By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The student government at Williams College drew the ire of the college president and national organizations for rejecting official recognition of a student group supportive of Israel. More...
9 mai 2019
9 mai 2019
¿Hay mejor calidad educativa en la escuela rural que en la urbana?
La España vaciada gritaba hace unas semanas por la supervivencia en las calles de Madrid, pero desde la capital los problemas rurales quedan muy lejos y los educativos no son una excepción. More...9 mai 2019
Arab Muslim Canadian high school students call for globalized curriculum to change stereotypes
I decided to learn more by gauging Muslim Arab-Canadian high school students’ responses to literary texts relevant to their ethnic identity. I wanted to better understand their cross-cultural sense of identity to help educators envision a curriculum that addresses students’ lived experiences. More...9 mai 2019
Students are increasingly turning to religious leaders for mental health support
High rates of mental ill health among students, including some tragic cases of suicide, have highlighted the vulnerability of many young people facing the pressures of higher education while away from home for the first time. More...9 mai 2019
Can you learn a language playing video games? What the research says
Online gaming has become a concern for some parents in the past few years and there are worries children might become addicted, with negative effects on their socialisation. This has led some parents to think of creative ways to reduce gaming, including rationing the time children spend online. More...9 mai 2019
5 tips for college students to use final exam stress to their advantage
For the nearly 20 million college students in the U.S., one of the most stressful times of the year comes at the end of the semester, as they prepare for final exams, graduation and – for many seniors – yet another life transition. More...9 mai 2019
Let’s ban PowerPoint in lectures – it makes students more stupid and professors more boring
Any university teacher who does not harbour a painful recollection of a failed lecture is a liar. On one such occasion, I felt early on that I had lost the students entirely: those who hadn’t sunk into comatose oblivion were listless and anxious. Ungracefully, I threw myself even deeper into my PowerPoint presentation to save me from total ruin. More...9 mai 2019
Are international students passing university courses at the same rate as domestic students?
Monday night’s ABC Four Corners program alleged several universities were admitting international students without the English-language skills needed to successfully complete their courses, effectively setting them up to fail. More...9 mai 2019
How to prepare students for the rise of artificial intelligence in the workforce
The future impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on society and the labour force have been studied and reported extensively. In a recent book, AI Superpowers, Kai-Fu Lee, former president of Google China, wrote that 40 to 50 per cent of current jobs will be technically and economically viable with AI and automation over the next 15 years. More...9 mai 2019
Zombie Jesus and the Running Person
By Eboo Patel. Some thoughts on language, gender identity and religion.
It took me less than a nanosecond to get comfortable with gender fluid pronouns. Perhaps counterintuitively, there’s a religion story behind this. More...
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