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Kevin is founder of the world.edu project. The past 28 years have been involved in publishing to the education sector in print and the internet. Kevin has a degree in Education and has a many years experience in developing companies and projects.
When is a paper published?

When is a paper published?

When a paper is published could seem obvious but this is not a trivial question. For some time now, a research article can display several different dates that can prove confusing when trying to work out when a scholarly publication is actually released. In the hardcopy print era, before the Web shook up the academic […] … learn more→

5 strategies employers can use to address workplace mental health issues

5 strategies employers can use to address workplace mental health issues

COVID-19 has inflicted a serious mental health toll on many U.S. workers. Like other Americans, workers have lost loved ones, connections to friends and family, and the comforts of their daily social rhythms. The pandemic has also imposed a unique set of stresses on workers, including the risks of losing their job, rapid adjustments to working from home and additional […] … learn more→

Dislodging stuck writing

Dislodging stuck writing

Do you have a bit of writing that is stuck? I don’t mean you can’t get any words down on the page. I mean you have some writing where you just can’t work out what to do next. You think. You put the writing away for a bit. You go for a walk. You do […] … learn more→

Teachers can’t keep pretending everything is OK – toxic positivity will only make them sick

Teachers can’t keep pretending everything is OK – toxic positivity will only make them sick

As children return to schools across the country, the outlook for teachers is bleak. The spread of Omicron will make chronic staff shortages worse and has added to teachers’ responsibilities. They must now be COVID wardens, while supporting the many students whose mental health has suffered during the pandemic – not to mention teachers’ concerns for their own health. […] … learn more→

When teachers in comic books get more than a thought bubble, watch out for an identity crisis

When teachers in comic books get more than a thought bubble, watch out for an identity crisis

Teacher characters in comics are almost as ubiquitous as flowing capes and tights — but they’re often relegated to the background of stories about the lives of students, like a piece of furniture or a potted plant. As a familiar example, the teachers in Peanuts never appear in the panels but are only implied as distant […] … learn more→

How to earn interest on Ethereum

How to earn interest on Ethereum

A lot of crypto enthusiasts have gained considerable profits holding Ethereum. But is holding enough to maximize huge profits on Ethereum? Well, the answer is No. There is a better approach to earning good interest on Ethereum than just holding. Depositing and saving your Ethereum token on an interest savings account can promptly grow your […] … learn more→

How does open assessment renew the scientific conversation?

How does open assessment renew the scientific conversation?

The polarization of the discussions but also the scale of the public health issues in the debate on the scientific reliability of preprints have not always allowed the general public to grasp the importance of the peer review process – also called “evaluation” – for the functioning of the scientific community. The publishing model in today’s academic […] … learn more→

How young people perceive dating violence on the internet

How young people perceive dating violence on the internet

Mobile phones and social networks are part of everyday life for boys and girls. Recent data from the National Institute of Statistics indicate this: almost 100% of those under 16 years of age use the Internet on a daily basis and more than 95% have a mobile phone. The digital context has become a key scenario in which […] … learn more→