Children develop fine and gross motor skills throughout their growth cycle. These skills are essential for performing tasks in their daily lives, such as brushing teeth, eating, jumping, and coordinating movement of all types. If they can’t develop the motor skills they need to perform normal daily tasks, they may need additional therapeutic or educational […] … learn more→
Author Archives: Kevin
Understanding children’s behavior with the GOAL
5 things new graduates should do to plan their careers
Today’s graduates start their job search with a belief that they should enter their company or industry of choice immediately after graduation. At least that’s what we’ve observed in our experience advising thousands of college students over the years on how to launch their careers. Research has shown that younger millennials and older Gen Zers – that is, those born […] … learn more→
A sustainable response to the pandemic begins locally
The recent Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are a timely reminder of the importance of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a time of massive global upheaval and uncertainty. The Covid-19 pandemic has already brought about profound change on a global scale and is likely to result in further shifts in social structures […] … learn more→
Rethinking ‘excellence’ in post-pandemic university admissions
The education landscape has changed dramatically in the wake of Covid-19. Many traditional indicators of student success have been thwarted, and for high school seniors in particular, this has caused panic over how they will be evaluated in the college admissions process. School districts across the US are assigning students pass/fail grades (or in some […] … learn more→
Teachers, students and families talk about non-contact education
Faced with the pandemic in which we find ourselves on a global scale, from the sociology of education we have coordinated an exploratory study that has just been published and which pays special attention to the voice of educational and social agents. It is about knowing how they are perceiving and experiencing, mainly students and families, an […] … learn more→
The US hiring freeze is leaving contingent faculty out in the cold
The sudden, nationwide transition to remote learning that swept the US in mid-March quickly revealed the inequities among students, faculty and institutions. A month later, these inequities persist. Universities and colleges are tightening their belts as refunds flow to students sent home in the middle of the spring semester and institutions brace themselves for lower enrolments amid what is expected to […] … learn more→
Teaching with a masked face: a challenge?
The unprecedented health crisis we are facing will have a singular impact on the class, with the widespread introduction of masks. Hiding the face of teachers and their students is likely to be a major factor of instability in the didactic relationship. It is necessary to be aware of this to anticipate the difficulties that all will […] … learn more→
Virtual reality campus visits let students connect with colleges during COVID-19
When I first envisioned a phone app to replace the physical college campus tour, it was a way to enable rural students and those who aren’t wealthy to visit campuses without having to travel to get there. As state director of a federally funded initiative that helps young people prepare for college, I realized virtual reality was […] … learn more→
University partnerships could redress the international student decline
We in the education sector are, for once, in the same boat as everyone else during the coronavirus pandemic. We are trying to understand the immediate impacts of the virus on how we do business, while also trying to predict and pre-empt what universities will look when the lockdowns end. How will our campuses feel? […] … learn more→
Learn to write: can you replace paper and pencil with a tablet and stylus?
With the spread of digital technologies and the massive use of computers, there is a great temptation to abandon handwriting in favor of the keyboard. However, research conducted in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience shows that handwriting is a cognitive resource and tool , which facilitates learning, unlike the keyboard. Thus, in kindergarten students, the writing gesture (or graphomotor gesture) […] … learn more→
