Edition

Ian Morgan

9

Visiting Fellow, Research School of Biology and Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, CHina, Australian National University

Bright light outdoors stimulates the release of the retinal transmitter, dopamine, which has a protective effect. Kelly Piet/Flickr

July 21, 2015

We can prevent an epidemic of short‑sighted kids with more time outdoors

Ian Morgan, Australian National University and Kathryn Rose, University of Technology Sydney

Myopia, or short-sightedness, is a condition in which distant objects appear blurred, but closer objects can usually be seen in sharp focus.

East Asian academic success is based on culture rather than teaching methods. And Australia can’t, and shouldn’t, imitate that culture. Shutterstock

December 10, 2014

Claims of East Asia’s ‘chalk and talk’ teaching success are wrong, and short‑sighted too

Ian Morgan, Australian National University

Since Shanghai, China, emerged at the top of international league tables of educational performance such as the OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), there have been repeated calls…

Contact Ian for

General
Media request
Speaking request
Consulting / Advising
Research collaboration
Research supervision

Location: Canberra, Australia
Website
Article Feed
Joined December 12, 2013