News
International Education News Round-up
(July 27 to August 2, 2009)
Web-based flash cards will dazzle language learners
(Japan Times 07/29/2009)
Make learning more fun with web-based flash cards and multimedia learning tools.
Virtual education... for free
(Inquirer.net 07/31/2009 AFP)
Colleges and universities across the United States are offering free
courses online, including videotaped lectures by some of the most
distinguished professors.
Cellphones teach phonics, animation and more in school instead of cheating
(USA Today 07/27/2009 Colleen Long)
Smart phones now have hundreds of applications meant to educate kids —
from graphic calculators to animation programs that teach spelling and
phonics.
Chinese firm gets SR2 billion deal to build schools in KSA
(Saudi Gazette 07/28/2009)
The Saudi Ministry of Education signed a 2-billion-riyal contract with
the China Railway Construction Corporation to build 200 schools in
different cities and provinces in the Kingdom.
Universities 'fail on standards'
(BBC News 08/01/2009 Sean Coughlan)
Universities in England are failing to safeguard degree standards, according to reports.
Help offer to get young into work
(BBC News 07/29/2009)
Thousands of internships are to be made available in England to help
school leavers and graduates find work during the recession.
Bad teens 'not fault of parents'
(BBC News 07/31/2009)
Bad behavior among teenagers is not the fault of poor parenting, say researchers.
Quarter of children not taking part in organized sport
(The Guardian 07/31/2009)
Nearly one in four children do not take part in any organized sport, new research shows.
University student publications hip, sophisticated and growing
(The Asahi Shimbun 08/01/2009)
Free papers and magazines published by university students proliferate
in Japan as students get more active in writing and advertising.
(Published 03 August 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)
