AI to Z: all the terms you need to know to keep up in the AI hype age
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STEM Newsletter – Term 2 – 2023
This Term we have excellent contributions from leaders in the STEM Education community and an opportunity for you to contribute to the National Robotics...
National Robotics Strategy
Australia is set to get its first ever Robotics Strategy. The Department of Industry, Science and Resources has just released a Discussion paper. ...
eSTEAM – More than Engagement!
Achieving Purpose, Creativity and Impact through Load Reduction Instruction Sue Floro – Head of Knox Grammar Preparatory School Ian Fairhurst –...
Will AI ever reach human-level intelligence? We asked 5 experts
Shutterstock Noor Gillani, The Conversation Artificial intelligence has changed form in recent years. What started in the public eye as a burgeoning field...
A four-legged robotic system for playing soccer on various terrains
“DribbleBot” can maneuver a soccer ball on landscapes such as sand, gravel, mud, and snow, using reinforcement learning to adapt to varying ball dynamics. Rachel...
From a Small Farm to the Stars: Inspiring the Next Generation of Australian Space Pioneers
Growing up on a small farm in regional New South Wales and attending Dungog Primary and High Schools, I never could have imagined that my passion for...
Surprises: Exciting or Anxiety-Inducing?
When we think of surprises, it is natural for us gravitate towards envisioning happy and positive moments such as receiving an unexpected gift...
To Trust, or Not to Trust: Getting the balance right
Trust is an essential component of a child’s development. When children have trusting relationships with their parents, caregivers, and other adults...
How to Spark Joy
Joy is one of the most powerful and positive emotions we can experience. It is a feeling of great pleasure and happiness that can be triggered by a...
The Brainary Books & Games Catalogue 2023
We are excited to announce the 2023 Books and Games catalogue from The Brainary! We believe that learning should be fun, and that’s why we’ve...
HOW DOES MUSIC HELP DEMENTIA?
Did you know, music accesses different parts of the brain than language? And so music can be used to communicate or engage with someone who has been...
STEM Newsletter – Term 4 – 2022
I am excited to share with you our latest quarterly STEM newsletter. Over the last few months, we’ve been busier than ever as we take our robotics programs...
Video Games and Leveling Up Student Collaboration
The Brainary has its origins in producing educational games and books designed to support students in both their academic and social development, across...
Spotlight on: Robotics in regional Libraries- Cunnamulla Library
In each newsletter, The Brainary features stories of excellence in STEM across Australia and New Zealand. This term, we thought you’d like to hear...
Spotlight on: Robotics in regional schools – Ballarat
In each newsletter, The Brainary features stories of excellence in STEM across Australia and New Zealand. This term, we thought you’d like to hear how...
Interview with When I Stutter filmmaker John Gomez
John Gomez – M.A., CCC-SLP Director, WHEN I STUTTER Speech Language Pathologist How would you briefly describe your film? WHEN I STUTTER is a film...
STEM Newsletter – Term 3 – 2022
I am excited to share with you our latest quarterly STEM newsletter.
Adoption of Robotics in Schools
In the 1980s, robots appeared to be a great tool to teach robotics or other STEM subjects. Papert was then one of the leaders of this wave and he saw robotics as a perfect vehicle to propose concrete
Robotics in Space for Gippsland Tech School
The Gippsland Tech School is a high-tech learning environment, with innovative education programs linked with local industry delivering real-world learning to students.
Sorting Objects with the NED Robot and Conveyor
Robotics and automation education and research provide an opportunity to create change and develop solutions to problems faced in society. Some of the...
STEM Newsletter – Term 2 – 2022
I am excited to share with you a case study from one of our long-time partners, the Adelaide City Library. They’ve been leading the way with STEM Education...
A Whole-School Focus on STEAM
Brookman Primary School has become one of Western Australia’s most distinguished schools for STEM education over the past five years. An independent...
Case Study: Adelaide City Libraries
The Adelaide City Libraries began working with the Brainary in 2018. Adelaide City Libraries were looking to engage with and tap into their community’s...
iSTEM: Student Experiments in Space
The NSW Department of Education is currently overhauling the iSTEM elective for 2023. Many exciting new specialised topics are making their way into the...
Protected: Ned2
Meet Ned2, our new and improved 6-axis collaborative robot! Discover Ned2, our new and improved 6-axis collaborative robot based on open-source technologies...
TAPit Case Study: Adelaide West Special Education Centre
At the Brainary, we’re big proponents of accessibility and inclusion for all — and this is why we’re so excited to hear from Debbie Marshall...
Project-Based Learning Ideas for the Computer Science Classroom
Project-based learning (PBL) helps students acquire a deeper understanding of concepts by actively participating in real-world challenges. And as a bonus,...
Gender and Inclusion in Digital Technologies: DLTV
This edition marks an important moment to question and critically reflect upon our commitment towards equity and inclusion in our society, after two years...
School Anxiety in the Time of COVID: How Parents and Teachers Can Help Kids Cope
With COVID-related school closures and long periods of remote learning, many kids across Australia have not physically been at school for most of the...
STEM Newsletter – Term 1
This term I am excited to share with you three wonderful articles on robotics with an industry theme. Alexandra Sugurel discusses how robots are depicted...
Creating a Thriving Robotics Industry
There is a real skills shortage in robotics in Australia at the moment and it will only increase as the industry grows. In the last four years estimated...
Fact and Fiction: Bridging the Gap
Dear reader, please take a moment and picture in your mind the image of a robot. What does it look like? What does it do? I was curious what the word...
Stimulating Interest in Coding: How and Why
Sebastian Conran makes a convincing case for why Artificial Intelligence (AI) coding is the future and why STEM education needs to foster the next generation...
IoT and STEM Education
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been identified as one of the key disruptive technologies that will have a significant impact on industry, community and society.
Industry Partnerships and STEM Education
Within the context of STEM Education industry collaborations are an excellent way to drive higher student engagement, access specialised knowledge and provide career education.
How to nail cross-curricular projects with Maths and DigiTech
The use of digital technology has become ubiquitous in our daily lives and will continue to grow as our understanding of AI and its capabilities evolve almost exponentially.
We have a problem!
Teachers and parents are frequently reminded of the importance to the Australian economy of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education at all levels, beginning in early childhood.
Integration of Robotics Education in STEM
Over the past year, I have worked on integrating Robotics into areas of STEM such as Science and Mathematics. At present, I am teaching the subjects of Science, STEM and Robotics from Year 7 to 10.
Digital tech is the future, but a new report shows Australia risks being left in the past
Digital tech is the future, but a new report shows Australia risks being left in the past.
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