education
The promise of using WhatsApp for low-tech distance learning
Teaching community organizers via WhatsApp yields encouraging results in South Africa, according to MIT Governance Lab research.
Why school leadership and student critical thinking need a desperate do-over
Educators have proven that they can "turn the aircraft carrier" when they need to, but the system needs to match their efforts.
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How math predicts life on Earth and the universe beyond
Math doesn't suck. It is one of humanity's greatest and most mysterious journeys.
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Education: Why ‘energy vampires’ must be slain
What are schools for and who is leading the ship?
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Break down the secrets to a lucrative project management career
This course collection can get you trained and ready for a six-figure career in this field.
Can VR help us understand layers of oppression?
Researchers are using technology to make visual the complex concepts of racism, as well as its political and social consequences.
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Learn how to take control of your finances for under $40
Be your own accountant and handle your assets with this personal finance class bundle.
Take your career to the next level by raising your EQ
Emotional intelligence is a skill sought by many employers. Here's how to raise yours.
Rutgers University adjusts grammar rules in solidarity with Black Lives Matter
The English Department is instituting a series of reforms that cuts across the entire university.
The unexpected key to student engagement? Dignity.
What happens when someone you respect doesn't treat others with dignity?
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Why the most successful students have no passion for school
Passion makes challenges enjoyable, but it may have little use in schools.
How learning journals can help students grow
Even non-academic experiences can inspire meaningful moments of learning and self-reflection.
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Google to fund 100,000 online certificate scholarships
The Silicon Valley titan has promised scholarships for its tech-focused certificate courses alongside $10 million in job training grants.
Why schools should teach habits of mind, not “college readiness”
Helping students get better at learning prepares them for life, not just higher education.
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Remote learning vs. online instruction: How COVID-19 woke America up to the difference
Educators and administrators must build new supports for faculty and student success in a world where the classroom might become virtual in the blink of an eye.
The key to better quality education? Make students feel valued.
Building a personal connection with students can counteract some negative side effects of remote learning.
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Better reskilling can future-proof jobs in the age of automation. Enter SkillUp’s new coalition.
Coronavirus layoffs are a glimpse into our automated future. We need to build better education opportunities now so Americans can find work in the economy of tomorrow.
Education vs. learning: How semantics can trigger a mind shift
The word "learning" opens up space for more people, places, and ideas.
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Changing the way we grade students could trigger a wave of innovation
How students apply what they've learned is more important than a letter or number grade.
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The “new normal” paradox: What COVID-19 has revealed about higher education
Higher education faces challenges that are unlike any other industry. What path will ASU, and universities like ASU, take in a post-COVID world?
The student-teacher relationship is one of the big keys to education. Let’s innovate.
The COVID-19 disruption is a really an opportunity for collaborating and building stronger relationships.
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What if education were engaging for every student?
OpenStax reimagined textbooks and saved students $1 billion. Now is a moment to reimagine even more. How can education help students learn more, better, and faster?
This is how you overcome a language barrier
Don't worry about grammar rules at first. They'll only trip you up.
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Politics really do alter your perception of reality
According to Harvard economists, Democrats and Republicans both perceive reality very wrong.
How COVID-19 will destroy and rebirth education
The importance of finding and shaping learning communities.
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The school curriculum has stopped breathing. Let’s bring it back to life.
How can curriculum planners refresh learning in the wake of COVID-19?
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Living with ADHD: how I learned to make distraction work for me
Could better teaching practices make paying attention easier for everyone?
How our micro-internships can help fill the COVID employment gap
With 45% of recent college graduates under or unemployed, it's time to explore new solutions.
Here’s a new way to do study abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Would you study abroad online?
Why do you believe what you do? Run some diagnostics on it
Does what you believe in come from reason? Or just your community?