“In the end, with this bilingualism, children do not learn English or Spanish.” Who has not heard, on leaving school or at a bar counter, reasoning of this type? This concern goes beyond purely informal settings and is shared even by teachers. In 2009, a study revealed how some Spanish language and literature teachers were reluctant to coordinate their […] … learn more→
Author Archives: Kevin
Does bilingual education affect the development of the mother tongue?
Why freemium software has no place in our classrooms
Digital teaching and communication tools are increasingly present in kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms. By April 2020, not long after the onset of the pandemic, Google Classroom had doubled its users to more than 100 million. For educational technology companies, the pandemic accelerated opportunities to grow markets and profits. Whether for facilitating learning, assessing learning or communicating […] … learn more→
Alcohol is becoming more common in sexual assault among college students
One out of every three. That is the number of women in college who say they have been a victim of sexual assault either when they were in high school or college. That’s according to my new peer-reviewed research in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, which is based on survey data from 2015. That figure is significantly […] … learn more→
Should you highlight the paper you’re reading?
The short answer to the question is… maybe, it depends. Not a yes or a no. That’s because should you highlight is not a simple question. Unless you are a marker addict of course, in which case the answer is an unequivocal yes. Highlighting is a form of engaging with writing. It’s a particular kind of annotation. We […] … learn more→
Edtech is treating students like products. Here’s how we can protect children’s digital rights
Schools’ use of educational technologies (edtech) grew exponentially at the height of COVID lockdowns. A recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has exposed children’s rights violations by providers of edtech endorsed by governments in Australia and overseas. The lockdowns have ended but edtech remains embedded in education. Children will have to navigate issues of data privacy in […] … learn more→
Gender pay gap: It’s roughly half-a-million dollars for women professors across a lifetime
There are substantial, long-term impacts from the gender pay gap for faculty at Canadian universities. Recent research from our multidisciplinary team, which includes expertise in equity policy, political science and cognitive science with mathematical modelling, shows that over the course of a career and retirement, this pay gap leads to a difference of roughly half-a-million dollars. […] … learn more→
The dilemma of ‘sexting’ among adolescents: why do they send half-naked photos?
Sexting or sexting has become a popular phenomenon among boys and girls, as a consequence of the use of TRIC (Relationship, Information and Communication Technologies) in their daily lives. It is also a challenge due to the negative consequences it can have when privacy is not respected when sharing it. Traditionally, sexting has referred to the sending of sexually suggestive or explicit […] … learn more→
Employee education and development: Top reasons to introduce regular IT training in your company
As technology and the internet advance, business strategies and processes improve, causing businesses to look for the best ways to align their employees with these changes. Modern employees need new abilities, values, skills, and knowledge to cope with the latest shifts in their respective industries. Employee training has become paramount for developing a new range […] … learn more→
ADHD: Medication alone doesn’t improve classroom learning for children – new research
For decades, many physicians, parents and teachers have believed that stimulant medications help children with ADHD learn because they are able to focus and behave better when medicated. After all, an estimated 6.1 million children in the U.S. are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and more than 90% are prescribed stimulant medication as the main form of treatment in school settings. However, […] … learn more→
When will I be able to upload my brain to a computer?
READER QUESTION: I am 59 years old, and in reasonably good health. Is it possible that I will live long enough to put my brain into a computer? John Wilson We often imagine that human consciousness is as simple as input and output of electrical signals within a network of processing units – therefore comparable to […] … learn more→
