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Nid has never thought that she could own her first tablet pc when she turned seven years old last year. For a daughter of a poor farmer in remote province of Thailand, owning a tablet is not what her family can afford to amidst of low family income, debt, and lack of basic infrastructure to […]
The new WISE Publication, to be released in 2014, will focus on the link between new technologies and learning. Graham Brown-Martin, Founder of Learning Without Frontiers and Founder of Education Design Labs, will write the third WISE Book, which will be illustrated by the creative photography of award-winning photographer Newsha Tavakolian. WISE spoke to Graham Brown-Martin about […]
Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, a Space Scientist and Founder of Science Innovation Limited, shares her views on how to make STEM more attractive and fun for learners. What would you do to make science more accessible and fun for kids who wouldn’t ordinarily think it’s fun? Making STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fun for everyone […]
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC, receives the first WISE Prize for Education from His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, at the Opening Plenary Session of the WISE Summit in Doha, Qatar. Sir Abed founded BRAC in 1972 and has built the world’s largest and most efficient […]
Social media meets students on their own turf and provides an engaging avenue to learning. In this guest article, take a look at using social networks and microblogging. Let’s jump in and take a look at several lesson ideas. 1. Frontloading Frontloading, also known as the reverse classroom, is when the bulk of your lessons […]
During the London 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games television viewers will be regaled with stories of how athletes overcame adversity, training setbacks, injury, or even personal tragedy to reach the pinnacle of their sporting careers. We will surely hear about the various ‘life lessons’ these athletes learned through sport. But can sport really help […]
WISE: Despite high youth unemployment there is a shortage of entry-level job seekers with the right skills. How do you explain this? Dr. Mourshed: Unfortunately our current system is not designed to move youth successfully from education to employment. Employers, youth and education providers live in parallel universes. What’s striking is that the groups don’t […]