Although English to speakers of other languages (Esol) is treated like any other subject, it can offer far more to those learners.
Traditionally, institutions own and control certifications like degrees, but that could shift with ‘digital degrees’ and microcredentials that rely on blockchain.
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Want to observe native bees? Or seek out invasive species? There are many ways to get hands-on science learning. An expert on adult STEM education suggests four places to start.
A worker takes the temperature of a visitor to Essentia Health in Duluth, Minn., April 10, 2020.
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One of the first tasks of disaster management is to listen to those affected. When the pandemic forced courses online, I turned to my students to adapt the program in a way that would work for them.
Those who don’t fit the model of typical ‘imagined students’ can lose out.
A photo of the last truck to be assembled on the General Motors production line, shown at a sports bar where GM workers congregated after their work work at the General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ont., on its final day of vehicle production, on Dec. 18, 2019.
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The federal government must take a stronger leadership role to ensure the many bodies that co-ordinate employment training programs are sharing information to develop best practices.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with construction workers who stopped to listen to his speech in Essex, Ont., Sept. 20, 2019.
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Three federal public policy changes impacting employed and contingent workers could significantly buffer anticipated impacts of automation, Artificial Intelligence and a changing economy.
As 90-year-old Thumekile Mthiyane proves, you’re never too old to learn or try new things.
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It’s common knowledge that children are voracious learners but the famous cliche suggests that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. This simply isn’t true.
All smiles at Craigentinny Primary School … but not everywhere else.
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Ghana’s universities are working hard to bring in more students – including those who can’t afford to study full time and want good quality distance learning options.
Work’s over, back to school.
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Flexible learning and teaching can help those who want to study while working. It requires structural changes and attitude shifts within universities and companies whose employees want to study.
A crisis is looming.
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