Dr. Paul Kim: “It’s time to flip the classroom”
Dr Paul Kim, Chief Technology Officer and Assistant Dean for Stanford University School of Education, has long laid emphasis on creating learning tools that are simple and can be used in highly challenging conditions. This belief led him to focus on the use of mobile phones as a learning tool, given their low power consumption, low cost, […]
Make Sustainable Development an Integral Part of Curriculum
This is article 3 of 4 in our special focus on education’s impact on development and why the new development goals must go further to ensure that all children have access to quality basic and secondary education. This special focus is co-produced by Global Partnership for Education. The phrase “Education for Sustainable Development” was coined by […]
Prof. John Traxler: Potential of Learning with Mobiles in Africa
Using mobile devices to deliver learning in Africa is obvious and ought to be successful. The reasons are easy to identify and include near-universal ownership and access to simple mobile phones, and comprehensive, energetic and competitive mobile networks. Furthermore, other technology options that might deliver learning are practically non-existent owing to poor infrastructure including unstable […]
Scott Isbrandt: “We would like to see youth in Mali gain entrepreneurial skills”
The Mali Support to Youth Entrepreneurs Project (known also by its French name Projet d’Appui aux Jeunes Entrepreneurs or PAJE-Nièta) accompanies out-of-school youth on the path to becoming more educated, economically productive, and civically engaged in their communities. The PAJE-Nièta program aims to provide 12,000 rural out-of-school youths with improved basic education, work readiness and […]
Tove Wang: “Education in fragile states needs to be a priority for the rest of the world”
2012 WISE Awards Winner Tove Romsaas Wang from Save the Children pays tribute to World Refugee Day with a guest opinion piece stressing the need for education in conflict-affected fragile states. Not once in more than 30 years of working for Save the Children have I met a child who does not have a dream for the […]
Sean Coughlan: “There are fewer journalists writing about education”
“There are sheaves of international business magazines. Science and technology likewise. But where is their counterpart in education?” writes Sean Coughlan in this guest article on the importance of Education journalism. Mr. Coughlan is an award-winning education correspondent for BBC News in London. Education is more important than ever. Everyone agrees that it’s a vital ingredient for […]
Freda Wolfenden: “Africa needs new solutions to its education challenges”
“Africa needs new solutions to its education challenges, not merely an extension of existing systems, ” writes Ms. Freda Wolfenden, Director of 2011 WISE Awards Winner TESSA, in this week’s guest article. Through the Millennium Development Goals the global community promised all children a quality education regardless of their gender, ethnicity and educational needs. Undoubtedly […]
Dr. Larson: “STEM is for everyone”
“Hopefully, together, we can co-create new and exciting STEM-focused learning opportunities for our young people, leading them to select more STEM courses and maybe pursuing STEM careers” writes Dr. Richard C. Larson in this week’s guest article. Geeky boys excitedly huddled together, figuring out the latest glitch in their robot design — this is a […]
Dr. Patrinos: “School Vouchers Can Help Improve Education Systems”
As the demand for education increases, resources remain scarce. In most countries, the government is both the major financier as well as the provider of education. However, schooling still does not reach all members of society equally. The public sector, unlike the government does not necessarily need to promote and finance education. Therefore, in some […]
Dr. Flowers: “STEM: An Economic Essential for this Generation”
Emerging STEM industries hold great rewards for those who are well-educated and properly socialized to take advantage of related opportunities. However, large segments of the population, remain ill-equipped, un-empowered, under-prepared, and are underexposed to STEM opportunities. STEM education is an economic imperative for all of us going forward because it rests at the center of […]