The Global Search for Education: The Technology Connection
Aug09

The Global Search for Education: The Technology Connection

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masterfully  Will Apple’s iPad 2 change the way we watch a book or appreciate nature?  photo courtesy of Susan Leslie. “If you asked a parent they might call it intuitive. If you asked a musician they might call it inspiring. To a doctor it’s groundbreaking. To a CEO it’s powerful. To a teacher it’s the future. If you asked a child, she might call it magic.” …And if you asked the producers of the Apple...

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The Global Search for Education: The Future of Jobs?
Jul06

The Global Search for Education: The Future of Jobs?

Posted By on Jul 6, 2011

 Guangzhou, China education mega center  Recession. Economic Crisis. Increasing World Competition. For Finland (The Global Search for Education: More Focus on Finland), the successful way forward in this situation was through education reform. The impact of education on individual and national prosperity has long been debated by politicians, policy advisors, business consultants and academics. However, Professor Hugh Lauder...

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The Global Search for Education: More Focus on Finland
Jun01

The Global Search for Education: More Focus on Finland

 Finnish teachers talk with Harvard professor Tony Wagner in The Finland Phenomenon “The Finns had a crisis,” life-long educator, best-selling author, and Harvard professor Tony Wagner explains as we discuss his new film, The Finland Phenomenon, made with acclaimed documentary filmmaker, Bob Compton. “Their economy was failing. Their education system was poor. They knew that to grow their economy, they had to...

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