3 mars 2019
3 mars 2019
How analyzing patterns helps students spot deceptive media
With the current pervasive use of online media for personal and academic reasons, it’s necessary for students to have skills to confidently filter and decipher what they’re reading. More...
3 mars 2019
Smartphones connect art students to sights and sounds of Montréal
Many teachers see smartphones as weapons of mass distraction in the classrooms and have become convinced smartphones and school are a bad mix. More...
3 mars 2019
ClassDojo raises concerns about children’s rights
Recently, the tech ethics writer at Forbes Magazine argued the popular classroom digital behaviour management and communication system, ClassDojo, is indoctrinating students into a culture of surveillance. More...
3 mars 2019
Spring breakers import Cuban rum, cigars and racist curios
This spring break, thousands of Canadian college and university students will head south to Cuba. They are among the more than one million Canadians who will flock to Cuba this winter to relax on the white sandy beaches of the affordable Caribbean island. More...
3 mars 2019
The Université de l’Ontario français: Here’s what it could become
In French-speaking media, journalists explored what it could mean for francophones to establish a hub in Toronto and historians were roused to comment about generations of dialogue and advocacy among Franco-Ontarians for French-language education. More...
3 mars 2019
No vacation? Find serenity with these five financial wellness tips
Between figuring out how to pay for bills that added up over December holidays, wishing for warmth or a vacation and looking at the beginning of tax season, this is a time of year when people are often prompted to take a closer look at their finances. More...
3 mars 2019
Collective of Black dancers created lasting impressions in Canada
Skin symbolizes identity — its colour, shade and texture influences cultural currency and, by extension, self-identity. When we know who we are, we can honour where we come from and we can dance in our own skins with pride and passion. More...
3 mars 2019
There’s little reason for optimism about Closing the Gap, despite changes to education targets
This week saw the release of the annual Closing the Gap report. Much like the previous decade of reports, we learned progress was lacking, failure was apparent and in 2018, only two of the seven targets were on track. More...
3 mars 2019
Pages and prejudice: how queer texts could fight homophobia in Australian schools
Recently, the Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE) — the peak professional body for Australian English teachers — published a special issue of the journal English in Australia entitled “Love in English.” It addressed the continued marginalisation of some genders and sexualities within the classroom. More...