AlphaZero is a machine capable of defeating the most complex board games for the human mind, based only on its own learning experience, not on accumulated human knowledge.
Important programs helping older adults learn how to use the internet are effective but limited.
Video games have inspired a revolution in university teaching. Pictured here is a scene from the popular game Fortnite Battle Royale.
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University course designers are harnessing the addictive quality of video games to develop 'Serious educational games' that engage and motivate students.
Forget the "summer slide" here's how you can help your child learn more over the summer holidays.
Peter Thomas of the Winnipeg Art Gallery (left), Marcel Dionne of Roarockit (centre) and Jaimie Isaac, curator for Indigenous/Contemporary at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (right), are seen building a skateboard using a do-it-yourself kit in this 2017 photo. Art and design schools should reward those who actually build and create more than they do design theorists.
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Even as our world goes digital, there will always be an appetite for craftsmanship, for art and for the work only human hands can truly bring to life. Art and design schools should celebrate creators.
Whenever you get a chance, even if it’s only ten minutes, engage in shared reading activities.
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Early shared reading is linked to a number of benefits for children, including better performance in NAPLAN, reading, writing, spelling, grammar and mathematics.