education

Learn to draw for free with help of local artist

harminka — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:12:01 -0500

The University of Bath is inviting local people to try their hand at drawing as part of the free national event The Big Draw

US culture derails girl math whizzes

harminka — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:43:44 -0500

A culture of neglect and, at some age levels, outright social ostracism, is derailing a generation of students, especially girls, deemed the very best in mathematics, according to a new study.

Get Good Grades: They Pay in More Ways

admin_huliq — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:57:11 -0500

It's not unusual for American parents to slip their kids a few dollars or a lot of dollars - as well as cell phones, computer games or other tangible rewards - for making good grades in school. The adults often equate these rewards to bonuses given for exceptional performance in the workplace.

Portuguese Government and Microsoft Partner on Affordable Computing Agreement for Schoolchildren

harminka — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:54:22 -0500

Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer support Magellan Initiative to help meet education and technology goals of governments and citizens.

Ford and National Education Awareness Campaign

harminka — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:13:38 -0500

To continue raising awareness about early detection and prevention of breast cancer, Ford with its Warriors in Pink program is teaming up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure® to honor three Hispanic women for being examples of true warriors.

Integrated curriculum enhances academics

harminka — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:18:16 -0500

"Integrated" or "interdisciplinary" education evolved in the United States from the progressive education movement of the early 20th century. Integrated education features a student-centered approach to teaching that engages students and teachers as co-planners of learning experiences.

Amnesics Remember Grammar, but Not Meaning of New Sentences

harminka — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:43:20 -0500

Syntactic persistence is the tendency for speakers to produce sentences using similar grammatical patterns and rules of language as those they have used before. Although the way this occurs is not well understood, previous research has indicated that this effect may involve a specific aspect of memory function.

Dell Expands Global Philanthropic Efforts

harminka — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:27:33 -0500

Dell today launched an enhanced global philanthropic strategy providing additional support for education and digital inclusion initiatives the company considers essential to ensuring the next generation’s success in the Connected Era.

High Textbook Costs Have Professors Publishing Online

admin_huliq — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:34:24 -0500

A few weeks back we noted a trend that had textbook publishers concerned. It seems that many college students, faced with exorbitant textbook prices, had begun the process of sharing materials on line.

Mobile phones help secondary pupils

harminka — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:49:27 -0500

Ask a teacher to name the most irritating invention of recent years and they will often nominate the mobile phone.

Interactivity means more activity for students

harminka — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:34:31 -0500

The British government has invested more money in Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) in its schools than any other government in the world. But is this huge investment worth it? Have the new data projection technologies allowed students to learn more effectively?

Rutgers Enrolls Largest Number of First-Year Students in 30 Years

erku — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:51:50 -0500

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, expects to welcome more than 7,000 first-year students universitywide this week – the most the institution has enrolled in 30 years. Preliminary figures show first-year enrollment has increased more than five percent from last year and transfer student enrollment is up 13.5 percent.