Monthly Archives: January 2022

Should university instructors disclose mental health conditions? It’s complicated

Should university instructors disclose mental health conditions? It’s complicated

The onset of what some psychologists suggest is a mental health “parallel pandemic” during COVID-19 has created new questions about how post-secondary instructors address mental health in their classrooms. The negative impact of the pandemic on mental health in Canada is clear: significant levels of self-reported anxiety have been found in 36 per cent of Canadians aged […] … learn more→

More than masks and critical race theory – 3 tasks you should be prepared to do before you run for school board

More than masks and critical race theory – 3 tasks you should be prepared to do before you run for school board

When people run for school board these days, they often are motivated to campaign on a controverisial topic. That’s according to Ballotpedia, a nonprofit that tracks political elections in the U.S. In an analysis of school board elections in 463 school districts in 2021, the organization found elections that were once uncontested had drawn candidates who were […] … learn more→

Artificial intelligence can discriminate on the basis of race and gender, and also age

Artificial intelligence can discriminate on the basis of race and gender, and also age

We have accepted the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in complex processes — from health care to our daily use of social media — often without critical investigation, until it is too late. The use of AI is inescapable in our modern society, and it may perpetuate discrimination without its users being aware of any prejudice. […] … learn more→

COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage

COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage

The Omicron wave is likely to exacerbate Australia’s existing teacher shortages and demanding workloads. As school starts at the end of January and beginning of February across the country, many teachers will be at risk of contracting COVID. They will need to stay away from work, while others may choose to leave the profession altogether. To address […] … learn more→

As international students return, let’s not return to the status quo of isolation and exploitation

As international students return, let’s not return to the status quo of isolation and exploitation

As Australia welcomes back international students, it’s a time for education providers to re-imagine how they cater to these students. Our research shows helping them to build strong connections with other students, as well as employers, makes them more likely to have a productive and fulfilling time in Australia and to find suitable work when they graduate. Australia […] … learn more→

Is the brain of boys and girls changing because of the pandemic?

Is the brain of boys and girls changing because of the pandemic?

From what we know so far, covid-19 has hardly any major neurological consequences when those infected are boys and girls. However, that doesn’t mean your brain will come out of the pandemic unscathed. Especially since the restrictions we impose on them could affect the development of their brain. And, with it, to his subsequent mental life, since it […] … learn more→

Refresh your writing ideas

Refresh your writing ideas

Reading is key to developing your understandings of what makes good academic writing. Anthropologist Ruth Behar (2020) suggests that academic writers shouldn’t stop at the classic texts in their discipline, but also read other genres. She says We need to read poetry to understand silences and pauses. To challenge the oppression of punctuation. To learn how to make […] … learn more→

Inequality in education: bilingualism is not to blame

Inequality in education: bilingualism is not to blame

Bilingual education is in decline, or so the numerous headlines that have bombarded the media since the beginning of the academic year seem to indicate, announcing that 90 centers in Castilla y León, Castilla–La Mancha and Navarra have abandoned the bilingual program (out of more than 3700 bilingual centers , everything is said). These news often echo […] … learn more→

Cultivating empathy: some keys to help children open up to otherness

Cultivating empathy: some keys to help children open up to otherness

Scientific publications, books, magazines, newspapers, radio, social networks… Impossible not to note the omnipresence of the word empathy. Not a day indeed, not a week without him appearing. Should we see in this the testimony of a questioning society at a time when the temptation to extremism and radicalization is growing? Should we see in this the […] … learn more→

The metaverse is money and crypto is king – why you’ll be on a blockchain when you’re virtual-world hopping

The metaverse is money and crypto is king – why you’ll be on a blockchain when you’re virtual-world hopping

You may think the metaverse will be a bunch of interconnected virtual spaces – the world wide web but accessed through virtual reality. This is largely correct, but there is also a fundamental but slightly more cryptic side to the metaverse that will set it apart from today’s internet: the blockchain. In the beginning, Web 1.0 was […] … learn more→