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A new coding app from the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab enables young people around the world to use mobile devices to express themselves creatively.

In a new book, Richard "Dick" Larson draws on a lifelong commitment to STEM education at MIT to offer accessible advice on solving everyday problems and making smarter decisions.

Even in digital courses, it's not just the spoken word that counts. Aspects such as tone of voice, eye contact and the appreciation experienced are also important, as a study by the University of Würzburg shows.

Student satisfaction scores are strongly determined by innate personality, not necessarily by higher education Published on Thursday 12 October 2023 Last updated on Monday 16 October 2023 A single pe

By building a digital twin of its lab with virtual reality, a research group led by Dr Stephen Hilton (UCL School of Pharmacy) is able to train 10 times the number of students, while making science more accessible to local schools.

In 2021-22, 66% of American students attended a school where at least one in five classmates missed four weeks of school, according to new analysis by Johns Hopkins researchers New data from the U&pe

Vacancies of K-12 staff are nearly double, applicants are half, and hiring is now a year-long effort across the state of Michigan compared to before the pandemic, according to a new report from the University of Michigan and partners.

A new study from Western researchers examining the impacts of the school closures and remote learning on elementary students during the COVID-19 pandemic has tapped the perspective of a critical group: teachers.

Johns Hopkins experts advise educators to embrace AI and ChatGPT Panelists discuss the pros and cons of using generative chatbots like ChatGPT in the classroom, express optimism that AI can ultimatel

Today is SDG Action Day. Today, Saxion, ROC Twente and University of Twente want to draw more attention to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

New research from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford, and the universities of Stirling and Aberdeen funded by the National Institute for Health and Ca

The National University and College Union (UCU) has announced plans for nationwide industrial action for five days from Monday 25 September, including strike and action short of strike (descriptions below), which may affect your studies.

There are nearly 5,000 outside school hours services in Australia, but about 14 percent of services fall short of the national quality standards.

Teachers and administrators have access to more data on how their students are learning than ever before.

Thousands of babies and parents are set to participate in a new UCL-led UK birth cohort study, which will aim to shine a light on the challenges faced by families as they emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic and navigate the cost-of-living crisis.

The back-to-school countdown is on, and parents may be looking for ways to support their children through the anxiety and worry September can bring.

One Topic, One Loop: John Jerry Kponyo In the third part of our global discourse series "One Topic, One Loop", Prof. John Jerry Kponyo from Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana explores the concept of responsible AI.