awarded one of the Philosophy in Education Society of Australasia PhD Scholarships for 2006. This award involves presentation of her doctoral work at the annual PESA conference in Sydney this November.
Posted: 13-06-2006
Responsibility Overload
Teachers' ability to do their job is being smothered by having to shoulder too much responsibility for children's eating habits, exercise, behaviour, and even for the type of citizens they ultimately become.
Posted: 13-06-2006
Explosive Excellence
Students in the JCU Mathematics and Science Excellence Program made science fun for State Education Minister Rod Welford when he visited JCU in Cairns last month.
Posted: 13-06-2006
CQU Among Winners of Queensland Multicultural Awards
Eidos partner, Central Queensland University, has been recognised in the Large Business category of the Queensland Multicultural Awards announced in conjunction with a festival in Brisbane last month.
Posted: 13-06-2006
CQU Gladstone hosts Winter Arts School
Students and teachers from around the Gladstone region participated in the start of Arts Festival Week, Monday June 5 Friday June 9. The week-long event was a celebration of the arts in education and was a combined effort between Education Queensland, local schools and Central Queensland University.
Posted: 13-06-2006
Science on the Oval
Science on the Oval is a partnership project between the School of Education, James Cook University, Cairns and six Education Queensland schools in far north Queensland.
Posted: 13-06-2006
Premier Sets Reading Challenge for Youngsters
The Premier's Reading Challenge is a statewide initiative for all Queensland school students from Prep/Preschool to Year 3. The Premier is challenging all students in Prep/Preschool to Year 2 to read or 'experience' 20 books, and students in Year 3 to read 10 books, during the challenge period.
Posted: 13-06-2006
The Effects of Television and Media
Is multimedia changing students learning styles? How well are students media literacy needs being addressed? The Minister for Education and Training (Victoria) has requested that the Education and Training Committee investigate and report on how the role of multimedia in student learning and achievement has changed since the Family and Community Development Committee presented its report, The effects of television and multimedia on children and families in Victoria, in October 2000.
Posted: 19-05-2006
Learning Prosperity
What are the most necessary and effective ways in which a good university can, and should, contribute to a stronger and healthier community and democracy? How a tragic murder in 1999 led to the emergence of a new community, government and university coalition delivering better partnerships and services on the ground, nationally awarded learning and research programs and in 2004 be one of ten national projects acknowledged by the Australian Government alongside the Sydney Olympics, the response to the Bali bombings and the National Illicit Drugs Strategy. Eidos Executive director, Professor Bruce Muirhead, spoke at the 12th Queensland Anglican Schools Conference Business Breakfast this morning.
Posted: 19-05-2006
Eidos releases 2006-2008 Corporate Plan for member feedback
As far as can be assessed Eidos is unique in the field of educational and social research. Nowhere else in the world have policy-makers, researchers and delivery agencies formed a collaboration to attract resources for large research initiatives that align with critical issues in policy and practice. Following the release of the Annual Competitive Grant Program Funding Guidelines for consultation by the Eidos members due by 10 May, and prior to public release, Eidos has disseminated the Corporate Plan 2006-2008 for internal feedback.
Posted: 05-05-2006
The Most Important idea that Education and Social Researchers will Engage With During the Next Decade?
"The next decade will see a watershed for linkages between these sciences, through cross-specialty researchers and by necessity as we fail to resolve issues from reductionist focus." Eidos is please to announce that the winner of the recently run iPod competition is Phillip Stacey from QUT. Entries to the competition, which asked entrants to nominate the most important idea that education and social researchers will engage with during the next decade, can be found here.
Posted: 05-05-2006
A New Era
Eidos is now moving to the next exciting and challenging phase of the networks growth, becoming an incorporated not-for-profit company on 1 July 2006. The process for finalising this structure has been completed six months earlier than anticipated similar network structures of this size have taken 18 months. In just under twelve months, and with significant collaborative effort, key major achievements have been made by the Eidos team. The team leverages significant government and industry support to Queensland and on top of delivering a carry-forward surplus of approximately $1 million for members including
Posted: 05-05-2006
Eidos Competitive Research Grants Consultation
University and Research Members join with Government and Industry members to provide annual funds for Eidos activities. These cash and in-kind funds are distributed to deliver the Collaborative Research Program and the Capacity and Governance Program. The end of year surplus is distributed to members via the Eidos Competitive Research Grants 2006 delivering policy-driven research results on issues endorsed by Funder Member Ministers.
