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Reading, Writing and .. AI Literacy? Conrad Wolfram Wants to ‘Fix’ Math Education
The coronavirus pandemic is the latest example of why math literacy is key to daily life, as people struggle to understand health statistics and atte…
5 years, 11 months ago
Parents Are Getting More involved During Remote Learning. Is That a Good Thing?
Parenting is a tough job in the best of circumstances. And if you’re anything like me, it’s been even harder in the age of COVID-19, with the new rol…
6 years ago
A Professor Known for Viral Videos Gives Advice for Teaching Online
Micheal Wesch is a rare professor who is a celebrity on YouTube. He’s made education videos that have gotten more than 10 million views, and Wired ma…
6 years ago
Did Students Learn As Much During Remote Online Instruction?
As this chaotic and unexpected semester comes to a close, we wanted to know how well this online teaching went, and what it felt like from the instru…
6 years ago
Why Students Want Tuition Refunds Over Shift to Online Teaching
Should colleges be giving students a partial refund on tuition since their campuses were forced to shift teaching online for the COVID-19 pandemic? S…
6 years ago
Researcher Behind ‘10,000-Hour Rule’ Says Good Teaching Matters, Not Just Practice
You've probably heard of the "10,000-hour rule" popularized by author Malcolm Gladwell, which says that it takes that much practice to gain mastery o…
6 years ago
How YouTube Star John Green Thinks About His Educational Videos
In this time of pandemic, when schools and colleges have shifted teaching online to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, more and more teachers fin…
6 years, 1 month ago
Studying While Financially Stressed During COVID-19
Today we’re talking to two students facing financial challenges, as part of our series about how COVID-19 is impacting education. One is an undergrad…
6 years, 1 month ago
What a Global 'Corona Diaries' Project Reveals About Education During The Pandemic
There's a new global effort called Corona Diaries. This simple but elegant website invites visitors to record a short audio clip answering one of thr…
6 years, 1 month ago
One Teacher’s Year Inside the World’s Largest Library
The largest library in the world is the U.S. Library of Congress, and each year it invites one teacher to serve as a Teacher in Residence. This year …
6 years, 1 month ago