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Your Storytelling Questions Answered

We talked with professor Regina Freyman, an expert in Storytelling who told us about the skills and competencies that a teacher requires to ...

teaching critical media literacy

Teaching in a post-truth era

“Post-truth” was chosen by the Oxford dictionary as its word of the year in 2016, but what exactly does this concept mean and why ...

Why intelligence tests do not tell us anything about the real human potential

Intelligence tests are a helpful resource to know the potential of human learning. But it is essential to be critical about their usefulness ...

Breaking gender barriers through sports scholarships

Female athletes are reaching new levels in sports associated with men and securing educational opportunities traditionally awarded to their male counterparts.

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reinvention of grammar with technology

“LOL,” “ILY,” and emoticons: the reinvention of grammar with technology

Does grammar become worse with technology or evolve? Does it reinvent itself through chat?

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Varsity eSports and the avalanche of scholarships

eSports have grown so much in this decade that now they’re a platform for universities to secure funding and new talent.

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Universidad de los Andes to Develop Latin America’s First Top-Tier Online Master’s in Software Engineering on Coursera

The online master's degree will help address the demand for IT and software engineering professionals in Latin America.

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science education

It’s time to talk about science and why we are teaching it wrong

Let's talk about the scientific method and why it may not be the best way to teach science.

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Opinion: The need for education in the face of environmental crisis

The point of no return for the planet approaches rapidly. Are we doing all we can to teach students how to protect the ...

Google launches educational tool to combat plagiarism

“Originality Reports” aims to make grading and feedback processes more efficient and promote best practices in students when referencing the work of ...

Why is it essential that teachers know how to detect students with visual impairment?

It is crucial that teachers know how to detect mild visual impairment on their students. If unattended, this problem could impact not only ...

reading comprehension

Meta-analysis: reading on paper improves reading comprehension

A professor at the University of North Dakota analyzed 33 studies to find an answer to the long debate about whether it is better ...

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