tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post7615784467725580877..comments2024-03-27T13:28:18.163-04:00Comments on Balter's Blog: The truth at last, or at least some of it, about Peter Rathjen, the U of Adelaide, the U of Melbourne, the U of Tasmania, etc. [Updated Sept 3, 2020: University of Melbourne "leader" finally speaks]Michael Balterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08311614050647338141noreply@blogger.comBlogger791125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-22258819601286419232024-03-24T18:08:22.446-04:002024-03-24T18:08:22.446-04:00Well this is what happens when exams are banned an...Well this is what happens when exams are banned and it is all iPads, movies, wellness and other nonsense. Heres looking at your Arts and Education<br /><br />xclusive<br />Education<br />Grade inflation puts uni integrity at risk<br />An investigation by Sydney University found a 234 per cent increase in the number of high distinctions awarded over a decade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-31263820126288017532024-03-11T19:28:53.579-04:002024-03-11T19:28:53.579-04:00Shades of certain academics using other people&#...Shades of certain academics using other people's course materials and ending up the super celebrities and PhD students writing the journal articles for the all stars?<br /><br />I didn’t get the credit for my bestselling book: the secret life of the celebrity ghost writer<br />https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/12/liam-pieper-celebrity-ghost-writer-author-bestselling-book?CMP=share_btn_url Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-43466314288748797632024-02-29T19:04:20.276-05:002024-02-29T19:04:20.276-05:00Won’t see too much of this at AU. Too much ipadder...Won’t see too much of this at AU. Too much ipaddery, and blind reflection <br /><br />Exclusive<br />Education<br />The teaching style that puts students ‘months ahead’<br />Maria Luu, Andy Do, Thomas Nguyen and Angela Nguyen from Canley Vale High School, which uses explicit instruction to drive improved results, and has excellent.<br />High school students who receive explicit instruction are months ahead in learning compared with peers, a major analysis has found.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-57321848173160718832024-02-29T16:16:27.392-05:002024-02-29T16:16:27.392-05:00In view of the latest announcements on University ...In view of the latest announcements on University Teaching Awards anyone up for a large scale mixed method study on recipients of such awards and of course this to include Cole the Elder Awards as well as National Awards. A starting hypothesis could be : There is a negative correlation between recipients of such awards and how much actual teaching they actually do.<br /><br />And universities wonder why people are suspicious of what goes on in them or what does not go on in them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-29951814486786878682024-02-27T22:11:38.889-05:002024-02-27T22:11:38.889-05:00Was instructive to see 'Snowy" VC Scott f...Was instructive to see 'Snowy" VC Scott from Sydney uni overtaking the arrogancy stakes normally held by VCs from Melb Uni past and present in his moaning about the possibility of a wealth tax on cashed up unis. If ever there was a reason not to donate to Unis just look at the hiring practices here at Adelaide Uni where people are hired without advert and from the so called great and good schools. They then managed to quickly shoot up the promotion ladder on the basis of SFA and infect the curriculum with all sorts of nonsense. Yes don't encourage Unis. Just don't give to their appeals. <br /><br />One would hope that outside accreditation and licensing boards would look VERY VERY closely as the staffing of courses when the same are put up for approval.<br /><br />If they did they would see many many anomalies like the complete absence of any indigenous staff in some areas where up till a few years ago there were at least some.<br /><br />But better to hire from the so called great and good overseas establishments to HOS- were looking at you Psych and Ed and then make sure to restrict further hiring to a small group of ex private schools and for heaven's sake no persons of colour nor indigenous .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-82072474146852840382024-02-27T20:31:44.311-05:002024-02-27T20:31:44.311-05:00Dr Gue's problems with authorities are far fro...Dr Gue's problems with authorities are far from over .Further legal actions are coming to a head in the next 5 months.<br />I am amazed that events of his dismissal from Adelaide University, South Australian Dental Service and the Womens and Childrens Hospital are clearly more serious than the people were led to believe.<br />Why as a consequence of his actions in these institutions has he been allowed to continue in private practice without public censure from AHPRA. Why!<br />Surely the general public may have been put at risk .<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-91586731141342345562024-02-22T22:35:11.800-05:002024-02-22T22:35:11.800-05:00Anyone at Adelaide up for this?
