World Youth Skills Day: How has the pandemic affected the future of the tech...
In recognition of World Youth Skills Day, a group of technology industry leaders discuss the impact of the pandemic on young people, and in particular what this is going to hold for the future of the technology industry.
Interactive touchscreen technology can improve student engagement
Nadav Avni, Chief Marketing Officer at Radix Technologies, discusses the benefits of interactive touchscreens for students including improving learning results and encouraging inclusivity.
Adverse Childhood Experiences project given £3.8 million funding
The Adverse Childhood Experiences project, led by Professor Kam Bhui and Professor Eunice Ma, aims to create interventions for children who suffer from life-shaping trauma.
Universities bridging the digital divide through social mobility
Sean Lowry, Group Chief Technology Officer at Glide, explores the widening digital divide in the UK and how the end of lockdown will see increased social mobility, especially amongst young people who are applying for universities.
Why AI-powered EdTech is the future of life-long learning
Aliki Constantinou, Educational Consultant, Soffos.ai, delves into the importance of debate in education and how AI-powered EdTech can enhance discursive learning.
Assessing children’s post-lockdown reading development
Pamela Hanigan and Rachel Gelder, founders of Lancashire Dyslexia Information Guidance and Support (LDIGS), explain how teachers and SENDCos can assess children's post-lockdown reading development to give the best support to their learning back in the classroom.
Challenges for undergraduate and graduate medical education
Maximilian Buja, MD from McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, highlights challenges in imparting clinical skills in contemporary undergraduate medical education & graduate medical education.
What kind of HR does Japan need?
This article summarises what has been done so far in Japanese higher education to develop advanced human resources (HR), which highlights the lack of programmes and teaching materials, and argues for the need to develop advanced learning support personnel (LSP).
Online education to support digital skills training for economic growth
Digitalisation continues to grow in many sectors, resulting in significant demand for skills-based education and training - Here, Professor Neil Morris argues for growth of online education.
Closing education gaps with the NextGeneration EU recovery plan
Salvatore Nigro, CEO of JA Europe and Andzelika Rusteikienė CEO of JA Lithuania, discuss why the NextGeneration EU recovery plan must close the gaps in education that the COVID-19 crisis has exposed.
What the new IR35 off-payroll regulations mean for private sector firms
Debbie Sadler, senior associate in the employment team at Blaser Mills Law, discusses what the new IR35 off-payroll regulations mean for private sector firms and how they can ensure compliance.
Why collaboration is the key to generating value from research data
Enzo Brienza, sales manager, InterSystems, discusses why higher education institutions need to consider collaboration with other organisations to generate value from research data.
How can VR help students make career decisions?
BTEC Quality Nominee, careers co-ordinator and music teacher, Emma Gaukroger from Greenwood Academy discusses how technology can help students with careers guidance.
Researchers reveal exercises to help children with mathematics
The research team at Karolinska Institutet found that visual working memory and reasoning tasks helped children with mathematics skills.
Leading purposeful action in the skills revolution
Anthony Tattersall, Vice President EMEA at Coursera, discusses the joint responsibility of higher education institutions, governments and the business community alike to upskill the workforce.
Japanese statistics education is changing
Kazuhiro Aoyama, Associate Professor at the Aichi University of Education discusses the past, present and future status of Japanese statistics education.
Co-creating a secondary education curriculum for our well-being
How do we define success in schooling? Makoto Yururi, associate professor at Showa Women’s University re-examines this difficult question.
Study finds remote learning students get less sleep at night
Scientists found that remote learning students sleep patterns have changed, with most sleeping 30 minutes later than normal.
UK Government proposes 50% funding cuts to arts subjects
The Government proposal to cut 50% of funding to specific arts universities is part of the "build back better" plan, according to a Department for Education spokesman.
Teachers create new ways to explain science via Zoom
The COVID pandemic compelled students to migrate to screens, leaving teachers to get creative to protect their educational progress - which now means teaching science via Zoom.
