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Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works
Education & Development

Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works

...community. Read more: Schools are using research to try to improve children’s learning – but it’s not working A yardstick that establishes the minimum quality requirements for an EdTech product to be used in schools is crucial to ensure technology does more good and no harm. The creation of a yardstick needs to take into account both the product quality and the...
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Fake news in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Fake news in Wales

...communications media. It’s the combination of this new technology – and the influence it has on society – along with the perennial tendency for those in power to twist the truth to their own ends, which has created today’s particular crisis. The many forms of fake news Defining exactly what ‘fake news’ is can be a tricky business. This is partly to do with the...
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Inside the mind of Trump's true believers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Inside the mind of Trump's true believers

...communism. Against all odds, the book became a best-seller. Hoffer shrewdly analyzed the forces that spark nationalist and totalitarian movements. The irony of Trump’s “true believers” remark probably escaped both the president and his audience. As a psychiatrist, I’m interested in how vulnerable groups can be manipulated by misleading rhetoric. I believe there...
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Methods in Motion: Acknowledging the active participant
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Acknowledging the active participant

...communicative context. Yet even in these approaches, there has been a tendency to reinstate the subject, for instance in psychosocial research that adopts the focus and authority of a psychotherapist (see Taylor 2015). This raises ethical issues because in a therapeutic encounter the question or problem comes from the client, while in research it comes from the researcher...
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Bringing up problems at work (without making things worse)
Education & Development

Bringing up problems at work (without making things worse)

...Communications for Hillary Clinton when she was US Secretary of State. In this message to Clinton, Reines is flagging a media issue. Each line fits into one part of the W-H-H-W model. Try clicking on the reveal after each line to reveal which part it represents: From: P.Reines To: H.Clinton Subject: NYT Madame Secretary - You might already know about this, but Helene...
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Are schools the best place for children to learn?
Education & Development

Are schools the best place for children to learn?

...community of learners. In the lockdown imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, of course, this wider engagement can seem like a challenge, but virtual spaces can be fantastic for this too. It is about creating a routine that gives learners the opportunity to experience things in lots of different ways, using a variety of resources and activities, as well as being able to...
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Women’s sport: insights from a researcher’s journey
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women’s sport: insights from a researcher’s journey

...communities, such as women’s motorcycle clubs, also play key roles in inspiring women to pursue motorcycling. These connections can spark a passion, igniting a desire to push boundaries. Listen to Lorna’s background and how she got into competitive motorcycling. @@PLUGINFILE@@/audio-4228.h5p Transcript Why ride? Women riding motorcycles often experience a powerful mix...
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Between life and death: what Halloween reveals about our fear of the afterlife
Health, Sports & Psychology

Between life and death: what Halloween reveals about our fear of the afterlife

...communities and centuries. Marina Warner (1998) has written extensively on the practice of telling myths and legends, exploring the stories that people share and which evolve over time, including a consideration of monsters. We can be synchronously terrorised, familiar and yet also fascinated by these phantoms, who hide in the shadows and are therefore more likely to...
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