Monthly Archives: July 2021

Childhood reading: endlessly growing up with Tomi Ungerer

Childhood reading: endlessly growing up with Tomi Ungerer

Tomi Ungerer’s Giant of Zéralda has become what we call a classic for young people. Criticized by adults, when it was published in 1971 in L’École des loisirs because it challenged the codes and laws of illustrated storytelling for children, this album was immediately adopted by young audiences whose pleasure can never be denied. since. Excellent sesame to enter the […] … learn more→

How to boost your team's productivity

How to boost your team’s productivity

At the end of a workday, it can be difficult to tell what everyone has been up to. Did employee X complete all their tasks? Did employee Y finish that project they were working on last week?  The problem is not just productivity — it’s also about who gets credit for their work. If you’re […] … learn more→

School posts on Facebook could threaten student privacy

School posts on Facebook could threaten student privacy

Like many of us, schools in the United States are active on social media. They use their accounts to share timely information, build community and highlight staff and students. However, our research has shown that schools’ social media activity may harm students’ privacy. As a researcher who specializes in data science in education, I and my colleagues came to […] … learn more→

Why we need engineers who study ethics as much as maths

Why we need engineers who study ethics as much as maths

The recent apartment building collapse in Miami, Florida, is a tragic reminder of the huge impacts engineering can have on our lives. Disasters such as this force engineers to reflect on their practice and perhaps fundamentally change their approach. Specifically, we should give much greater weight to ethics when training engineers. Engineers work in a vast range of […] … learn more→

How the creation of department stores helped empower women

How the creation of department stores helped empower women

La Samaritaine has just reopened its doors in Paris. Founded in 1860, it is one of the city’s historic brands, along with the Bon Marché (1838), the oldest department store in the capital. These commercial temples became, from the middle of the XIX th  century, the freedom oasis for women, who have found a place where they could finally […] … learn more→

What is child care insecurity? 2 social scientists explain

What is child care insecurity? 2 social scientists explain

Child care insecurity is a term we’ve come up with to describe limited or uncertain access to adequate child care. It factors into many Americans’ decisions whether to even have a child. Parents – mothers especially – often weigh the cost of child care in their decision to return to work. And when a kid has a disability, there […] … learn more→

The Top 5 website design online tools to help you design faster

The Top 5 website design online tools to help you design faster

Web designing tools help you with testing, mockup, frameworks, and various other things. But the web design online tools can boost creativity and streamline your workflow as well. There are so many different designing tools that are currently available these days. Most web design online tools are completely free, but some come with monthly, quarterly […] … learn more→

Digital learning is real-world learning. That’s why blended on-campus and online study is best

Digital learning is real-world learning. That’s why blended on-campus and online study is best

Social distancing and lockdowns have disrupted university study for the past 18 months. Students are understandably stressed as shown by a dramatic drop in student satisfaction across Australia reported in the annual Student Experience Survey. Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge has drawn attention to this in calling for a “return” to on-campus study. But the world is increasingly […] … learn more→

Bans on critical race theory could have a chilling effect on how educators teach about racism

Bans on critical race theory could have a chilling effect on how educators teach about racism

Perhaps no topic has dominated education news in 2021 like the debate over whether or not critical race theory should be taught – or whether it is even being taught – in America’s schools. Critical race theory is an academic framework that holds that racism is embedded in American society and its institutions. The debate about whether K-12 students […] … learn more→

Asking to share

Asking to share

We love sharing good stuff. It’s something we’ve tried to do consistently. Most often, we share and talk about topics relevant to researcher life, funding culture, and academic track-record building. We know how much work it is to create and provide a quality resource that’s supportive and generates a positive community dynamic. We know we […] … learn more→