By and . Universities have been under enormous pressure to increase access for black students, who were historically kept out of higher education or pushed into institutions reserved for “non-whites”. There’s a drive to promote equity and to become “internationalised”. More...26 mai 2016
Explainer: what is the Office for Learning and Teaching – and why does it matter?
By and . Universities have been under enormous pressure to increase access for black students, who were historically kept out of higher education or pushed into institutions reserved for “non-whites”. There’s a drive to promote equity and to become “internationalised”. More...Decolonising universities isn’t an easy process – but it has to happen
By and . Universities have been under enormous pressure to increase access for black students, who were historically kept out of higher education or pushed into institutions reserved for “non-whites”. There’s a drive to promote equity and to become “internationalised”. More...Cuban schools’ focus on ‘good values’ holds global lessons
By . Cuba’s education system is incredibly successful. But not much attention has been paid to the philosophical structure underpinning this system: the idea that education can be more effective, meaningful and successful if it’s informed, accompanied and guided by an appropriate values or belief system. More...Le smartphone et ses applications, outil digital à formater la pensée
Par . Désormais chaque individu, professionnel ou particulier est attaché à son organe de contrôle personnel : le smartphone. En effet, depuis bientôt dix ans, les smartphones nous pistent, renseignent, décident, et géolocalisent à chaque instant. « Je suis ici, que puis-je faire là, où encore, comment trouver un restaurant ou un magasin pourvoyeur de nouveautés ? ». Voir l'article...
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Par . Miser sur les mathématiques et la physique : c’est la recommandation de trois grands experts pour prendre le train en marche du big data. Une formation d’autant plus essentielle que les profils nécessaires en la matière continuent de faire cruellement défaut en France. Voir l'article...
Les 40 ans d’« Obélix et Compagnie » ou le triple A de l’enseignement du management par la BD
Par . Même s’il existe en France les Sciences de Gestion et que le CNRS lui co-consacre sa section 37, le management est un « art ».Qu’est ce que cela signifie ? Il existe peut-être des lois permettant de décrire ou d’anticiper le comportement d’un consommateur, d’un employé… mais point de recette. Voir l'article...
Chinese philosophy is missing from U.S. philosophy departments. Should we care?
By . Philosophy has been a favorite whipping boy in the culture wars since 399 B.C., when an Athenian jury sentenced Socrates to death. Nowadays, philosophers are no longer accused of “corrupting the youth.” Instead, a surprisingly wide range of pundits, from celebrity scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson to former GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio, assert that philosophy is pointless or impractical. More...What happens when middle schoolers take to Twitter? They become learners
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