Known as Italy’s best-loved ‘social prof’. His Instagram and Tik Tok profiles have won over thousands of students in just a few months, demonstrating how social networks can be valuable allies for education and valid channels for building a new model for digital schools
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Paolo Landri, senior researcher at the CNR-IRPPS (National Research Council at the Institute of Research on Population and Social Policies), explains how an informed choice is required in terms of using technology-based tools which are more suitable to educational requirements, without necessarily accepting platforms that are more widely available on the market, which have been created for professionals in the field and not for schools.
An interview with the teacher from Trieste, winner of the Italian Teacher Prize in 2017, who has revamped a green space adjoining his school to hold lessons outdoors and let pupils learn by doing’
From open-air classes to partnerships with volunteer organisations. Even lessons at the bakery, the local artisan and an open house at a company. Just some of the pioneering ideas for a new way of schooling
Some have introduced shifts and alternating attendance schedules, others will hold lessons at the museum: Italian schools have found a wide variety of ways to start the school year safely. Though many doubts remain
It will educate youngsters on the importance of separate waste collection, clean energy and the right way to manage resources efficiently
Covid-19 has accelerated the digital transformation of universities. But how can cheating during written exams be prevented? The proctoring systems used in the USA are not commonly used in Italian universities. Here are some possible solutions
Listening to podcasts is an easy and inexpensive way to learn English or improve your skills. We have picked the best of the crop, freely available for download onto your device
From video channels with educational content to fully-fledged online platforms with practice tests there are many ways to keep up the training and be schooled while quarantined at home.
Schools are closed all over Italy, 7.5 million students are staying home. The digital world, which so far has divided teachers’ opinions, has quickly become the only way to keep in touch with the children and teach long distance. But what will happen after this emergency?
From primary school to the young unemployed, the projects to teach the principles of coding are multiplying
High schools, technical and vocational schools How to find the right balance between the job market and kid’s attitudes. The experts’ advice
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.