On the Agenda – Week 38, 2019
Take 1 – Education
De terugkeer van Open Educational Resources in de strijd tegen studieschulden, codeerlessen voor peuters in India en wereldwijde verbeteringen in onderwijs, gezondheid en welvaart.
Using free online teaching materials instead of textbooks would lessen student debt and spark pedagogical innovation, says @DrStevenMurphy #OERhttps://t.co/fAq23FZycz
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) September 19, 2019
In #India, even toddlers are learning to code https://t.co/KuCi5fcMev #education pic.twitter.com/cXq2gA5JIT
— World Economic Forum (@wef) September 18, 2019
According to the Gates Goalkeeper report, key signs of progress, such as health and education, are improving worldwide—but not equally https://t.co/jBR32iKsdQ
— National Geographic (@NatGeo) September 19, 2019
The plan would benefit many lower-income students, but it would also be a boon to students from the upper-middle and upper classes. https://t.co/uQnS8OTQDv
— The Chronicle of Higher Education (@chronicle) September 18, 2019
Take 2 – Research
De science adviser van Trump wil meer beleid rond onderzoeksveiligheid, Greta Thunberg spreekt het congres toe en maant hen te luisteren naar de wetenschap en Google opent een laboratorium rond kunstmatige intelligentie in India.
Donald Trump’s science adviser is launching an effort to strengthen national policies on research security. https://t.co/LL4M9mzvrp
— Nature News & Comment (@NatureNews) September 17, 2019
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old who sailed across the Atlantic to protest climate change, dedicated her Congressional opening statement Wednesday to scientists and submitted a 2018 report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. https://t.co/uSQLFqMlNu pic.twitter.com/zwdbzST6La
— WIRED (@WIRED) September 18, 2019
Google opens AI research lab in Bengaluru to advance computer science research in India https://t.co/tBOHv1l2qR
— IndiaTodayTech (@IndiaTodayTech) September 19, 2019
In case you missed it – The new head of #EU’s #PlanS scheme, Johan Rooryck, says the ground is starting to shift on #OpenAccess. It is “the first time we see policymakers & the main funders pushing in the same direction,” he said. https://t.co/LgYnDdqDRB#OpenScience #EUpolicy pic.twitter.com/Ti3ohw2pn1
— Science|Business (@scibus) September 19, 2019
Take 3 – France
Alles over Frankrijk, waar Emmanuel Macron zijn presidentschap van nieuwe impulsen probeert te voorzien. Wat betekent dat voor het hoger onderwijs en de wetenschap?
Will Macron’s reforms loosen the grip of the grandes écoles? @JMorganTHE explores what lies behind the French president’s plan to abolish @ENA_fr and what it says about the place of elite institutions in a populist, anti-elitist age [no paywall]https://t.co/e3Eyvg3mq9 pic.twitter.com/hk4LHz3nxj
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) September 19, 2019
TIME’s new international cover: France’s President Emmanuel Macron is ready to reset his troubled presidency https://t.co/hhbQa0e1Ic pic.twitter.com/AGNlzPy9mb
— TIME (@TIME) September 19, 2019
Is the complicated French higher education system holding back its universities? https://t.co/PjZMssAOoJ
— The Local France (@TheLocalFrance) September 12, 2019
Cedric Villani, defied the ruling party and announced his candidacy for the Paris mayorship.
A poll puts him neck and neck with Macron’s official candidate, Benjamin Griveaux. https://t.co/7zyd0iYYPV
— euronews (@euronews) September 16, 2019
