Back-to-school is here again. While we might hope that beginning the academic year with schools open for in-person learning would set the trend for the rest of the year, the presence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, makes everything less certain. Some parents have already made decisions to keep their children home for […] … learn more→
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COVID-19 back to school Q&A: Is it safe for unvaccinated children to go to school in person? Is the harm of school closures greater than the risk of the virus?
Perks of studying at a global international school
Going to an international school is an enriching experience for most of the students. It may vary but is especially important for those in secondary school who are figuring out who they need to be as they enter adulthood, the kind of vocation they’d prefer to seek after, and where they wish to see themselves […] … learn more→
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines on university campuses: An obvious solution or a problem?
In the United States, more than 600 institutions of higher education are requiring students to be vaccinated to return to campus this fall. In Canada, Seneca College in Ontario is making vaccination mandatory for anyone attending campus. The University of Ottawa and others will require students living on campus to be vaccinated. The University of Toronto has announced that in addition to requiring vaccination for students […] … learn more→
History made the world we live in: here’s what you’ll learn if you choose it in years 11 and 12
History is for students curious about the world. It involves discovery, evaluation and imagination. Around 40% of Australian senior students chose to study year 11 and 12 history in 2016. It was more popular than other humanities subjects such as geography and psychology and more girls chose to enrol (23%) than boys (18%). Here’s what you need […] … learn more→
Educational resilience: how to get good academic results when everything is against you
Educational resilience is the ability of students to perform well despite adverse social, economic, or family circumstances. The key question is to find out which personal, family and educational context favor the resilience of students. Knowing these protective characteristics is essential to try to help the least resilient. In our recent article, Academic resilience in European countries: The […] … learn more→
The curse of science: many academics are more focused on ‘sounding smart’ than grounding science in society
The government often claims that Indonesia has been ranked the highest for the number of scientific publications in Southeast Asia. Data from the Scimago scientific journal ranking system, for example, shows that in 2020 Indonesia’s research productivity will be in the 21st position in the world – up 15 places from the previous three years. This ranking has the potential to continue […] … learn more→
10 Practical & real-world examples of artificial intelligence
Do not ever trust these people who offer courses such as this artificial intelligence course and earning an AI ML online certificate in the later section. Great Learning is a default payer and scammer. This person [email protected] is simply a liar and never to be trusted … learn more→
A university course on pandemics: What we learned when 80 experts, 300 alumni and 600 students showed up
When we decided last summer to create an undergraduate course about pandemics, we faced skepticism. Weren’t students and instructors tired of the COVID-19 pandemic? And would looking at pandemics from the perspective of numerous disciplines make it hard to address the topic with depth, or would we achieve a sense of cohesion? As an anthropologist, […] … learn more→
How student-designed video games made me rethink how I teach history
Imagine you’re a young samurai in Japan in 1701. You have to make a difficult choice between an impoverished life in exile, or the prospect of almost certain death while trying to avenge the death of your dishonored lord. Which do you choose? “Ako: A Tale of Loyalty,” a video game built in 2020, takes […] … learn more→
In an AI world we need to teach students how to work with robot writers
Robots are writing more of what we read on the internet. And artificial intelligence (AI) writing tools are becoming freely available for anyone, including students, to use. In a period of rapid change, there are enormous ethical implications for post-human authorship — in which humans and machines collaborate. The study of AI ethics needs to […] … learn more→