More than 150,000...Anyone at Adelaide up for this?<br /><br />More than 150,000 students sue their universities over online teaching during the pandemic<br /><br />The students want partial refunds of around £5,000 - the typical pre-pandemic difference between the £9,250 in-person degree fee and an online one. It could cost the sector up to £765million.<br /><br />https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13115597/students-sue-universities-online-teaching-pandemic.html?ito=email_share_article-top<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-50581227466288965032024-02-21T16:29:30.416-05:002024-02-21T16:29:30.416-05:00In Daily has this feature on getting teachers into...In Daily has this feature on getting teachers into rural schools. What it does not say is that in the last 14 years Adelaide Uni used to have a compulsory rural placement. All students were sent to the country as part of their degree. And staff visited them.But lo and behold when new HOS were brought in who knew the cost of everything and the value of nothing this was abolished. And of course in latter years it has all been about Hackney High and Ipads. And the merger will solve this. Not on your nellie. Sorry won't even come Close. Sorry for the pun.<br /><br />Why SA teachers like Annie are going bush<br />The Post by The Post Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-34287925662037882722024-02-03T16:41:28.624-05:002024-02-03T16:41:28.624-05:00And what about the now seemingly accepted practice...And what about the now seemingly accepted practice of staff whacking their names on work done by their phd students- all to up the old global rankings. And the other side of this is staff whacking their names on courses entirely developed and written by others- and then getting promoted on the basis of it. The Integrity Committees could have a full time job- but will be all window dressing like most of the other useless committees.<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/03/the-situation-has-become-appalling-fake-scientific-papers-push-research-credibility-to-crisis-point?CMP=share_btn_linkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-36441990023284236952023-12-13T22:45:56.782-05:002023-12-13T22:45:56.782-05:00Is it true that the head honcho at SuperTafe Libra...Is it true that the head honcho at SuperTafe Library is tossing out all the books in preparation for the merger? Never let a good education get in the way of a degree it seems. Seem to recall that somewhere in history some group burnt all the books. Perhaps they could replicate that here. After all, if I am allowed to mangle Descarte, if it is not on an iPad it probably does not exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-55428924372311044392023-10-17T22:46:36.959-04:002023-10-17T22:46:36.959-04:00Great to see One Nation and SA Best agree to f ove...Great to see One Nation and SA Best agree to f over higher ed in SA for as far as one can see. One wonders whether the trauma that Connie suffered at the ill fated Xmas Party some years ago has affected her judgement. As for One Nation they have never had any judgment. But the other big story is that the ALP is just as hopeless as the Libs. All the sweet talking nothingness that comes out of the Premier and Deputy Premier's mouths is enough to make anyone give up voting. If you want to f over the state and its citizens you are spoilt for choice in SA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-34471628207401143892023-09-28T19:24:31.890-04:002023-09-28T19:24:31.890-04:00Seems ipaddery, seizing the day, being in the grip...Seems ipaddery, seizing the day, being in the grip of the Hackney High and private school lobby does not produce much. Well if you look at the latest world uni rankings and Adelaide having the biggest fall of any Australian G08. But some verities never change. Look at some of the latest hiring practices where new hires are good mates of those doing the hiring, their former phd students and co authors and and the same mates are on the panel that did the hiring. The ICAC Commissioner could have a field day if she had time and the remit with her latest investigation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-88665761088310125512023-09-23T00:10:35.363-04:002023-09-23T00:10:35.363-04:00Greens say criminalization and stiffer penalty are...Greens say criminalization and stiffer penalty are needed for wage theft. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-57875375282689654562023-09-23T00:08:40.857-04:002023-09-23T00:08:40.857-04:00Has there been any wage theft of casual staff?Has there been any wage theft of casual staff?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-75393737292745413782023-09-23T00:07:29.550-04:002023-09-23T00:07:29.550-04:00As a staff, I have thought of suicide for many yea...As a staff, I have thought of suicide for many years. Have not been brave enough o do it yet. The main factor is the Adelaide workplace. Yet, the senior managers could not care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-63952073438598790492023-09-23T00:04:05.695-04:002023-09-23T00:04:05.695-04:00Lot of people who work for some universities menti...Lot of people who work for some universities mentioned above have and will develop serious medical conditions. Don't be surprised. This is the norm and the management pretends everything is rosy. Believe what you want. An earlier post mentioned about suicide by a Waite staff. Anyone knows anything about this?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-72243690786332341882023-09-22T23:58:47.186-04:002023-09-22T23:58:47.186-04:00ICAC will be conducting a follow-up research short...ICAC will be conducting a follow-up research shortly. Staff will be receiving survey emails - the university administration says. What for? What has really changed since the last ICAC survey data were published? