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I read with relief that neuroplasticity, "the brain’s ability to change & grow, lasts throughout the human lifespan." The key is still making the value proposition clear to engage people in the act of learning, show them #WIIFM & align content to context. buff.ly/3NflOU0
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COVID-19 worsens global learning crisis! This generation of students now risks losing $21 trillion in potential lifetime earnings in present value, or the equivalent of 17% of today’s global GDP. Learn more: buff.ly/3zZsaUG #EndLearningPoverty
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Latest #ECW Newsletter Out Now: #222MillionDreams💖✨ Ft. inspiring intro by Director @YasmineSherif1, HL intvw w/@UnicefChief Catherine Russell, #ECW at #WEF22, new #ECWebsite, strategic partners updates, #HumanStories & more #ECWResults across the🌎! 👉bit.ly/3mEBGVk
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We can only face global challenges if everyone has the knowledge and skills to transform our future. Adult education is key to make this happen. @UNESCO’s convening an International Conference on Adult Education from 15-17 June: uil.unesco.org/en/adult-educ… #RightToEducation
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The latest technologies allow learners to interact with photorealistic simulations that immerse them in experiences 76ce1262-7848-4b00-8bc3-bb88…

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30 May 2022
Data is critical to improvement but without a meaningful context that people can connect with, it's hard to use data to motivate change. When we explain data with a compelling story that links to people's values & sense of shared purpose, magic happens #QITwitter Art: @gapingvoid
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30 May 2022
Speaking at the recently concluded eLearning Africa Annual Conference in Rwanda, VigiLearn CEO Onyekachi Ginger-Eke said that collaboration through the deployment of technology can make the education deficit in Africa a thing of the past. Read more >>> linkedin.com/pulse/need-coll…
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If we act together, the renewable energy transformation can be the peace project of the 21st century. Every country, city and citizen, every financial institution, company and civil society organization has a role to play. The only sustainable future is a renewable one.
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I train these clever creatures to save victims trapped in collapsed buildings after earthquakes. We kit them out with a rat backpack, and train them to trigger a switch when they find a victim & come back for a tasty treat 🐀 #herosnotpests #science #weirdjobs #WomenInSTEM
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27 May 2022
#TechTalentBuild Here's a look at some of the top locations for #engineering R&D #talent in the country. For Indian ER&D to remain globally competitive, a massive focus on #reskilling & building niche capability in emerging #tech will be crucial in #ShapingTheTechade.
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Good Economics for Hard Times Learn how current applied economics uses data to tackle some of the toughest problems facing society. Taught by Nobel-prize winning MIT professors Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo #economics #data #poverty mitxonline.mit.edu/courses/c…

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"Whether through adaptive learning apps, ‘1:1 blended learning,’ personalized learning algorithms, or self-directed learning, the future of learning is undoubtedly mobile, personal, and self-directed." How Education Could Change in the Next 13 Years connectedlearning.news/vxs
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Today, @eiegenevahub launches its strategy to tackle increasingly complex obstacles to education facing children and young people in crisis. The needs are pressing and multifaceted, and the EiE Hub can and must make a real difference to shape policy worldwide
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