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9 février 2018

Furore as government stops popular STEM programme

By Tonderayi Mukeredzi. Government has binned the science, technology, engineering and mathematics or STEM advanced-level scholarships geared towards final-year school pupils, saying the money will be channelled towards university students. In addition, it has done away with mathematics as a requirement for higher education students to enrol in study programmes that do not require mathematical calculations. More...

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27 janvier 2018

'Active Learning' Math Initiative Expands to 12 Universities

By Doug Lederman. The project, known as SEMINAL: Student Engagement in Mathematics through an Institutional Network for Active Learning, has been led by San Diego State University, the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, which have reworked their math curricula to improve student success in early courses, particularly students from underrepresented minority groups. More...

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26 janvier 2018

7 facts about the STEM workforce

Techno-News Blog. Employment in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) occupations has grown 79% since 1990, from 9.7 million to 17.3 million, outpacing overall U.S. job growth. A new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data takes a broad-based look at the STEM workforce from 1990 to 2016 based on an analysis of adults ages 25 and older working in any of 74 occupations. More...

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3 janvier 2018

Comment expliquer les maths plus simplement ? En faisant la cuisine !

Mathématicienne et professeure à l’université de Chicago, la britannique Eugenia Cheng a eu une idée originale : pour expliquer des concepts abstraits, pas du tout destinés à une application pratique (en l’occurence, les structures mathématiques), elle fait… la cuisine ! Mais l’idée va plus loin que simplement couper une tarte en plusieurs morceaux pour illustrer les fractions. Cette fois, il s’agit d’aborder des concepts véritablement complexes. Plus...

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3 janvier 2018

University ushers in new era of STEM curriculum

Organizations are demanding more of graduates including qualifications like hands-on experience and knowledge with industry-standard tools. In conjunction with industry’s demands, students are arriving at college campuses better versed in engineering principles and better skilled at using hardware and software tools in the lab. Consequently, academia is being pushed to change its traditional classroom setting to meet industry’s demands. Among those universities leading this transition is Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. More...

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2 janvier 2018

STEM must include focus on literacy, critical thinking as much as hard skills

Techno-News Blog. No matter how many extra letters get added to the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) acronym, the primary takeaway should be the need for equal consideration of all subjects and the importance of critical thinking and literacy across all areas, according to EdTech: Focus on K-12. More...

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25 décembre 2017

New postsecondary schools to provide cutting-edge STEM diplomas

String Theory schools to develop college/postsecondary STEM programs for students that focus on up-and-coming fields. More...

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24 décembre 2017

South Texas College Higher Education Center officially opens

New $2 million expansion includes welding labs as well as new additions for STEM education. More...

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23 décembre 2017

STEM academy to bring H.S. juniors to MATC campus full time

Next fall, about 25 East and LaFollette high school juniors won’t be spending much time walking the schools’ locker-lined halls. They will be attending Madison Area Technical College full time earning high school and college credit at no cost as part of a new early college STEM academy. More...

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21 décembre 2017

Want to solve our STEM skills problem? Bring in the professionals

Recent Australian studies show there’s a decline in student participation in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects in high school. OECD data also shows we’re lagging behind high-performing countries like Singapore and Taiwan in literacy and numeracy. More...

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