Formation Continue du Supérieur

29 août 2015

Weapons of maths destruction: are calculators killing our ability to work it out in our head?

By Jeanne Carroll. Since the 1980s we have had access to calculators of various types. Today, we can include computers and smartphones – which are attached to our hip 24/7. So does this ubiquitous access to calculators affect our ability to do maths in our heads like we used to. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:19 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

29 août 2015

Radical adjustments needed if universities are to make it easier for people to study while working

By Shirley Walters. South Africa’s government wants to make it easier for more people to enrol in higher education. Part of its mission is to improve access for adults who are already working but wish to qualify for either a first or further tertiary qualification. The reasons for this relate to issues of redress and provision of lifelong learning opportunities for economic, social and personal development. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:18 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

29 août 2015

Universities can’t, and shouldn’t, educate to suit employers

By Stefan Popenici. With graduate employment at its lowest since records began in the 1980s, universities are trying to come up with ways to make their graduates more attractive to employers. One common way is involving employers and business representatives in their teaching and learning solutions, but this has rarely worked. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:17 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

29 août 2015

Why British universities should rethink selecting students by academic ability

By Tim Blackman. Britain’s university entrance system, in which students are selected based on their academic grades, is the main reason why efforts to widen access to higher education beyond the country’s upper and middle classes have had only modest success. In England, 18-year-olds from the most advantaged areas are still three times more likely to enter higher education than those from the most disadvantaged areas. Unless the current selection process is abolished, universities will continue to create unequal opportunities and drive social inequality. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:16 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

29 août 2015

How fatherhood is changing for the better

By Peter West. Traditionally, fathers were breadwinners and disciplinarians. Fathers taught their sons how to play football and encouraged their children to “buy a block of land”. I’ve been researching fatherhood for 25 years and, in the past, the traditional role of the father was manifest. But this is changing substantially. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:15 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

29 août 2015

Intense after-school tutoring holds many lessons – for learners and teachers

By Rolene Liebenberg and Hanlie Dippenaar. Pre-service teachers must spend a few months working in schools to practice their craft and learn from qualified educators. This is an important part of their training, but it doesn’t allow pre-service teachers to work for an extended period with the same group of learners. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:14 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

29 août 2015

African libraries that adapt can take the continent’s knowledge to the world

By Lara Skelly. South African librarians were shocked in 2013 when one of the top researchers at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology claimed that he no longer needed the library to do his research. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:13 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

29 août 2015

Universities need to change so students learn to keep up with the world

By Rowan Brookes. A recent report from the Foundation of Young Australians said that between 60-70% of our students are being educated in jobs that won’t exist by the time they graduate. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:12 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

29 août 2015

Strong networks can dilute sexism in higher education

By Aliza le Roux. In academia, as in other professional spaces, women are fighting an uphill battle against sexism. Sometimes this manifests in subtle but insidious ways such as unequal pay and biased hiring practices. In other cases, women have to fight off blatant harassment and even assault. In many countries, there are also far more men in senior academic positions than women. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:10 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

29 août 2015

A unique approach is required when ranking Africa’s universities

By Tyrone Pretorius. There is a new player on the university ranking block – and it focuses exclusively on Africa. The first Times Higher Education African ranking system was unveiled in late July during a conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. In the days leading up to the conference, a snapshot was released that showed the continent’s top institutions based on a single metric. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:09 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

<< < 17600 17610 17620 17630 17640 17650 17660 17670 17680 17690 17691 17692 17693 17694 17695 17696 17697 17698 17699 17700 17800 17900 18000 18100 18200 18300 18400 18500 18600 18700 18800 18900 19000 19100 19200 19300 19400 19500 19600 19700 19800 19900 20000 20100 20200 20300 20400 20500 20600 20700 20800 20900 21000 21100 21200 21300 21400 21500 21600 21700 21800 21900 22000 22100 22200 22300 22400 22500 22600 22700 22800 22900 23000 23100 23200 23300 23400 23500 23600 23700 23800 23900 24000 > >>