education
Higher Education and ‘The Gift of Global Talent’
The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society by William R. Kerr Published in October of 2018. You’ve probably heard the idea that data, not oil, is the most valuable resource of the 21st century. If you read The Gift of Global Talent, and I think you should, you might conclude …
Payson schools hooked on technology | Education
Addictions can be exciting. Witness education’s evolving addiction to computers and the internet. Payson schools have grown increasingly dependent on computers hooked up to the internet to administer tests, replace textbooks, show instructional videos, update curriculum, assign homework and do group projects. But it’s expensive: As in $300,000 a year, every year, from now on, …
Tuning in to Technology: Area Students Celebrate Computer Science Education Week
From programming robots to learning about internet safety, it’s a celebration this week of all things computer science. Across the country and here at home, students are marking Computer Science Education Week. The goal of this campaign is aimed at inspiring kindergarten to 12th-grade students to take an interest in computer science. Newswatch 16’s Ryan …
Ministry of Education announces winter break for UAE schools
Students of JSS private school in Dubai. For illustrative purposes. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News Dubai: The UAE Ministry of Education has confirmed that schools following the authority’s curriculum will have a four-week holiday for pupils. On its social networking sites, the ministry announced the winter break for the academic year 2019-2020, and said the …
The ‘qualifications passport’ scheme breaking down barriers for migrants | Global development
The armed rebels had first ransacked the hospital where Timothée* worked as a doctor. Then, they went door to door with machetes, hunting down those seen as the wealthiest – the most educated first. When the house next door was burned down with his neighbours still inside, Timothée fled. Without a chance to grab his …
Technology provides equal access to education
Riley Saban presents at the interactED Access All Areas event using his speech-generating device. More than 180 teachers from Greater Sydney public schools participated in a day of professional development last week to equip them with tips and tools to help students with special needs through the use of technology. The sold-out …
New Technology Universities to Boost Egypt’s Vocational Education
Ahmed al-Hayawi, secretary-general of the government’s Education Development Fund and advisor to the minister of higher education for vocational education, believes in the importance of technological universities in developing vocational education. “Vocational education students had only very limited access to universities” after completing their secondary studies, he said. “These universities would greatly help to improve …
WVSOM, MU announce collaborative agreement | Health
south charleston — The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) and Marshall University, through its Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, announced a memorandum of understanding that will allow for collaborative medical education efforts between osteopathic and allopathic programs at each institution. WVSOM President James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., and Marshall University President Jerome A. Gilbert, …
Bett Show 2020: advancing education with technology
The 36th edition of the Bett Show will take place on 22-25 January 2020 at ExCeL London, UK. Attendees can hear from over 800 industry suppliers, enterprises and start-ups in education technology and over 34,000 educators. The show aims to further the sector’s opportunities with a line-up of 300 influential figures in teaching and learning. …
Teaching with tech: Longview-area schools boost technology for students | Local News
As technology evolves, it continues to shape the way students are taught — and options in the classroom are expanding. At Longview ISD, every classroom has a presentation cart with a projector and computer, said Jennifer Smith, supervisor of instructional technology for the district. Each classroom also has either a projector or a SMART board, …
