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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

Educators Technology

Unfortunately, a sizeable portion of this academic scholarship is locked behind paywalls thus restricting its access to those who can afford to pay. Several researchers and students are unable to afford the high costs required for access thus crippling their efforts to participate in the generation of quality knowledge.

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Should you Teach Typing? And Does it Work?

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The gap between our instruction has been created by increased recognition of the importance of ICT skills and access to devices changing from a few middle and upper-class homes to the vast majority of households.

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"Learning loss" is a misnomer, bilingual education a must, and more from NM teacher of the year

STEMx

Primary Years Programme makes our curricula unique in how it weaves together content standards, skills and student identity. . I suspect that education in the short-term will see more changes that include access to internet services and technological devices. International Baccalaureate.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

Futurum

Across Peru, thousands of people do not have access to clean water or efficient transport links. Access to water and sanitation are fundamental human rights. By combining engineering and human rights disciplines, he is researching the links between access to transport and the inequalities facing Peruvians today.

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How philosophers have influenced the way you think about race

Futurum

Kant focused on skin colour as the primary way to categorise race, and he linked different races to certain characteristics,” says Jennifer. Hogarth, 1743 Enlightenment scientists collected skulls from around the world in the hope of identifying physical differences that could be used to classify people into racial groups.

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

Futurum

Talk like a geographic information systems expert Cartography — map making Environmental justice — ensuring equitable access to the environment for all people. I went to university to study geography, then started a master’s in meteorology. I’ve been working for the EPA for 30 years, and it’s been a great career.

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Reimagining Education: A Call for Action

User Generated Education

Kids (and adults) who need to access information in order to learn something or improve their performance – think video gaming, cooking, learning to play an instrument, fixing something, making something – often go directly to the Internet, most notably Youtube, to get some form of tutorial. Whole Person Learning.

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