Federica Project at the IX International Seminar
Federica Project at the IX International Seminar
Federica Project a web learning platform from the Italian University of Naples Federico II, participated on November as a demo presentation in our “IX International Seminar Transformative Changes in Education: System-wide Approach”. Rosanna de Rosa, its executive[…]
Florida Leads International Student Literacy Test
The U.S. National Center for Education Statistics has released results of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), where Florida State outperformed the rest of the 52 education systems participating, becoming this way the[…]
Following up on the Malala’s story: a Nobel Peace Prize candidate
Young Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai raised her voice on behalf of many people around the world, calling for the right of education for all. Last monday the UNESCO made a tribute to her during the[…]
Academic publishing in search of new viable models
Impacted by financial crisis of the university system in general and by downturn in academic publishing in particular, academic presses are forced to look for new economic models that would not depend on the number[…]
UNESCO Chair International Seminar 2012
‘Transformative Changes in Education: System-Wide Approach’ The 2012 International Seminar of the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning was focused on the much needed reforms of the education system. While paying attention to each level of[…]
Yong Zhao: World Class Education: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students
Notes from ‘Yong Zhao: World Class Education: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students‘ by Gerard Pagès i Camps Yong Zhao is currently Presidential Chair and Associate Dean for Global Education, College of Education at the University of Oregon.[…]
Kurt Fischer: Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education
Notes from ‘Kurt Fischer: Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education‘ by Gerard Pagès i Camps Kurt Fischer leads an international movement to connect biology and cognitive science to education, and is founding editor of the journal Mind,[…]
Azra Naseem: Changing Pedagogy Through Faculty Professional Development in Blended Learning
Notes from ‘Azra Naseem: Changing Pedagogy Through Faculty Professional Development in Blended Learning‘ by Gerard Pagès i Camps Azra Naseem is a faculty member at the Aga Khan University (AKU) Pakistan. She also holds a management portfolio[…]
Manuel Castells: Creative education for the Information Age: Mission Impossible?
Notes from ‘Manuel Castells: Creative education for the Information Age: Mission Impossible?‘ by Gerard Pagès i Camps ‘I’m going to talk about the Obstacles and let we will find the solutions’ Manuel Castells who understood very[…]
“Maybe it’s a good thing education has not been an issue in this election”, Gene Carter. via @CNNSchools
While the whole world is closely following up the election of the 45th president of USA, American educators and parents keep their eyes on two states: Georgia and Washington which vote today on the issue[…]