The similarities, differences, challenges and opportunities for rural school education in Canada and Australia are the focus of a public lecture by a visiting Canadian rural teaching expert at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst on Wednesday 9 November.

Parents with infants in childcare often worry about the long-term impact of the seemingly endless sniffles, coughs and ear aches, but new research from CSU might bring some relief.

A CSU academic and a colleague from a major computer company have published a new book that provides a strategic blueprint for using commonly available technology to drive measurable and sustainable change in education.

The recently launched Early Childhood Education Workforce Capacity Project (ECEWC) kits have already made a valuable contribution to the education of new teachers with more than 140 kits being distributed across Australia so far.

Staff have begun unpacking at the recently completed Murray Children's Centre at Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Albury-Wodonga Campus.

With more than 25 years international experience, a lecturer and researcher who has been appointed as the new head of the CSU School of Human Movement Studies in Bathurst challenges the purpose of physical education in schools and society by asking, is it to promote physical fitness, or just a break from classroom routine?

In response to recent political discussions regarding the study of foreign languages in schools, Charles Sturt University's School of Teacher Education lecturer, Ms Maria Bennet says, "to remain competitive, Australian schools need to move beyond a monolingual base and engage with languages other than English in order to prepare Australians to live, work and compete in a global society".

A CSU teacher education student is the 2012 recipient of a prestigious internship from a leading professional organisation.

School students in Australia, Europe and North America will be able to view the transit of Venus across the face of the sun on Wednesday 6 June via the CSU Remote Telescope in Bathurst.