Every week, HEADlines brings you the latest news, stories and commentaries in education and healthcare. This week, get insights on the latest developments in education. |
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COVID-19 - Good news for remote learning?
Last week, we shared how the COVID-19 situation is affecting our climate. In this week's issue, we take a closer look at the pandemic's impact on students and educators.
As the virus spreads, many schools have had to switch to remote, online learning: Students in China are learning hands-on subjects such as art, music and PE online; also in China, Zhejiang University has trained more than 3,000 of its faculty members on online pedagogy; and Khan Academy, a non-profit, has developed daily homeschooling schedules and webinars to train teachers and parents on home instruction. Companies are also pitching in; Zoom has offered free downloads of its video conferencing software with unlimited call time and meeting notes.
This pandemic may serve as the justification needed for nations and schools to take e-learning seriously, starting with a well-designed curriculum and an appropriate pedagogy. |
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Editor's Picks: Education during the pandemic |
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Does it make sense to deploy a distance leading model that can only be accessed by some, but not all, students? |
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The fast-moving and unknown nature of the virus means many questions will remain unanswered, but schooling as we know it has changed. |
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A developmental psychologist shares tips on supporting children's learning through play while schools are out. |
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Few people know about the existence of learning designers. Yet, they play a key role in the transition to online learning. |
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While many education systems have resisted changing their 150-year-old structure, necessity now compels them to keep up. |
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Education in the spotlight |
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Schools began teaching algebra after it became a criterion to gain admission to Harvard in the 1820s. Is algebra still relevant 200 years later? |
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Maria Bot is the world's first android teaching assistant, teaching Philosophy at Notre Dame de Namur University. |
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Tech evangelists claim now is the time for AI education. But as the technology’s power grows, so too do the dangers that come with it. |
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During adolescence, the brain form millions of connections and pathways—the human connectome. |
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Literature lends itself naturally to a deeper appreciation of the region's geographies, histories, cultures, and languages. |
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Leading sociologist John Goldthorpe feels that the role of education is to educate, not achieve social mobility.
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The Centre will be helmed by conservation scientist Professor Koh Lian Pin. |
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That's all for the week! |
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