Posted: 24-04-2006
Education Reform
A number of reforms to school education in Queensland are to be introduced through the Education (General Provisions) Bill 2006 currently before the State Parliament. One major change concerns religious education (RE). Currently state school students take part in RE classes unless they write to the school to opt out. Parents will now have to opt in to religious education classes. Groups with non-religious beliefs, such as humanists, will now be allowed to teach RE classes
Posted: 24-04-2006
Brain Drain - or Circulation
A new ARC funded research project explores the globalisation of ideas through the movement around the globe of academics in the social sciences and humanities. It will examine the movement of knowledge itself and its implications for academics ideas and identities, politics and ethics
Posted: 24-04-2006
World Leader in the Scientific Study of Human Problems
Associate Professor Bruce Knight has been made a Fellow of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities. The CQU Mackay-based academic is now recognised as a world leader in the scientific study of human problems related to learning disabilities.
Posted: 08-04-2006
Refreshing Emphases and New Elements: Queensland Skill Plan
The Queensland governments policy for vocational education and training (VET) Queensland Skill Plan - has been released after extensive consultations and deliberations. Eidos Cooperative Leader, Associate Professor Stephen Billett (Griffith University), believes it continues the work of earlier policies through further amalgamation of TAFE institutes, creation of specialist centres, reaffirming the importance of VET and a commitment to mechanisms such as competency-based training, recognition of prior learning and an increasingly market-based focus on the VET provision. However, there are potentially refreshing emphases and new elements to this policy.
Posted: 07-04-2006
Eidos Welcomes Australian Catholic University National as 2006's Second New Member
Following discussions with Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Sheehan and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Quality and Outreach), Professor John Gorman, Eidos welcomes ACU National to the network. ACU National has one of the highest graduate employment rates in the country. Eidos brings together a significant group of institutions and agencies in a structure that has the potential of doing considerably more than any of them could individually said Professor Peter Sheehan. ACU National has been an observer in the network since 2003, represented by Associate Professor Elizabeth Warren.
Posted: 27-03-2006
Billion Dollar Investment in Queensland VET
Eidos Member, The Department of Employment and Training, has announced a major reform of vocational education and training in Queensland. $801 million will be provided in recurrent funding over 4 years and an additional 17,000 trades training places will be provided each year by 2010. Prior to forthcoming Eidos Online Comment from Griffith University's Associate Professor Stephen Billett and Queensland University of Technology's Dr Sarojni Choy, Eidos provides background on the policy.
Posted: 27-03-2006
Australia's First Indigenous Education Leadership Institute Opened
Australia's first Indigenous leadership institute designed to improve school education and employment opportunities for Indigenous students has opened its doors in Cherbourg. Education Minister Rod Welford, who opened the centre on March 14 , said the Indigenous Education Leadership Institute would help principals and teachers develop their skills in leading and teaching Indigenous students.
Posted: 27-03-2006
Research and Policy Leadership
The 2006 Congress brought together 140 participants from our six partner universities, three government departments, and industry leaders. Priority research areas identified by MCEETYA were used to structure planning sessions which resulted in the creation of eight Research Project Teams comprised of experienced and early career researchers. The teams developed strategies for building research capacity and profile, and identified future opportunities for research and funding in these priority areas.
Posted: 24-02-2006
Eidos Congress Launches Funds, Researcher Database and National Datasharing Strategy
Eidos launches Annual Competitive Funding Round (upto $600,000 in 2006); the Collaborative Research Team Generator Database with 100+ top researchers in the network; and the National Datasharing Workshop.
Posted: 24-02-2006
Eidos Research Congress 2006 assembles at Parliament House
The Research Congress will be held in the cultural precinct encompassing Parliament House and the Gardens Theatre. The Honourable Tony McGrady MP has supported the Congress's use the Undumbi Room on the 13th and 15th February. Queensland and visiting parliamentarians have an open invitation to visit the congress during breaks of parliament.
Posted: 28-01-2006
Eidos Research Funding Launches
Eidos invests more than $600,000 for research projects aligned with current key national and international agendas and futures. In the context of promoting research-informed change, Eidos is keen to fund a variety of different kinds of projects, including broad exploratory analysis of emerging issues and monitoring and forecasting of relevant data.
Posted: 11-01-2006
Eidos Second Annual Research Congress to Bring Together, Researchers, Policy-makers and Politicians
Eidos + Congress is an annual two-day event bringing together researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and politicians to share knowledge, aspirations and concerns. The Congress also invites participation from internationally-recognised organisations. The event is modelled on the successful "Science Meets Parliament" project.
Posted: 12-11-2005