Around the world, the rate of access to the university is progressing. From an average overall level of 36%, it rises to 76% in regions such as Europe and North America. A movement whose refugees stay away. Of the 65 million refugees registered worldwide in 2018, 61% are young. But only 1% of them are […] … learn more→
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Access to studies for refugees: a fundamental right too little respected
The evidence that active learning is more effective than lecturing is overwhelming
I was initially annoyed at Times Higher Education’s article on my talk at the THE Teaching Excellence Summit (“Don’t believe the anti-lecture myths, says Glasgow vice-principal”) but then I realised that the article was demonstrating just what I said. How could I complain? I said that most university administrators were unfamiliar with this research – a […] … learn more→
Sex education lessons from Mississippi and Nigeria
Nigeria and Mississippi are a world apart physically, but the rural American state and the African country have much in common when it comes to the obstacles they had to overcome to implement sex education in their schools. Three lessons about overcoming these obstacles come out of researchthat several colleagues and I conducted on how sex education came […] … learn more→
Pedagogy in the higher: must we really bet on the autonomy of students?
Etymologically, the word pedagogy means “the art of teaching children” – paidos, in ancient Greek, meaning “child”. But while higher education is growing and continuing education is developing, we can notice that no other term has emerged to designate the way to teach an adult audience, not even “andragogy” – of the Greek andros designating […] … learn more→
Professor investigated for saying the moon landing was fake
Higher ed really has a problem now. Across the country, our kids are being forced to learn there are 52 genders, that only white people kept slaves…all sorts of odd things. “When Alexander the Great captured Alexandria, it was called Memphis at the time, he found the Great Library there, and took the knowledge back […] … learn more→
I got a hoax academic paper about how UK politicians wipe their bums published
I had what seemed like rather a good idea a few weeks back. Building on some prominent findings in social psychology, I hypothesised that politicians on the right would wipe their bum with their left hand; and that politicians on the left would wipe with their right hand. Ludicrous? Yes – absolutely. But for once […] … learn more→
A new low: “Thinking differently” is RACIST
It seems like every week our “scholars” in higher ed make another startling discovery, that something innocuous is, in fact, RACIST. I’ve certainly covered many of these revelations, from milk, to fiscal responsibility, to showing up on time, but I’d like to put a capstone on the ultimate of this madness: Diversity of Thought Victor […] … learn more→
Types of financial requirement for your child’s education
Getting the education is very important these days if you want to achieve success in your life. Education is the lifetime learning that you get during your school days that can shape the future of your life as well as improve the quality of your Living. Most of the parents have some great future plans […] … learn more→
How the PROSPER Act could negatively impact LGBTQ students
The PROSPER Act, a bill to reauthorize and overhaul key elements of higher education law, could be brought for a vote in the House of Representatives any day now. Even so, the actual level of support for the PROSPER Act is still largely unknown. A number of groups, ranging from bipartisan officials, educational leaders, veterans groups, and even the Pentagon, already oppose […] … learn more→
Universities can help recruit more science and maths teachers, but they can’t do it alone
Calls for universities to recruit more science and maths students as a way of boosting numbers of specialist school teachers, or risk losing funding, fails to recognise the complexity of the task. While Education Minister Simon Birmingham’s recent announcement is well-intended, putting the responsibility on universities is unfair. It fails to consider that the way the teaching […] … learn more→
