Educational Videos Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! 21 Jun 2010 In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where…
Adult Education Jan Sjunnesson on Adult Education 17 Mar 2010 http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10190228&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Transcript Sandeep: Good Morning Jan. We will start with the objectives of Adult Education and its relevance for society? Jan: Adult Education in Scandinavia, which I know most about…
Education… Listening is Respect 14 Mar 2010 Listening is respect. I have often wondered why we have classes and awards for speaking skills but none for listening skills. Speaking and listening are two sides of the same…
International Schools Lalage Prabhu on International Schools in India 28 Feb 2010 http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9937975&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Transcript Payal: Very often one reads and hears about the sudden spurt in the growth of international schools in India, do you feel that there has been a sudden…
Education… Rules for female teachers – 100 years ago 9 Feb 2010 While reading a book on Formation and Management of Educational Institutions, I was surprised and humored to find the following rules supposedly applicable to female teachers in New Zealand in…
Book Review Islam, Women & Violence in Kashmir: Between India & Pakistan 6 Feb 2010 Featured Book Author: Dr. Nyla Ali Khan Associate Professor University of Nebraska-Kearney Let me say at the very outset that this is a much-needed perspective on a region that has…
Skills Children take naturally to technology 2 Feb 2010 If I had any doubts that kids take naturally to technology, it got dispelled yesterday. In less than 60 seconds (35 seconds by my wife’s estimate), my not-yet-4-year-old successfully unlocked…
Educational Videos Kiran Bir Sethi: Riverside School 28 Jan 2010 Kiran Bir Sethi shows how her groundbreaking Riverside School in India teaches kids life's most valuable lesson: "I can." Watch her students take local issues into their own hands, lead…
Community Children and the Community 26 Jan 2010 It is oft repeated that it takes a village to raise a child. As parents, in the mad rush of drop-offs, pick-ups, office angst and social engagements, we tend to…
Education… Studying at a top public university in the US 14 Jan 2010 Continuing with our series of guest blogs, we have a Korean student narrate how he had to realign his expectations when he switched from a private high school in Asia…
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