Education Agents as Competitiveness Enhancers of Australian Universities by Internationalisation Facilitation

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen the rapid but sometimes controversial take-up of ‘online examination proctoring’ systems by universities keen to maintain their assessment schedules during times of campus closure. Following the theoretical tradition of media ‘domestication’, this article examines the mainstream adoption of different online proctoring systems in Australian higher education during the first year of the pandemic. Through analysis of interviews, documents, news, social media and marketing materials, the article examines the ‘appropriation’, ‘objectification’, incorporation’ and ‘conversion’ of proctoring technology from the perspective of commercial providers, university authorities, university staff and student groups. This raises a number of critical issues underpinning the adoption of this exam surveillance technology – not least the surrender of control to commercial providers, the hidden labour required to sustain ‘automated’ systems and the increased vulnerabilities of ‘remote’ studying.

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A Community of Inquiry Lens into Nursing Education: The Educators’ Experiences and Perspectives from Three Australian Universities

Nurse Education in Practice ◽

10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103114 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 103114

Author(s):

Omar Smadi ◽

Diane Chamberlain ◽

Fathimath Shifaza ◽

Mohammad Hamiduzzaman

Keyword(s):

Nursing Education ◽

Community Of Inquiry ◽

Australian Universities

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Course Information on the World Wide Web

Australian Journal of Career Development ◽

10.1177/103841629600500206 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 16-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alistair Inglis

Keyword(s):

World Wide Web ◽

Comparative Study ◽

World Wide ◽

Quality Of Information ◽

The World ◽

Further Development ◽

Australian Universities

A comparative study was made of the ways in which Australian universities are disseminating information about their courses over the World Wide Web. The study examined the quantity and quality of the information provided, the forms in which information is presented, and means of access to the information. The results of the survey indicated that while the majority of universities are now publishing at least some information over the World Wide Web, both the quantity and quality of information is variable. Implications for further development of institutional course information databases are discussed.

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