A review of a book on modern teenage communication, the etymology of several obscure netspeak words, and cross-national netspeak!
Good overview of the people and topics featured at the Mobile Active 2008 conference. Topics relate to using mobile phones for social change (some education initiates included)
Project Masiluleke initiative in South Africa to provide AIDS education via free text messages.
MobileActive.org is a great site for those interested in activism and mobile technology. This link provides mobile penetration data for every country.
Knell spoke at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy in a program called “Muppet Diplomacy: How Sesame Street is Changing Our World.” He talked about how the television show addressed current social issues in kids? lives and provided teachers another outlet to help students learn
The project to end genocide and crimes against humanity
Association of professional schools in international affairs, including the Fletcher School at Tufts, the Kennedy School at Harvard, and the Walsh School at Georgetown.
MITAKA, Japan: Despite an improved economy, Japan is suffering a crisis of confidence these days about its ability to compete with its emerging Asian rivals, China and India. One result has been a growing craze for Indian education in this fad-obsessed nation.
The latest report from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment shows average attainment staying largely flat. This tome, just published, compares the reading, mathematical and scientific progress of 400,000 15-year-olds in the 30 OECD countries and 27 others, covering 87% of the world economy. Its predecessors in 2000 and 2003 focused on reading and maths respectively. This time science took centre stage.
Finland stays top of global class
Finland and South Korea remain among the superpowers of education, according to a major international study. The three-yearly Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) shows that the two countries are in the top five for reading and maths.
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A review of a book on modern teenage communication, the etymology of several obscure netspeak words, and cross-national netspeak!
Good overview of the people and topics featured at the Mobile Active 2008 conference. Topics relate to using mobile phones for social change (some education initiates included)
Knell spoke at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy in a program called “Muppet Diplomacy: How Sesame Street is Changing Our World.” He talked about how the television show addressed current social issues in kids? lives and provided teachers another outlet to help students learn
Association of professional schools in international affairs, including the Fletcher School at Tufts, the Kennedy School at Harvard, and the Walsh School at Georgetown.
The latest report from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment shows average attainment staying largely flat. This tome, just published, compares the reading, mathematical and scientific progress of 400,000 15-year-olds in the 30 OECD countries and 27 others, covering 87% of the world economy. Its predecessors in 2000 and 2003 focused on reading and maths respectively. This time science took centre stage.
Finland stays top of global class Finland and South Korea remain among the superpowers of education, according to a major international study. The three-yearly Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) shows that the two countries are in the top five for reading and maths.
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