Why we Love Engineers (and you should too)
Dr Steve Mackay17 May, 2017
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The future of engineering training and design
Dr Steve Mackay8 May, 2017
Virtual labs Remote engineering, also referred to as online engineering, is a fairly recent development in engineering and science. Its aim is to facilitate the shared use of equipment, resources, and specialized software such as simulators. The expansion of the internet as a tool for training and actual...Read More
Is the university degree still an employment prerequisite?
Dr Steve Mackay8 May, 2017
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) state that 66% of Australians are university graduates or have completed an apprenticeship. In Australia, getting a job without a degree in certain industries was once commonplace, however, employers are now requiring that all important piece of paper; the degree. Joshua Krook, a...Read More
14 Myths About Online Education
Dr Steve Mackay28 April, 2017
14 Myths About Online Education with EIT The world has become inundated with various myths regarding online learning, mostly due to the infancy of the phenomenon. EIT has become a major proponent in rectifying the detrimental rumours that still plague many undecided prospective engineers. Below is a collated list of...Read More
Top Six Engineering Resources
Dr Steve Mackay28 April, 2017
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Mr Trash Wheel: The solar-powered, trash-eating wonder of the world
Dr Steve Mackay28 April, 2017
Proof that adding ‘googly eyes’ to your next engineering design will improve customer satisfaction is here. In Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States, engineers have added eyes to a solar powered, trash-eating water wheel. They have subsequently given it a name as well: Mr Trash Wheel. Image Credit: CBS...Read More
Engineering the high life: Casino engineering
Dr Steve Mackay13 April, 2017
“It’s a big problem this place. I’ve lost a lot of money. I lost about a million five years ago. So, I stopped for five years. I learned a lesson. Why did they build this place here? To give money away? They’re here to make money. It’s not to give...Read More
The ups and downs of blended learning
Dr Steve Mackay12 April, 2017
The world continues to deliver education and training via age old methods, despite innovation in almost every other sector. The tide is however turning, and it is gathering speed. Instead of being reinvented it is merely being reshaped by a number of resourceful technologies which allow education to reach...Read More
Higher education reaching far and wide
Dr Steve Mackay12 April, 2017
Tertiary education is under threat in a world where uncertain political climates threaten the graduation and employment prospects of students. However, there is a silver lining in the sector which could in fact lead to more students studying towards a prosperous future. The internet. The trigger that triggered...Read More
Refurbished, Reused, Recycled: The future of reusability in aerospace and automotive industries
Dr Steve Mackay10 April, 2017
Space travel is heating up again. The tongue-in-cheek way people are choosing to treat this new boom in space pioneering, is by calling it the second space race. Except this time it’s billionaire versus billionaire. Business giants like Virgin’s Richard Branson and Amazon and Blue Origin’s CEO, Jeff Bezos, are...Read More