If your loved one is struggling with drug or alcohol addiction, you know just how difficult it can be to watch them suffer. It can also cause you confusion on how to help them. There are various ways you can help your loved one who is battling an addiction, so it doesn’t affect you or […] … learn more→
Helping someone with a drug or alcohol addiction
How unis can save millions by tackling the biggest causes of online students’ high dropout rates
The COVID-19 pandemic has simply added to the ever more rapid growth in online learning since 2005. Online education generates massive income, with the global e-learning market estimated at US$144 billion in 2019 and predicted to reach US$374 billion by 2026. However, universities have struggled to reduce high online student dropout rates – online students are 2.5 times more likely than […] … learn more→
Schools join the fight against human trafficking
Education leaders across the U.S. are trying to figure out how to effectively teach students about the risks and warning signs of human trafficking, which includes being forced into domestic servitude, commercial labor or sex work. According to 2019 data gathered by the Polaris Project – a nonprofit that fights human trafficking, including sex trafficking – 24% of […] … learn more→
How to encourage physical activity in children despite the pandemic
The containment measures taken during the pandemic aimed to limit the spread of Covid-19 and the deaths caused by the virus. However, they also had an impact on the level of physical activity of the population. Children, in particular, have become noticeably more sedentary. There is a risk that these changes in lifestyles will not stop with the pandemic . We know […] … learn more→
Should academics do unpaid work to share their research? if so, when and how?
My comments on Twitter seemed to resonate with a lot of people. Other tweeters revealed that the same had happened to them and shared their experiences of giving ‘free’ labour to non-academic organisations. Requests for expertise can take various forms, ranging from a chat on the phone, to giving presentations, to contributing to workshops to […] … learn more→
Top reasons to study aged care
Providing care to seniors is not new and will not change anytime soon. It is the best way to support older people and ensure they enjoy every moment in life. Aged care is the support provided to older people in nursing homes or their own homes. Working as an aged care professional is one of […] … learn more→
Circular economy in university education
The circular economy offers a new model of economic development, more sustainable for the planet, consisting of a production and consumption model that involves sharing, renting, reusing, repairing, renewing and recycling existing materials and products as many times as possible to create added value and lengthen its life cycle. To understand, accelerate and promote such […] … learn more→
What if we had constructive discussions?
The extraordinary synchronization of our experiences due to the pandemic promotes a global awareness of the urgency of reinventing ourselves and offers us the opportunity to transform our modes of organization. This presupposes, both upstream and downstream of political decisions, sharing and exchanging, and therefore offering the necessary conditions for constructive citizen conversations. “Authority is that which increases the […] … learn more→
Four important tips to help ensure your business is a success
All businesses begin with a simple idea. You pick a niche and work your way up from there. However, it’s not always as easy as that. In today’s digital landscape, opening a business isn’t as rare as it used to be. The real task is making sure the business is successful. Unfortunately, a lot of […] … learn more→
Teaching music online in the pandemic has yielded creative surprises, like mixing ‘Blob Opera’ and beatboxing
Learning to make music is a full mind-and-body activity. Whether teaching how to play a musical instrument, or how to sing, teachers rely on learners’ physical cues to help them progress — cues that are often obscured either by watching someone on a screen or listening through a microphone. As a music educator, I’d hazard that […] … learn more→