We have been a time of trending topics , of hot topics. First it was (and still is) COVID-19, recently the return to school has begun to be on everyone’s lips and, in pure order of concern, once they begin to return to school and resume activity, in The mouth of teachers and families begins to appear the […] … learn more→

Imagine that in recent months, with the pandemic in full swing, we would have been in a world without computing. A world without the possibility of teleworking , without online schools or apps to follow the evolution of the pandemic . A disturbing idea, right? Without reaching an emergency situation, remember the normality of before the pandemic (or that normality to which we […] … learn more→

Experience is what transforms me as I transform the world. It is an experience , which translates into activities, but also in communication: my transformation is only complete if I can express it to others, by finding the right words. Thus the valuation of acquired experience, or VAE – which allows employees to have their progress in the field […] … learn more→

There are a total of 8 categories in which differently-abled students are classified, based on their disabilities – mental illnesses, medical impairments, hearing impairments, mobility impairments, vision impairments, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and acquired brain impairment. However, being differently-abled does not translate to the fact that an individual cannot perform well in their professional life […] … learn more→

The new learning economy is creating opportunities for universities to move on from the current focus on cutting costs, downsizing and job losses. Many universities appear stuck in a downward spiral, but now may be the time to offset this with new initiatives. Growth in the need for ongoing learning creates these opportunities. Current education […] … learn more→

In South Africa, university students who come from low-income households in rural areas are at a disadvantage. Having generally attended poorly resourced schools, they’re not well resourced or prepared to participate in the processes of making and sharing knowledge at tertiary education level. When they enter universities, they tend to have lower English language proficiency than […] … learn more→

As we all head back to school during a global pandemic, it’s a good time to ask whether students are learning the skills they need to keep themselves and their communities safe. Over the last decade, scholars, policy makers and citizens have been concerned about whether young people had the key skills they needed to […] … learn more→

Are the young classes of our “learning nation” condemned to come and bang their heads on the “chestnut tree” of evaluation? As for the Covid-19, it may seem essential to “test”. But as with Covid-19, the cardinal question is who to test, and when. What is at stake is the benefit expected from the test. Between September 14 […] … learn more→

With in-person instruction becoming the exception rather than the norm, 54% of parents with school-age children expressed concern that their children could fall behind academically, according to a poll conducted over the summer of 2020. Initial projections from the Northwest Evaluation Association, which conducts research and creates commonly used standardized tests, suggest that these fears are well-grounded, especially […] … learn more→

With schools reopening after COVID-19 closures, concerns about the safety and certainty of public schooling have driven some parents to consider alternatives to sending kids back to brick-and-mortar classrooms. One option making headlines is the formation of “learning pods” also known as “pandemic pods.” Pandemic pods are small groups of children from different families who learn together outside of […] … learn more→