Sentences with phrase «learning institutions think»

This article offers three considerations to help universities and learning institutions think through this decision.

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These four schools of thought are still taught in most institutions of learning in Islamic countries.

Acknowledging that the American system of advanced learning, with its openness, diversity, freedom from suffocating ideology and unmatched vitality, is the envy of the world, Boyer, through extensive research, nevertheless confirms what every informed observer already knows: «the undergraduate college, the very heart of higher learning, is a troubled institution» (p. 2) One's first thought is, Here comes ammunition for the next barrage by William Bennett!

I think, then, that most evangelical institutions of higher learning would be happy to say that, in understanding the specific callings of their schools, they are very much in line with Jesuit thinking.

Process thought has much to offer in suggesting a sound perspective on the principles that should govern the work of — as it should also determine the approach to — education both of the young, whether they be children or adolescents, and of adults who are enrolled in institutions of higher learning or in other ways participate in what appropriately is called the educational process.

And just as we think of colleges as institutions of higher learning, so it is with gambling.

«I was shocked when I learnt about this event on social media, at a time when as a country we're cutting budgetary support to various institutions and as such we the citizens would want to see some seriousness in government business, the Akufo Addo administration is rather thinking of a celebration.

As I admired the gilded allegorical ceiling panels representing science and excellence, I couldn't help thinking, corny as it may sound, that the building's namesake — whose innovative experiments included, along with the Declaration of Independence, an improved plow, a portable copying machine, an encryption device, and an outstanding institution of learning (the University of Virginia), and who sent Lewis and Clark on one of history's most daring research expeditions — would have approved of this educational effort, too.

«Something that we learned from Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy is that disaster damage can not always be predicted, and I think all institutions can benefit from planning for this.»

In a February 2007 op - ed piece in the Dallas Morning News, Gigi Antoni, president and CEO of Big Thought, the nonprofit partnership working with the district, the Wallace Foundation, and more than sixty local arts and cultural institutions, explained the rationale behind what was then called the Dallas Arts Learning Initiative: «DALI was created on one unabashedly idealistic, yet meticulously researched, premise — that students flourish when creativity drives learningLearning Initiative: «DALI was created on one unabashedly idealistic, yet meticulously researched, premise — that students flourish when creativity drives learninglearning.»

To build it, we need to think about the ownership of the large data sets generated by digital learning and the ability for this data to cross over both proprietary institutions and geographic areas.

«As the Internet and social media are profoundly affecting both thinking and learning in ways that are not always beneficial, education institutions should take steps to encourage students to reduce their reliance on them.»

Education systems should incorporate multiple ways of learning, combining formal and non-formal, traditional and modern, local and outside languages, local and external teachers; high priority needs to be given to vocational learning, through community - based institutions; content should be focused on enhancing links with nature, culture, and society, encouraging community and collective thinking and working, respecting diversity, and other principles and values described in this section.

Using Technology to Move Beyond Schools by Elizabeth City and Richard Elmore Think ahead 10 or 15 years and ask yourself, «What proportion of the activity called «learning» will be located in the institution called «school»?»

Think ahead 10 or 15 years and ask yourself, «What proportion of the activity called «learning» will be located in the institution called «school»?»

Many education institutions — both schools and early learning centres — are beginning to think «vertically» to overcome density and population pressures in urban school areas.

Beyond partnering with these core institutions, Normal Park teachers and students think of their entire community as offering opportunities for learning.

My third motivation to write this book is to test an approach I think would benefit many educational institutions: to take the time to follow our graduates and to learn from them.

I remain interested in learning a great deal more about these schools, what their students are learning, what they are learning themselves as institutions and what their students and their families think about them.

It is not beyond our reach to think that there will be a wide array of choices that can be mixed and matched by institutions, by other kinds of non-higher-education institutions, and by individuals pursuing independent learning.

«Rather than being powerless and dependent on the institution, learners need to be empowered to think and learn for themselves.

I don't think it's fair to lump all people reading pirated eBooks into the same category, because many of them are victims of higher institutions of learning that force their students to buy course material written by the teachers and published in very small print runs, jacking the price of a hardcover textbook up to over $ 100 in many cases, with a new edition coming out every year, making any «used» book market obsolete.

I did the BA thing and I personally think the main problem with it was a wrong focus by the lecturers and the institutions of higher learning in general.

Cooper built a completely free, merit - based learning institution that encouraged free thinking and produced some of our nation's greatest minds in the arts and sciences.

As recently as a year ago, I was thinking that something new had to be built — a kind of online hub and toolkit linking like - minded individuals, schools, businesses, museums and other institutions focused on collaborative learning and experimentation.

I think there are really neat opportunities for ed institutions to evaluate their content and develop custom learning models that fit different subject / content areas.

A more accurate model is: politics is a system that 1) selects against skills needed for rigorous thinking and for qualities such as groupthink and confirmation bias, 2) incentivises a badly selected set of people to consider their career not the public interest, 3) drops them into dysfunctional institutions with no relevant training and poor tools, 4) centralises vast amounts of power in the hands of these people and institutions in ways we know are bound to cause huge errors, and 5) provides very weak (and often damaging) feedback so facing reality is rare, learning is practically impossible, and system reform is seen as a hostile act by political parties and civil services worldwide.

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