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Self-teaching students experiment wins $1 million 2013 TED prize
From the Vancouver Sun:
“Sugata Mitra, an educator whose “hole in the wall” experiment in India discovered how children collectively can teach themselves complex issues, has won the $1-million 2013 TED Prize.
Mitra said he will use the prize, awarded for high-impact projects, to launch a global initiative for self-directed learning that builds on his discovery.”
A Look at “Self-Organized Learning Environments”
Sugata Mitra, winner of the $1,000,000 2013 TED Prize is using the money to build a School in the Cloud where children will direct their own learning.
To read the full Vancouver Sun article (written by Jeff Lee), please click here.
Photo by: JBlaze B (Flickr)
Controversial Fraser Institute’s school ranking is out
From News 1130:
“This year’s report card is out, and once again, private and independent institutions dominate the Fraser Institute’s ranking of BC’s elementary schools.
The right-wing policy group puts out the list every year. It is pored over by parents, but should you make a decision based solely on these rankings? That’s where the jury is out.”
Shortlists for the Canadian Library Association Book Awards announced
The Canadian Library Association is proud to announce the shortlists for the 2013 CLA Book Awards here:
- Book of the Year for Children Award Shortlist
- Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award Shortlist
- Young Adult Book Award
The awards will be presented at the 2013 CLA National and Conference and Trade Show on 30 May in Winnipeg at the Book Awards Reception.
Attend today’s FIRE Talk and be entered to win a $50 gift card!
FIRE Talks are a new series of interdisciplinary research discussions and exchanges run by graduate students for graduate students. They are operated out of the new Graduate Research Commons and provide an opportunity for graduate students (and faculty, staff and undergrads) to share and discuss their own research or ideas relating a significant range of themes.
Your attendance at today’s FIRE Talk will enter you to win a $50 gift voucher to Chapters Indigo!
Applied Academia – Attend and be entered to win a $50 gift card!
Thursday, 28 February 2012, 2 to 4pm
Do academics have a responsibility to apply their research, take part in community outreach projects, or extend the impact of their work beyond ‘pure research’? Is it even possible to conduct pure research, or will all research eventually be applied? Are application, activism or knowledge translation essential parts of being an academic, or a hindrance to scholars’ ability to fully and fairly consider multiple perspectives?
Presenters will be discussing topics as seemingly disparate as Wendell Berry and electrical engineering. Come to this FIRE Talk to learn about and discuss academic work in the diverse ways in which it is applied. Light snacks will be provided! Please register to attend.