The Global Search for Education:  Emily Downe’s Film Better Explores a Perfectionistic Culture in the Age of Social Media
Aug25

The Global Search for Education: Emily Downe’s Film Better Explores a Perfectionistic Culture in the Age of Social Media

The story of Better, Emily Downe’s short animated experimental film, is based on the journey of one character through a fantasy jungle. The jungle acts as a portal for idealized worlds to become external. The story explores the ways in which modern technologies and social media give us access to an imaginary existence that we are able to control.

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The Global Search for Education: Boys State Directors Discuss the Powerful Stories of Four Young Men Struggling to Win an Election
Aug18

The Global Search for Education: Boys State Directors Discuss the Powerful Stories of Four Young Men Struggling to Win an Election

Husband and wife filmmakers Jesse Moss and Amanda Mcbaine learned from a Washington Post news article in June 2017 that a group of teenage boys had voted to secede from the Union.

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The Global Search for Education – Yeon Sang-ho Talks About His Hit Movie Peninsula in the Era of Coronavirus
Aug13

The Global Search for Education – Yeon Sang-ho Talks About His Hit Movie Peninsula in the Era of Coronavirus

Peninsula is a movie about how to survive the end of the world. The story is a sequel which takes place 4 years after the original zombie outbreak in Train to Busan.

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The Global Search for Education: Serious Games, Serious Learning
Aug11

The Global Search for Education: Serious Games, Serious Learning

We all know by now that games harness the power of play, and through play we develop a range of 21st Century knowledge and skills, including language, communication, creative problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration and social interaction. Games in short have the power to change the world and change learning.

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The Global Search for Education: How is game-based learning helping teachers during the pandemic?
Aug03

The Global Search for Education: How is game-based learning helping teachers during the pandemic?

When the pandemic struck, were educators ready for virtual learning? “Digital games demand interaction and participation, two qualities that now characterize much of the lives of the school-aged generation,” says educator, speaker and game designer Dr. Paul Darvasi.

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