When you have just left college or university, it can be challenging to know what opportunities are out there for you and how you can get them. Although 2020 may seem like it has a drought of opportunity available to graduates, this is not the case, and there are still many steps that you can […] … learn more→

The road to being a successful nurse is extensive and long, but one with a high reward. Before you can become a successful nurse, you must first achieve your nursing certifications. If you are in nursing school or considering applying, then you must take care of yourself just as much as you plan on caring […] … learn more→

Many eight- to 12-year-olds are now heavy users of social media such as Instagram and Snapchat – even though most platforms require users to be 13 or over. However, concern over young people’s use of social media tends to focus on older teenagers or young adults – rather than this preteen or “tween” group – and concentrates on specific issues such […] … learn more→

The heads of English further and higher education institutions recently received one of the most extraordinary and disturbing letters ever written to them by a secretary of state for education. On 9 October, Gavin Williamson emailed all such institutions – both public and private – under the purview of the Department for Education to “ask” […] … learn more→

I’m here to share my top five tips for researchers who want to get confident with statistics. I know, I know – you’re really busy and statistics is one of those things that you’d love to get your head around at some point, but it’s just not your priority right now. Don’t worry. These are […] … learn more→

A decade ago, one of Apple’s many successful campaigns capitalized on the slogan, “There’s an app for that.” That saying is still as relevant as ever because there’s, in fact, an app for everything you need to do, right down to filing your taxes. Here are 6 apps of the best ones. 1. Expensify Expensify […] … learn more→

Academic writing is generally intended to be persuasive. The writer – let’s say that’s us – wants to put a proposition to the reader, and convince them that what we have presented is credible. Our writing is worth taking seriously because it has something serious, or interesting, or important to say. Most academic writers don’t […] … learn more→

The health risks posed by COVID-19 mean most Canadian university classes are online this year. As a result, some students will write exams online via remote proctoring platforms that surveil their activities. These tools go by names like ProctorU, Examity, Respondus and Proctorio, among others. Designed by for-profit tech startups, they monitor students’ laptops, tablets or phones during the course of an exam. […] … learn more→

The long movement of school massification under way in our country since the 1960s was supposed to increase attachment to democratic values. To the extent that school education is imbued with the values ​​of equality and tolerance, and conveys the belief in the virtues of science and reason, the fact that a majority of young […] … learn more→

The rapid shift to remote learning has demonstrated that it’s no longer enough for academics to prioritise research and scholarly publication above their teaching responsibilities. Today’s diverse students need much more interaction with their professors inside and outside class. They also need more extensive feedback on their academic performance. If our institutions of higher learning […] … learn more→