While the pandemic has caused massive upheavals, it has also forced universities to use technology to bring in much-needed change and innovations.
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Necessity truly can be the mother of invention. A new university president explains how the pandemic forced massive changes at his institution — and why smart use of technology was invaluable.
360-degree cameras are one of several innovative filming technologies being applied for science education at the National University of Singapore.
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360-degree cameras are one of several innovative filming technologies being applied for science education at the National University of Singapore.
Employers’ changing demands for workers with higher education raises legitimate questions about how suitable current higher education is as preparation for employment.
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Practical ways forward for higher education policy reform include fixing the dysfunctional relationship between higher and vocational education or government-sponsored analysis of the future of work.
When the usual way of doing things is flipped around, students can benefit.
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MOOCs are an opportunity for African universities to bring the continent’s thinkers and theories to the world. They also have great benefits for full-time students to experience a flipped classroom.
Is giving pupils iPads enough to revolutionise learning?
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With teachers leaving the profession in large numbers and a drop in candidates applying to teaching programs, it is time to take a fresh look at education reforms.
Mixing it up.
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Have you ever walked out of a class without having learned anything at all? Or maybe you were on the other end, watching your intricately planned lesson go off the rails because students didn’t prepare…
Professors of philosophy at San Jose State University have refused to teach using a MOOC (i.e. a ‘massive open on-line course’) and have written an ‘open letter’ (via the subscriber only Chronicle of Higher…
Despite online courses available for free, university students still want the experience of bricks and mortar campuses.
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MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses, are gaining a lot of attention. Some commentators believe that these free internet-delivered courses are the future of university education. Others meanwhile argue…