The Global Search for Education: The Reality of Deforestation – Coming to a Classroom Near You.
“When the viewer looks down, they’ll see their arms are branches, their body is the trunk, and when they move, the tree moves too.” – Winslow Porter Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality Markets are expected to reach US$162 billion by 2020. How can schools use virtual reality to make learning more engaging? Most of us don’t live in a rainforest but we do know that they are in great danger. Classrooms are...
The Global Search for Education: We Speak – Bridging Cultures Through A Computer Screen
“We want to show that refugees can contribute positively to society and should not be characterized as passive burdens dragging on public services.” — Aline Sara According to CNN, as of April 2018 more than 5.6 million have fled Syria, and according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 6 million people are displaced internally. Many of these refugees are educated and experienced individuals. ...
The Global Search for Education: Who’s Working on Keeping Our Data Safe?
“We’re working on two areas to improve confidentiality of cloud computing.” — Jon Crowcroft Data and the intelligence that can be gained from it is seen as a solution to solving many of the world’s largest challenges, but despite the great opportunities, there are also significant risks. Data-based companies use data to make money. As computer systems become increasingly centralized and ubiquitous, the...
The Global Search for Education: Teachers Talk Literacy Skills for a Digital World
Print and pictures on the pages of a textbook, a novel, a poster board, a newspaper or a comic book – once upon a time that was how we consumed stories and other information. Then came the internet. Today, digital natives are both consuming and creating online or on their mobile phones constantly, and the literacy skills needed for an interconnected world have changed. They include the ability to navigate thousands of sources, locate...
The Global Search for Education: Educating India for a Digital Age
The Children in India 2012 study found that approximately 48% of India’s children are “stunted” and 20% are “wasted”. It also showed that 40% of children between the 5th and 7th grade dropped out of school. Most of these children come from vulnerable backgrounds and experiences of adversity, says Vishal Talreja, Co-founder & CEO of Dream a Dream, which “affects their ability to engage with the world, complete education, make...
Around the World in 30 Days – February 2018
School shootings and suicidal ideation are on the increase. Today students face many different environmental, social and economic challenges compared to the generations that came before them. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the number of children and adolescents admitted to children’s hospitals for “thoughts of suicide or self-harm” more than doubled during the last decade. A study of South African...
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