Investment in Girls’ Education: Spelling Out the Bottom Line
It seems self-evident that a girl should have the same chance of schooling as a boy. Indeed, it is hard to imagine any mainstream policy maker speaking out (openly at least) against a principle that is all about fair play. Gender equity in primary education has been a globally agreed target since 2000, endorsed by […]
Whose Responsibility is Girls’ Education?
This article was cross-posted on Huffington Post Impact Many people dream of winning the lottery. I feel like I already have. I won the lottery of life, because I was born into a society, and to parents, who were able to educate me. Without those parents pointing me in the right direction, success in school, […]
MOOCs: What Comes Next?
MOOCs. It’s such an awkward acronym. It sounds like it should be the name for a new type of children’s shoe. Or else a type of synthetic milk. But the MOOCs – massive open online courses – are threatening to shake up higher education. And it’s a subject that deeply divides opinion about the future […]
Flipping Your Faculty. It’s Much Easier Than Videos
A lot has been made about flipping over the past year or so. If you are unfamiliar with the term, here is an explanation: So the idea is, there is some sort of information transfer (basic information about a learning concept) outside of the learning environment (classroom) allowing for further discussion or extended learning when in […]
Pauline Rose “Cutbacks in aid to basic education are harmful for disadvantaged children”
With just two years until the deadline for getting all children into school, renewed energy to achieve Education for All by 2015 is more crucial than ever. Yet our new policy paper reveals that international aid for education has declined for the first time since 2002 while 57 million children continue to be denied access to school. […]
Ronda Zelezny-Green: 126 Million Reasons to Consider Using Mobile Tools in Education
126 million. The old adage says that there is strength in numbers, but in this case it is a sign of a global society that either cares too little or is not imaginative enough to explore new possibilities. According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, in 2011 there were at least 126 million people of primary […]