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Connecting with school staff, community groups, family and friends may look different right now for families of children with disabilities, but some benefits remain.
This real-time snapshot of the digital divide illustrates why education experts are concerned that school closures could increase achievement gaps.
Young voters are important to the continuity of democracy because voting at a young age leads to continued voting throughout life. This year more than most, they’ll have a hard time getting started.
Zoom’s privacy and security shortcomings are just the latest videoconferencing vulnerabilities. Knowing each platform’s risks can help people avoid many of the downsides of virtual gatherings.
Encouraging kids to complete their work can be tough for families managing full-time work and family obligations on a tight budget. And that’s true even when schools are operating normally.
While online education may seem like a convenient way to earn a degree in the comfort of your own home or office, an expert warns of pitfalls that can seriously set a student behind.
Data science, led by Africa-based scientists, could play a key role in addressing all of the continent’s crucial needs.
Higher education institutions which offer distance learning must support students – especially postgraduates.
The future of education is in the clouds.
Distance education for teacher training has its problems. Improved support can address these issues - but some of it should come from students themselves.
Even though online learning has finally come into its own in higher education internationally, East Africa appears reluctant to embrace it fully.
It’s no longer acceptable to upload video lectures to a website and call it a course. We need to start redesigning courses from scratch to find new ways to engage students.
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.
Distance learning provides a great way for women who are already working to improve their skills and meet their own standards for a successful career.
Holograms could make science and technology accessible as part of a new way of teaching.
Re-offending rates of former prisoners in England and Wales are stubbornly high, at more than 50% for young adults – and this costs the taxpayer between £9.5m and £13m per year. Despite the fact that research…
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