Anatomy Reimagined: Using 3D and VR Simulations for Precision Learning
At WISE, we support innovations in education that respond to the evolving needs of learners and educators. This article highlights how immersive technologies are transforming medical education in practice at Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar (WCM-Q), demonstrating the potential of 3D simulations and virtual reality to deepen anatomical understanding, enhance accessibility, and better prepare future physicians for […]
Lessons Learned from China: Bridging the Digital Divide During COVID-19
The future of learning is here before we know it. The COVID-19 social distancing measures resulted in many education systems having to shut down their facilities and move learning and instruction online. While a three-way blend of technology, internet, and education presents an enormous opportunity for education systems to embrace the future, there is a […]
‘Education cannot just go back to business as usual after COVID-19’ – QF educator
‘Virtual’ international conference by QF’s WISE analyzes what coronavirus may mean for the future of education. Global education will not be able to return to “business as usual” in a post-coronavirus world, and must take the opportunity that the crisis has offered to rethink and reshape itself, a Qatar Foundation educator has told an international […]
Education systems ‘must build futures around resilience’, virtual conference by QF’s WISE told
Online event with Salzburg Global Seminar brings together international education experts to discuss COVID-19 responses and opportunities. Education systems around the world should use the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to constructively build for the future and focus on “resilience, innovation, and social cohesion”, an online conference organized by Qatar Foundation’s global education think tank […]
Putting on Our Own Masks First: Helping the Helpers
As many as nine in ten children are currently out of school as a result of the global novel Coronavirus pandemic, requiring millions of learners to make the transition to at-home learning. But it is not just the students themselves who need to make this adjustment – teachers need help too. At the two-day online […]
Maslow Before Bloom: Educators Need to Meet Learners’ Basic Needs in Time of Pandemic
Teachers are being called on to do more than just teach during the Coronavirus crisis. While long-held by some educators, the maxim “Maslow before Bloom” has never been more relevant than now, in the midst of the global novel Coronavirus pandemic. More than 95% of children have had their learning disrupted due to the pandemic, […]