Encouraging children to read books depicting diverse cultures and lifestyles is a good way to enable them to make sense of the new globalised world order. They need to develop empathy for people from varied religious and cultural backgrounds and understand their fears and dreams. Here is a selection for young readers - Mini P.
Born out of the Covid19 incubation period, ‘Cricket-Math™’ is fast becoming a global household name as families embrace the world of virtual learning. As it names suggests, it is a refresing perspective for most school owners and school leaders who want to introduce learning outcomes in a way that is futuristic and brings in relevance to real life so that children become lifelong learners, problem solvers and creators!
When you think of a lecture hall, you usually think of a room that is used for instruction typically at a college or university. You may even think there is not much to lecture hall design; just a large room with a bunch of tables and chairs and either an instructor or an audio-visual presentation being the focal point of the room. In fact, the opposite is true. Designing the right lecture hall takes time and strategic planning. Lecture hall design is dependent on many key variables that you should consider.
Board exams are just around the corner and revisions are under way! During the next few weeks, most students will be spending their time studying and may find it hard to concentrate. Revising certain subjects can feel difficult, particularly when it isn’t one of your favourites. Various other factors, such as exam stress or the fear of bad results could also affect your ability to concentrate. With numerous distractions, it is common to lose focus every few minutes and feel frustrated. This can lead to further stress, which reduces retention power. However, the ability to concentrate well is important for long-lasting memory. Good concentration trains a student's mind and enhances their learning experience. A calm and still mind is imperative to improve concentration and memory.
Even as the world is attempting to come back on its feet in the global pandemic of Covid-19, many students would be embarking on their new journey of beginning college life. After spending 10 plus years in schools, students aspire to join a college, university with an opinion that higher education shapes one’s career and that is the only way to grow. However, there have been discussions in the past and even today on the need for redefining higher education matching with the current market demands by bringing in the requisite innovations into its curriculum and structure.
As humans, we do our best to take precautions and protect ourselves against life’s uncertainties. However, there will be times when things are not in your control. What will you do then? How will your family manage the financial liabilities without you? These concerns get amplified if you are the sole breadwinner of the family. But did you know that you can hedge this risk by directly investing in the best term life insurance plan?
In the last eight weeks, the number of deaths in India due to COVID-19 has so far been well below the forecasts and predictions of Western experts. While the death toll continues to soar in the USA and Europe, India has achieved a remarkable feat by containing the spread of Covid-19 with imposition of a timely emergency nationwide lockdown.
Overview: Vijaybhoomi University is India’s first Liberal Professional University, which uses the liberal-professional framework of education to build a unique curriculum aligned to Industry 4.0. The curriculum facilitates the process of self-discovery in the initial year and thereafter choice of majors and minors to prepare oneself in high-demand careers in data science, artificial intelligence, business, law, and design. The university is in Karjat, Greater Mumbai, and nurtures holistic, socially responsible, and continuously employable professionals who can make a positive difference in the world.
This is a crucial moment of the corona pandemic in India and around the world, and IIHMR University has an imperative to both serve and lead. IIHMR University is closely monitoring the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and our top priority remains the health, safety, and well-being of our community, on and off-campus. We are taking decisive, informed action to limit the spread of COVID-19 while ensuring the continuity of our teaching and research mission. We have begun transitioning to virtual instruction for students. The goal of these changes is to minimize the need to gather in large groups and spend prolonged time in proximity to each other in spaces such as classrooms, dining halls, and residential buildings. Together we will propel the University’s collective work to confront, understand, and solve all the major public health challenges we all face.
Technology has disrupted every sector and it has become more significant now during the lockdown where everyone is working remotely. At such a time, edutech companies has come to the fore. Before lockdown it was looked at as a complimentary tool to the traditional methods of education. However, with the lockdown and schools being shut for over 2 months, more and more parents and teachers are exploring technology solutions for education and trying to bridge the gaps between classrooms and students.
If you are a student struggling to write an essay, this article will come in very handy. A professional writer has agreed to share his experience in the niche of essay writing to make the process much easier and more interesting for you. He will be answering some of the most common questions students ask when they need to write a high-quality paper and can’t seem to find the right answers to start working.
The global disruption caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented. According to UNESCO, there have been 177 temporary country-wide closures of educational institutions across the globe. This has affected nearly 1.3 billion students. While the immediate safety of students should be prioritised, we cannot underplay the fact that the pandemic is holding back student development.
Virtual classes was a popular form of distance learning or an option for furthering knowledge in post-secondary education. With the sudden closure of educational institutes and the following lockdown, online learning through virtual classrooms became a necessary tool for furthering education.
Choosing a career after your class 12 board exams is a daunting decision. While the traditional careers like medicine and engineering are viable options for students who pursue science at the senior secondary level, the best options for commerce students are a little different. Realistically speaking, children today have ten times more career options as compared to their parents.
Though maths is an interesting subject, it’s a hard nut to crack for a majority. That is why teachers lookout for different strategies to make teaching more creative, funny, and engaging to invoke interest in the kids. Gamification and math puzzles are among the most tried out techniques in today’s classrooms and the idea of maths jokes is not novel.
In normal times, children are mostly occupied with their social world outside of family whether it be their school or tuition classes or any other extra-curricular class. And when at home, they are busy finishing up assignments and coping up with their syllabus. But now with the covid-19 lockdown, it’s an opportunity for kids to grow beyond their syllabus as they get to spend more time with their parents. Here are some activities that parents can have with the children:
Doing a part-time EMBA (executive MBA) via face-to-face online is a big investment in both time and money, typically over an 18 – 24 month time-frame. However, calculating the return on the investment might be huge given that it is intended to help people become a better generalist manager and then transition to become a more effective leader. Therefore, an EMBA's ongoing investment benefits can be determined and calculated over many decades. It can help sharpen your leadership and decision-making skills. Here’s some examples about how this is done:
The global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has put forth several challenges for parents. They are juggling between work, household chores, childcare and online learning. In view of the rising stress for parents, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has shared some tips to help manage children's education while at home.
Crisis is a state wherein everyone gets the chance to extract opportunity to make the best use of time. It is in these moments that we get chance to test our own abilities. We become potentially strong to grab the opportunity presented to us through the Almighty. One should always be strong enough to change with changing times.
Rapid technological change and new global challenges are pushing the boundaries of the traditional domains of social science analysis. In the new BA Honours program in Political Science at the Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), O. P. Jindal Global University (JGU), we take a holistic, interdisciplinary, and skills-focused approach to the study of politics to equip our students to deal with these challenges as analysts, practitioners, and leaders.
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