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By Hannah Wootton UNSW’s recent announcement that it plans to shift over 600 courses to an online platform has, understandably, caused much furore. The potential benefits of online teaching are so immense though, that universities have much more to lose than gain by not risking trying such models. Firstly, the …

By Jordan Daly As a fifth-year student working full-time, I’m pretty excited for blended learning. I’ve engaged with it in the past for accounting classes and it’s been great (well, as great as accounting can be). You can engage with lectures and some course content in your own time – …

By Elle Bodeep Honi Soit wants to play dirty with their What’s On? We’re in. You’ll need stitches for this comedy stab Congrats on having 25 people attending your comedy night. But le joke in on le you because we’ve already had two sold out comedy gigs this semester with …

By Toby Walmsley UNSW has recently announced a $100 million makeover of its online content delivery system. This system appears to be designed to replace the current Moodle and Echo system, with a new, tested platform called OpenLearning, including improved technology and diverse features. This should be news to rejoice. …

By Stephen Brannon Students were shocked this morning to discover that finally, after years of blissfully occupying a law library desk, the doors had been barred shut by angry law students. Late last night, a band of furious law students chained all entrances to the multi-story library, before piling chairs …

By Yenee I laughed along with everyone else when Mr Li mispronounced a word in my Mandarin LOTE class, relieved that no one was making fun of me. I laughed nervously when my coworker turned a client’s name into the office swearword, secretly feeling sorry for the poor person whose …