Education Good pedagogy – a perspective on Finland’s Education 11 May 2009 I recently had the privilege of reading about Finland’s Education system and was amazed to learn about its success in making Finland’s teenagers the smartest & brightest in the world. According to…
Web 2.0 Web 2.0 : Dimensions of learner experience 8 May 2009 The Web 2.0 is a powerful teaching resource as it encompasses the playful, expressive, reflective and exploratory aspects of knowledge building. Web 2.0 is an umbrella term for internet applications which support…
Technology in Education Education for digital learner in digital world 6 May 2009 In our world... Everyone with a computer can be a potential writer, author or a publisher Everyone with a cell phone with a camera can be a potential photographer or…
Reggio Emilia Manipulation of materials – Safety or Sanity 30 Apr 2009 Children, right from infants, need to explore and play with different materials in a safe environment. These could be seemingly safe materials like stuffed toys or seemingly unsafe ones like…
Reggio Emilia Reverberations from Reggio 28 Apr 2009 Education is a right of the child and a responsibility of the community/society. Such a simple statement with profound implications echoed all along my stay in Reggio Emilia. If you…
Reggio Emilia Reflections from Reggio 23 Apr 2009 On the first day of his existence, my son had to undergo a battery of listening tests to check his hearing. Most of us come into the world ready to…
Education A case for bilingual schooling in India 18 Apr 2009 There has been blasphemy - like, public outcry, largely urban-English-daily-reading public, over the Samajwadi Party election manifesto in general and the abolition of “expensive education in English” in particular. Anything…
Technology in Education Education – yesterday, today & tomorrow 15 Apr 2009 I found this thought-provoking video that very aptly highlights one of issues modern education encounters. The current system of education evolved in the early 19th century, coinciding with the emergence…
Education Breaking the mould 14 Apr 2009 A recent education supplement of a leading daily news paper carried an article by school principal of local and national repute. According to the educationist, the role of good education…
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