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Australia Online Education Market: Digital Learning & the Future of EdTech Adoption. AI-Generated.
The Australia online education market has reached a significant inflection point: in 2024, the market size was estimated at USD 1.37 billion, and it is forecast to grow to USD 15.15 billion by 2033, at a compounded growth rate (CAGR) of 27.20% over 2025–2033. This rapid expansion reflects a growing shift in both individual learners and institutions toward digital, flexible, scalable learning solutions. As demand for upskilling, remote learning, and lifelong education rises — especially driven by changing work environments and evolving career demands — online education is transforming from a nice-to-have alternative to a core element of Australia’s educational and training ecosystem.
By Shrestha Roy2 months ago in Education
The Formation of Quasars: Understanding the Universe’s Brightest Giants
What Are Quasars? A quasar is an extremely bright, energetic region found at the center of some distant galaxies. Their extraordinary luminosity comes from a supermassive black hole feeding on surrounding gas, dust, and even entire stars. As this material spirals inward, it heats up and emits intense radiation—creating what we observe as a quasar.
By shahkar jalal2 months ago in Education
The Fight for Darfur: Gold, Oil, Water and the Geopolitics Shaping Sudan’s Future
Why are world powers interested in Sudan, the land of secrets, ‘Darfur’? Much has been written about the ongoing civil war in Sudan between the government army and the rebel militia RSF since April 2023, but the short story is that the center of all this fighting is Darfur province. Which is also the hometown of the Rapid Force, the rebel militia. The Darfur war is not new, but even in the nineties, the massacres played out in Darfur had disturbed the Islamic world. This time, the scope of the fighting has spread from the capital Khartoum to Darfur. Darfur means the land of the Fur tribe.
By Real content2 months ago in Education
Exploring the Multiverse: A Journey Beyond Our Universe
What Is the Multiverse? The multiverse refers to the possibility that multiple universes exist beyond our own. These universes—often called “parallel universes,” “alternate realities,” or “bubble universes”—may differ in:
By shahkar jalal2 months ago in Education
Exploring the Universe: A Complete Overview of Our Cosmic Home
What Is the Universe? The universe refers to all of space and time, including every form of matter, energy, and radiation. It contains everything we can observe with telescopes and instruments, as well as things that remain invisible, such as dark matter and dark energy.
By shahkar jalal2 months ago in Education
Jonathan Ullmer Hamburg: A Global Educator Whose Work Still Echoes in Students’ Lives
As conversations about education become more global, the name Jonathan Ullmer Hamburg is increasingly associated with courageous leadership and transformational practice.
By Jonathan Ullmer Hamburg2 months ago in Education
Top Exam Tips from AS/A-Level English Tutors to Secure an A*
Achieving an A* in AS/A Level English is challenging, as it requires significant effort due to the combination of multiple topics. Students often struggle with time management, essay structure, unseen texts, and detailed analysis. Online A-level English tutors use effective strategies that help students improve from a B to an A*. In today’s digital world, online tutoring is becoming more popular than traditional, onsite lessons. That’s where online tutoring platforms like Mixt Academy come in. They have experienced tutors who help you secure an A* through online one-on-one personalised sessions.
By Arshad Ali2 months ago in Education
Jamie Anderson: the saxophonist who built a new kind of classroom
Most saxophonists earn their reputation on stage. A few build it in the practice room. Jamie Anderson did both — and then created a digital classroom that reshaped how people learn the saxophone.
By Retired Teacher from Haydon Bridge School, Northumberland2 months ago in Education
THE PHIILOSOPHY OF MEDITATION - ALEXIS KARPOUZOS
The Paradox of Non-Striving in the Philosophy of Meditation: Agency, Awareness, and the Limits of Intentionality Meditation, a practice rooted in contemplative traditions, presents a paradoxical challenge for philosophical inquiry. In meditation, practitioners often aim for a state of effortless awareness—a state free from striving and intentional effort. Yet, meditation as a practice seems to require intentional effort to reach such a state. This paradox raises crucial philosophical questions about the nature of agency, intentionality, and selfhood. This paper explores the paradox of non-striving by examining the philosophical implications of meditation across different traditions, including Buddhist, Daoist, and phenomenological perspectives. The paper argues that the paradox invites a rethinking of agency as a dynamic, non-dualistic skill and suggests that non-striving is not the negation of effort but the cultivation of an effortless, fluid relationship to the present moment. The study of meditation, therefore, offers new insights into the nature of conscious experience, intentionality, and the self, challenging traditional distinctions between effort and non-effort. Meditation has become an object of both popular interest and philosophical inquiry, particularly in recent years. Beyond its applications in therapeutic and mindfulness practices, meditation has a long tradition as a path to self-awareness and liberation. A central theme across many contemplative traditions is the cultivation of effortless awareness, a state in which the practitioner is present in the moment without striving or attachment to goals. This ideal of non-striving is, however, paradoxical: in order to achieve such a state, one must often engage in deliberate effort. This tension forms the central paradox of meditation: how can one strive to reach a state of non-striving? This paradox is not just a theoretical curiosity; it points to fundamental questions about the nature of agency, intentionality, and the self. In particular, it challenges the dominant Western conception of agency as intentional, goal-directed, and willful. By examining the paradox from a variety of philosophical perspectives, this paper aims to illuminate the deeper philosophical issues at play and to reconsider how meditation might offer a new understanding of agency, intentionality, and the nature of consciousness itself.
By alexis karpouzos2 months ago in Education
