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Your partials, on site or to take away?

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→

A parable for online teaching

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→

What social science can offer us in a time of Covid-19

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

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→

So you’re going to school online – here are 6 ways to make the most of it

So you’re going to school online – here are 6 ways to make the most of it

Effective learning is a two-way process between the teacher and students, meaning both need to engage. If a student simply sits and listens to new information without engaging or applying it, it’s called passive learning. Active learning is where students engage with new learning making connections to concepts they have learned previously. According to one of the world’s leading university […] … learn more→

The coronavirus crisis affects 1,507 million students: How to face the tsunami?

The coronavirus crisis affects 1,507 million students: How to face the tsunami?

According to UNESCO data , as of April 14, 2020, the coronavirus crisis has affected 1,507 million students in 192 countries who are enrolled in preschool, primary, secondary, high school, undergraduate and postgraduate studies. This impact represents more than 91.4% of the world student population. Especially serious is the greatest impact on girls , due to the consequences they may suffer. Students […] … learn more→

Diversifying reading lists should not be skin deep

Diversifying reading lists should not be skin deep

It may have taken a while, but universities are finally coming around to the idea that their reading lists are too white and too male. In almost every campus in the UK and US, “decolonise the curricula” pushes are being taken seriously, and nowhere more so than in libraries. The subject is one many librarians […] … learn more→