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A number of schools in the Netherlands are pioneering a revolutionary method of learning – replacing teachers and textbooks with tablet computers. The country has seven such “digital schools” already running, with another three planned by the end of 2013. The schools’ founder believes it reflects the reality of the growing digitisation of modern […]
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(By Katie Lepi) If you haven’t taken an online course yourself, have you ever wondered what online learning is really like? While the online learning platforms used from school to school may differ slightly, online learning offers more than what most people would think. The handy infographic below takes a look at some of the
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(By Katie Lepi) More and more educators are leveraging technology in their classrooms, which is one aspect of being a 21st century teacher helping their students (and probably themselves, too) to develop 21st century skills. Finding a combination of the most useful devices, web tools, and apps can be a powerful learning tool for your students. But
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Colleges of education lecturers have issued a final strike notice to the Federal Government, urging it to address the problems in the sector or risk an industrial action. The teachers, under the auspices of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, stated this on Monday as they began a seven-day sensitisation of their members across
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Although the internet is often seen as a dangerous place for teenagers, their mobile phone and specifically their text messages could be just as damaging and influential. Research from the University of Texas have found a ‘strong link’ between those teenagers who send and receive texts about antisocial behaviour, such as rule breaking, drugs and
Details of a new law issued by China’s supreme court are bound to make loose talkers on Sina Weibo* and other social media platforms think twice before speaking freely. The law says that any libellous posts or messages will be considered “severe” breaches of the law if they are visited or clicked on more than
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If you’ve ever listened to a recording of yourself and thought you sound completely different, you’re not alone. But more than that, you were also correct. Here’s why it sounds different. You see, when you speak, you hear your voice as other people do, but you also hear a contribution which comes from vibrations
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Nigeria is doing everything possible to ensure that the divide between women and men in technology is adequately bridged. This has resulted in many organisations, including Women in Technology in Nigeria, WITIN, Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre, Girls in ICT, Girls in Technology, among others, which crusade for women and the girl child to get actively
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(By Yushau Shuaib) This missive is to appeal to members of Academic Staffs Union of Universities, ASUU, individually and collectively, to consider the plight of innocent students and their helpless parents and return to work. Since July 2, 2013 when they declared a “total and indefinite strike” over issues they claim have remained unresolved pertaining
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A school principal and his deputy and seven other senior teachers in the Lagos State Ministry of Education have been sacked by the state government for their involvement in examination malpractice during the last May/June West African School Certificate Examination, WASCE. They are; Mr. S. O. Amure, School Principal on Grade Level 17; Mr. V.
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