The Global Search for Education: How to Expand High-Quality Learning Access for All Students
“The jobs of the future will require a hybrid set of skills from a variety of subject areas that will change several times over during our careers, which will include a mix of hard skills and soft skills.” – Anant Agarwal The second Yidan Prize Summit took place in Hong Kong on December 10, 2018. Founded by Dr. Charles Chen Yidan, the prize seeks to give recognition to individuals whose work makes profound...
Around the World in 30 Days – February 2019
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Professor Larry V. Hedges has dedicated his professional life to the cause of applying rigorous scientific methods to develop a “culture of evidence in education” for those who need it, be they teachers, policy makers or even parents. He is the Yidan Prize for Education Research Laureate 2018. Founded in 2016 by Charles Chen Yidan (a core founder of Tencent), the prize presents two awards each...
The Global Search for Education: Video Creation Platform Targets The Global Audience
“Being able to translate your story into over 120 languages is increasingly important in a global world.” – Anurag Dwivedi Audiences in today’s world are increasingly consuming information on the internet in visual and interactive ways. Every industry is exploring ways to transform and present content on video. What does this mean for learners around the globe? Anurag Dwivedi is one of the founders of the Rocketium...
The Global Search for Education: Is AI Ready to Disrupt Dyslexia?
“Eye tracking utilization is under constant development, and there is a great deal of research being performed on ADHD, ASD/Autism and other neurological impairments.” – Fredrik Wetterhall Dyslexia is caused by a different wiring of our brains. While it has no relationship to intelligence (Thomas Edison, Steven Spielberg, Pablo Picasso, Albert Einstein and Charles Schwab were all dyslexic), it can make reading and early...
Around the World in 30 Days – January 2019
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Forty-one years ago, Agnes Gund read an article about the arts being virtually eliminated from the budget of the NYC Board of Education. She had an idea. What about bringing visual artists to teach in schools where there was no art instruction? Studio in a School, the organization she founded, has done just that. The Global Search for Education welcomed Executive Director Chris Wisniewski to talk...
The Global Search for Education: European Online Community Promotes Collaborative STEM Education
“A community of professionals who are open minded and keen to try new methods in their profession can improve the results of their work.” – Àgueda Gras-Velázquez How can Educators keep up and collaborate with the newest trends in STEM education making use of the best tech and tools available to them in the 21st century? Here’s an innovative platform in Europe. Scientix is an online portal service available in all official...
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