STEM

The Scully Effect: Closing the Gender Gap in STEM

According to Microsoft, only 60 % of girls understand STEM subjects' importance in their personal and professional goals. The company points to the lack ...

The future of testing: from multiple choice to videos and simulations

The new assessment method will emphasize students' skills over their ability to memorize facts.

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Best practices for STEM online courses

A study reveals that active learning, interactive strategies, and solid assessment are key for effective learning in online STEM courses.

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There will be a worldwide shortage of skilled workers by the year 2030, according to a study

According to Korn Ferry a crisis is looming by the year 2030. There will be a lack of 85.2 million skilled workers worldwide.

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Science for Preschoolers

We need to make science more interesting for young people, in particular children, with tools that facilitate the understanding of the scientific and ...

Science and Art: The Perfect Learning Encounter

The integration of the arts in the STEM educational model, transforming it in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) intends to encourage creativity in ...

Education in science and technology through dialogue and transformative learning

STEM education is becoming more important for education policy worldwide.

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We need more women in STEM! Study proposes how to encourage them

A recent Microsoft research exposes why girls and young women lose interest in the STEM disciplines and proposes measures to encourage them.

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María Klawe on the role of women in STEM careers, in an interview for the Observatory

Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College, talked with the Observatory about the role of women in STEM careers.

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Maxwell lab: curricular integration in the area of science to generate electromagnetic visualizations and consolidate STEM initiatives

The teaching and understanding of electromagnetism requires a broad abstraction that is why we must perform activities that help students better assimilate and relate the ...

New MIT class brings together hardware and AI

With a new course, MIT aims to teach students the interactions between hardware and Artificial Intelligence, two traditionally separate disciplines.

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Ohio University partners with Revature to offer free training in coding

Ohio University students and alumni will now have access to intensive training in coding and other tech skills, thanks to a strategic partnership with Revature. ...