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-37421647432943468802023-09-16T02:38:30.237-04:002023-09-16T02:38:30.237-04:00That is just incredibly sad. How utterly tragic.That is just incredibly sad. How utterly tragic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-42017964118171340422023-09-13T09:09:19.109-04:002023-09-13T09:09:19.109-04:00A former colleague at Australian institute for ma...A former colleague at Australian institute for machine learning / centre for augmented reasoning recently committed suicide. It is very sad. The place is toxic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-5548945065441441312023-09-03T03:31:39.928-04:002023-09-03T03:31:39.928-04:00Given all the talk about how the merged uni will b...Given all the talk about how the merged uni will be a great step forward for equity and access rather interesting that the good old original University of Adelaide is one of the GO8s that has not signed up to support the Voice Referendum. But then not all that surprising . It along with the other G08s was always for the white Anglo Saxons. And as one post above notes look how few indigenous staff are now employed at Adelaide- especially compared to a few years back . In fact one School that features in the above posts made a point of replacing their indigenous staff with good old non indigenous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-15045709382091398002023-09-03T00:43:27.195-04:002023-09-03T00:43:27.195-04:00We will all be ruined said Hanrahan in the famous ...We will all be ruined said Hanrahan in the famous Australian literary piece.. After ipadising the curriculum, hiring the best and brightest from Hackney High , banning exams, having teaching only staff and Assoc Deans of T and L call the curriculum shots, endless Seize the Day seminars run by zealots in Engagement and Enhancement. with little bloody idea, staffing courses with a plethora of staff but especially sessionals with little experience and background what do we have in one School mentioned frequently in these posts. Well the worst enrolment and retention figures since 2009. Yes you read right. And this does not take into account the disparagement and vilification of long serving and dedicated staff. But of course be all blamed on anything except the above. Try Covid, the non alignment of the planets, the war in Ukraine, global warming . Take your pick. Up till 2009 at least staff would have to explain such enrolment and retention disasters to management. But I guess now those who are responsible will be promoted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-11009249554418369162023-08-16T04:09:43.719-04:002023-08-16T04:09:43.719-04:00Hoyt and Lloyd's arrogant boasts to the Parlia...Hoyt and Lloyd's arrogant boasts to the Parliamentary Inquiry on the proposed merger of the two universities and how great they are remind one of the tale told when a New York Matron organising a soiree phoned the president of NYU asking could he provide her with a wit and a scholar for her gathering. The President of NYU replied to the said lady saying 'madam I do not have such a person but I have two half wits and you are welcome to them both'.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-26304723244515280632023-07-19T19:09:06.746-04:002023-07-19T19:09:06.746-04:00So the latest report into Higher Education is out....So the latest report into Higher Education is out. One focus is on enrolling and graduating more students from working class and indigenous backgrounds. Where is the mention of universities actually employing more indigenous staff. Level 8, 10 Pulteney used to have at least 2 staffers from indigenous backgrounds and one African American. But with the large number of staff employed over the last 6 years the three persons of colour were replaced by recruits from non white upper middle class and private school especially Hackney High Backgrounds. Locally Close may spruik all she likes about the merger widening accessing but the actions of those along North Terrace give lie to the fact that the University is first and foremost for the Adelaide Establishment. FFS look were the new HOS Education hails from. Last time I looked Oxford was not the preserve of the downtrodden and unfortunate. But it does produce the likes of Blair, Ahern, Beasley, Abbott and Turnbull- well noted for being great motor mouths if nothing else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-5178416125753449652023-07-07T00:20:51.987-04:002023-07-07T00:20:51.987-04:00If you want to see the workings behind the merger ...If you want to see the workings behind the merger just go to InDaily of July 7. And if you thought the Liberals were bad you will be please do know that Labor under the smooth talking Premier and the Minister of Ed are equally and disastrously as bad. Perhaps they should call the new University- It does not come Close University. Or Close University. What an educational disaster it will turn out to be.<br /><br />And as InDaily notes they have carefully limited debated in all forums they control . In fact Chairman Hoyt has learnt much from his Chinese comrades by basically telling staff at a discussion session if they don't like it they can just leave. I guess in China or HK they could be charged and sent to the Gulag. Along with other dissidents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-92181881419218714122023-07-01T19:07:11.097-04:002023-07-01T19:07:11.097-04:00So the merger is on. Well done Branson. What did a...So the merger is on. Well done Branson. What did anyone really expect after the fiasco that council had with Rathjen. It is claimed no job losses till 2027. I hope those on that list are the ones from Hackney High on level 8 , 10 Pulteney who got their jobs under dubious circumstances and in one case without open advertisement. And the cull should include the do nothing Ed Specialists and other iPad devotees, enhancers and engagers. If the place is allegedly going to be up in the top 100 there is plenty of room for culling the scores of brown nosers. But what is the bet the list of redundant will not include any of those. I guess all senior managers are now polishing their CVs and making a case why they are indispensable . I would hate to be a non Anglo and non private school educated among staff. They will be the first on the list of those to be let go,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com