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21 avril 2019

It will take critical, thorough scrutiny to truly decolonise knowledge

It has become unfashionable to admit that one doesn’t really understand what phrases like “decolonising knowledge” or “a decolonised curriculum” mean. This is unfortunate. The process of coming to understand what decolonisation of knowledge might be is essential to achieving it – and that process is definitely not yet complete. More...

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21 avril 2019

How partnerships enriched the learning for Nairobi slum children

Eight years of research in low-income neighbourhoods of Nairobi have opened my eyes to the significant role of school, family and community partnerships. Not only are they crucial for student achievement, they can narrow the performance gap between children in high and low income settings. More...

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21 avril 2019

Kenya’s universities need deep reform – not just a hike in fees

Vice-chancellors of Kenya’s 33 public universities are demanding a three-fold tuition fee increase. They point out that the proposed fee increase will merely meet the actual cost of providing university education. More...

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21 avril 2019

A new language doesn’t hamper kids learning. Other things do

South Africa is a linguistically and culturally diverse country. There are 11 official languages and several other minority languages. But English continues to be preferred as the language of learning and teaching. More...

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21 avril 2019

Academics can change the world – if they stop talking only to their peers

Research and creative thinking can change the world. This means that academics have enormous power. But, as academics Asit Biswas and Julian Kirchherr have warned, the overwhelming majority are not shaping today’s public debates. More...

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21 avril 2019

Pagers, Smartphones, and the Cost of Progress

By Joshua Kim. What is the pager of higher ed. More...

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21 avril 2019

A Book Addict's Defense of the Smartphone

By Joshua Kim. A counterargument to the emerging conventional wisdom. More...

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21 avril 2019

Pictures of Academic Laptop Lids

By Joshua Kim. Tweeted pictures in response to my question about how academics decorate their laptops. More...

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21 avril 2019

Mobile Veterinarians and Online Learning

By Joshua Kim. My dog is old.
We are not sure precisely how old, as she came to us as a rescue dog. Millie has lived with us for about 12 years. We think she might have been two when she arrived. More...

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21 avril 2019

'Loonshots' and Our Imagined Higher Ed Futures

By Joshua Kim. We are in desperate need of an alternative to disruptive innovation theory. Nowhere is this need greater than in helping us think about the future of higher ed. More...

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