Academics who are parents and caregivers will likely be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly women. As so clearly articulated by Yolande Strengers and Alessandra Minello, the impact of extended working from home will impact women who work in a wide range of fields. During these difficult times, we are doing our best to support our students, […] … learn more→
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Working toward generous scholarship – during and after COVID-19
Your partials, on site or to take away?
Faced with the current confinement, there is uncertainty as to the future of the exams. Universities like the Sorbonne have been forced to postpone all their exams, while others, like Dauphine, are exploring online solutions. In this period of crisis, reinventing evaluation becomes a necessity, but institutions and teachers sometimes lack benchmarks. To see more clearly, here is a […] … learn more→
6 Easy tips to help you quit your JUUL habit
You probably didn’t need us to tell you this, but JUULing is a horrible habit to pick up in college. In terms of nicotine delivery, the JUUL is one of the world’s strongest and most addictive e-cigarettes. It’ll saddle you with an addiction that could remain with you for the rest of your life. Vaping […] … learn more→
A parable for online teaching
The early 1930s. Pre Nazi Germany. Walter Benjamin, philosopher and cultural critic, regularly presents a twenty minute “book lore”programme on German radio. In his story “On the minute” Benjamin tells us that when his programmes were first commissioned, the department manager told him that the most elementary mistake novice broadcasters made was to believe that they […] … learn more→
Children make connections to Aki (Earth) through Anishinaabe teachings
In the Anishinaabe teachings, Nibi (water) is the blood of Aki (Earth), the giver of life — a sacred energy that is part of us, flowing within and between us. Children want to be with water, learn from water and watery places and return to water. In mainstream early childhood programs, classrooms may have a water table […] … learn more→
Let’s rethink how we look at impact and research
Over the past year, the climate crisis has inspired considerable public protest including civil disruption by Extinction Rebellion and the rejection of university courses by some students in order to dedicate themselves to climate action. These students challenged the lack of urgency to address the climate crises in their courses and questioned universities’ ability to […] … learn more→
Student feedback should change forever after Covid-19
Providing swift and useful feedback to students was a major challenge for academics long before Covid-19 upended higher education across the world. But the pivot to online teaching and assessment in recent months has underlined just how difficult this vital, but time-consuming, task has become. So is it time to reconsider the paradigm of teacher-student […] … learn more→
What social science can offer us in a time of Covid-19
First, a confession. I am struggling to accept the magnitude of this crisis. I’m reading the news, registering the numbers, following the London lockdown rules to the letter, but there are obvious signs that I’m in denial about this continuing for more than a few weeks. I spend my days silently mouthing “It will all be […] … learn more→
Are you also planning to start an online web-based seminar
Great Initiative! You can easily conduct and execute a web-based seminar via the simplest webinar software. The webinar software is very helpful technology to make an interactive session with the audience, where speakers and audience can easily communicate via audio and communication. This webinar software offers an interactive feature where users can give, receive, and […] … learn more→
Try these 8 tips to reduce parenting stress during the coronavirus pandemic
Parenting can be tough at the best of times, but family life has changed dramatically during social isolation that’s been mandated by COVID-19. The good news is that children thrive in an incredible variety of settings. Emerging evidence suggests that a little stress, particular in the context of a supportive parent-child relationship, can actually be […] … learn more→
