Monthly Archives: March 2020

The new coronavirus is hitting colleges and universities hard, but donors can help

The new coronavirus is hitting colleges and universities hard, but donors can help

Amid concerns about the deadly coronavirus pandemic, a rapidly growing number of colleges and universities are closing their classroom doors, forcing faculty to teach students online instead of in person. The risks posed by COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, are both dramatic and abstract. Without a vaccine, scientists can’t say how long it will last […] … learn more→

Critics who say online gaming is ‘just a game’ completely miss the point

Critics who say online gaming is ‘just a game’ completely miss the point

Now more than ever before, the stakes are getting higher in professional gaming. E-sports should be taken seriously as both an occupation and a form of leisure. Riot Games, the developers of desktop juggernaut League of Legends, is even taking the game into Monday Night Football territory with its own weekday broadcast of the game’s major tournament. Sixteen years […] … learn more→

8 tips on what to tell your kids about coronavirus

8 tips on what to tell your kids about coronavirus

As the number of new cases of coronavirus infection continue to rise the impact is now being felt in schools in Australia. At least four closed due to students and a staff member testing positive for the virus. Most international travel by Queensland students is also banned. It’s therefore important for parents to be there for their children […] … learn more→

Why do students lose the desire to learn as they grow

Why do students lose the desire to learn as they grow

Yes, it is a proven fact that students vary markedly in their academic performance and they do so over time. The reasons for these differences depend on several factors: The socio-cultural context of the students, highlighting the socioeconomic and cultural level of the family and the opportunities offered by the social context. The school factors, being the coexistence […] … learn more→

Who is blind to the horror of N-words?

Who is blind to the horror of N-words?

“The horror! The horror!” Rarely have so few words done so much for so many academics. Uttered by the dying ivory trader Kurtz in Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novella, Heart of Darkness, interpretations range from the political to the psychological, metaphysical and autobiographical. The hermeneutic jungle is as dense as the one the story’s narrator, Marlow, […] … learn more→

Mandatory e-learning is a problem in Ontario high schools

Mandatory e-learning is a problem in Ontario high schools

Mandatory high school e-learning has become a point of contention in Ontario. The provincial government currently says it will implement two mandatory high school e-learning courses — down from an initial proposal to make it compulsory that students take four out of 30 high school courses online. This change happened after the government faced strong resistance from teachers, and negative […] … learn more→

Coronavirus: universities are shifting classes online – but it’s not as easy as it sounds

Coronavirus: universities are shifting classes online – but it’s not as easy as it sounds

In response to the novel coronavirus, many South Korean universities have moved their teaching online. Students are still provided with the required number of class hours but without face-to-face contact with teachers. The ministry of education in the UAE has announced that university teaching will move online. In Italy, the government has ordered the closure of all universities until March […] … learn more→