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Ali Carr-Chellman: Gaming to re-engage boys in learning

Morroco: Rabat spelling bee fosters English language learning

The Moroccan Youth and Sports Ministry held an English spelling bee on Thursday (January 20th) for five high schools in the disadvantaged Rabat neighbourhood of Yacoub El Mansour. “I never expected to win this contest. I even signed up at the last minute,” student Khadija Idammou said. “However, I took part in some programmes under [...]

e-Learning Papers: Redefining the university

Changing schools, universities or the education system as a whole, in order for them to be able to serve their purpose and fulfil their roles in today’s rapidly changing societies, is a highly demanding task. While the Bologna process is leading the transformation of universities, PISA studies denounce gaps at basic education levels. Redefining implies [...]

Accenture Development Partnerships: Tanzania Beyond Tomorrow

Tanzania eLearning Project Bringing Education to 1.5 Million Secondary Students

New schools in Tanzania have triggered an explosion in the demand for secondary school education. A 400 per cent increase in enrolment in only four years has taxed the educational infrastructure. The schools cannot cope with the numbers of new students, and the country now needs 85,000 more teachers. The Tanzanian government has launched a [...]

Moving beyond uniformity in the information and knowledge era

Many public education systems, especially in Africa, are very rigid and prescriptive. In Botswana, despite the diversity of ethnic groups, cultures and languages the public primary and secondary schools are centrally controlled and follow the same curricula prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Skills Development.  In selecting the values and attitudes to be instilled [...]

Manchester Innovation Award

Can Social Media Help School Phobia?

Didaskaleinophobia, more commonly referred to as school phobia, is a panic disorder affecting roughly 1.4 million American adolescents. For these children and young adults, e-learning and other learning grounded in social media tools may provide some of the best opportunities for them to succeed in their education. In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, school phobia is broadly categorized ...

Fellowships of MBA for Developing Countries at The Wharton School

Approximately 30% of first-year students receive a merit-based fellowship. Application for these funds are made through the admissions application. We strongly encourage fellowship applications from all students. Besides financial need and merit, criteria for selection of awards may also include personal...

Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!