Monthly Archives: January 2023

What are the best time management tips for nurses?

What are the best time management tips for nurses?

Nurses have to do and be a lot of things and have a lot of skills and knowledge. Although all added together, everything is just as important as everything else – all of it combined is what makes for a great nurse – we’re going to discuss how crucial time management is for nurses and […] … learn more→

What is Basic Vocational Training? The educational keys against school dropout

What is Basic Vocational Training? The educational keys against school dropout

At the beginning of the 20th century, basic education became a human right. This implied that anyone in the defined age groups had the right and obligation to attend school. This is what was called the principle of universalization. Finishing this basic stage of education was a guarantee of job placement by obtaining a job. Only 5% of the […] … learn more→

Unlike with academics and reporters, you can’t check when ChatGPT’s telling the truth

Unlike with academics and reporters, you can’t check when ChatGPT’s telling the truth

Of all the reactions elicited by ChatGPT, the chatbot from the American for-profit company OpenAI that produces grammatically correct responses to natural-language queries, few have matched those of educators and academics. Academic publishers have moved to ban ChatGPT from being listed as a co-author and issue strict guidelines outlining the conditions under which it may be […] … learn more→

A message to anxious parents as 320,000 Australian children start school

A message to anxious parents as 320,000 Australian children start school

Around Australia, about 320,000 children are starting school for the first time. As an early childhood researcher, former kindergarten teacher, and parent of a child beginning school on Monday, this transition fascinates me. Culturally we place so much importance on this time. Everyone from the lovely cashier at the supermarket, to family, friends and neighbours have been […] … learn more→

Why major schools take care of their alumni networks

Why major schools take care of their alumni networks

For nearly twenty years, alumni associations and networks have taken on strategic importance for the Grandes Ecoles. Although their activities have long been centered on the publication of a directory of graduates, the organization of a few events bringing together the most loyal alumni, and the sharing of career testimonials with new promotions, many human and financial resources […] … learn more→

What happens to our data when we no longer use a social media network or publishing platform?

What happens to our data when we no longer use a social media network or publishing platform?

The internet plays a central role in our lives. I — and many others my age — grew up alongside the development of social media and content platforms. My peers and I built personal websites on GeoCities, blogged on LiveJournal, made friends on MySpace and hung out on Nexopia. Many of these earlier platforms and social spaces occupy large parts […] … learn more→

Can new technologies improve our writing?

Can new technologies improve our writing?

Today new technologies flood our lives. If we look around us, it is very difficult to find someone who does not use a mobile phone to search for information, read the news or communicate with others through written messages in chats or applications. Although Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have meant a great advance in society, […] … learn more→

ChatGPT: our study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals – just as some ban it

ChatGPT: our study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals – just as some ban it

Some of the world’s biggest academic journal publishers have banned or curbed their authors from using the advanced chatbot, ChatGPT. Because the bot uses information from the internet to produce highly readable answers to questions, the publishers are worried that inaccurate or plagiarised work could enter the pages of academic literature. Several researchers have already listed the […] … learn more→

Will ChatGPT make us less gullible?

Will ChatGPT make us less gullible?

A few weeks ago, on November 30, 2022, the OpenAI company delivered a spectacular new artificial intelligence, ChatGPT , to the world . After DALL·E , which generates images from instructions written in plain language, ChatGPT is able to almost perfectly mimic entire discussions, or answer complex questions by producing texts that seem straight out of a human brain. This new advance […] … learn more→

What makes a good leader?

What makes a good leader?

The age-old question people have remains – are leaders made or are they born? From warlords like Attila the Hun or Alexander the Great to modern-day leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln, it is clear that some people are born with certain traits that make them great leaders. However, it is also true that even […] … learn more→