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⁉ What students think about history education? How it can be improved? #HistoLab European innovation days in history education second edition ended on Friday. It brought many interesting workshops, discussions and networking opportunities. On the end of the conference #HistoLab awards for school projects have been presented. A room full of students, different age from various countries... Steven Stegers, EuroClio - European Association of History Educators executive director, asked some of them what history teachers should do more or less to make history more interesting. Here are their answers: (Taken from FB) 🔔 “History teachers should find the stories that make history interesting” ❤️ “They should teach with their hearts, and share what they feel. Share curiosities that make history interesting.” 📚 “Don’t focus on what the books say, because maybe they are too boring for us.” 🙌 “The methods of teaching are very important. Use active methods. Don’t lecture.” 💯 “What touched me on a personal level, were the interactions with witnesses, this really changed something with me. It showed that history was not only books, it was about real lives. I would recommend doing this.” 💣 Is it a good time for change in approaches, methodologies, curricula...to make history education more relevant? Is history teaching enabling students to understand the world as it is today? Or it makes them even more confused? #HistoryAtHart #HistoLab #Historymatters

I'm working on an interesting project at the moment with UCL (and @The Exhibitions Team Maria Blyzinsky Victoria Kingston ) exploring the historical legacy of the pseudoscience of eugenics at the institution and present and future ways to address this difficult past. We're creating a film this winter for #UCL with academics, students, writers, and researchers to explore this legacy with a focus of thinking around anti-eugenics and what this means at present. In a project created by Subhadra Das with an article written by Nazlin Bhimani, PhD, FHEA , it's interesting to see contemporary parallels within education. Nazlin writes, "The legacies of eugenics in education are most obvious in the way we continually assess our children. These methods are often based on standardised measures that result in the labelling, ranking, and grouping of children. They often ignore factors like emotional intelligence, the cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds of the children, or whether a child is an early or late developer or is neurodiverse. This is even before race and gender are considered." This approach continues in ever more subtle ways, and the Prejudice in Power project aims to think about these ongoing contemporary issues and implications of this. We will be launching the exhibition and website in 2025, and hopefully, it will provoke conversations about difficult topics. Love the illustrations from Wellcome Trust Gergo Varga #eugenics #anti-eugenics #ucl #prejudiceinpower #projectmanager #research #pseudoscience

"𝐓𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝; 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬." ~ 𝙀𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝘿𝙪𝙧𝙠𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙢 Greetings, enthusiasts! We extend a heartfelt invitation to all BHU students for an enlightening online lecture on "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞," organized by 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖 BHU. 🎙 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 ~ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐡u𝐫i 𝐌𝐚'𝐚𝐦 🗓 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲~ 𝟔 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 🕒 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲~ 𝟱 𝐏𝐌 📌 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 ~ 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 https://lnkd.in/g2wvcUuk In this edifying session, esteemed Prof. Maitrayee Chaudhuri Ma'am will discuss the research methodology, technology, and tools used in her study. This will not only address sociological aspects but also cover *multidisciplinary work. Her nuanced insights will be invaluable for understanding the topic. To participate, please join our official group: https://lnkd.in/giTpdfgb 📝 Question Submission Form: https://lnkd.in/gcHxSvP3 We look forward to your active participation in this intellectually stimulating event. With regards, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐁.𝐇.𝐔.

This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, AIP honors the rich cultures and contributions of Native scientists to the physical sciences community. At AIP, we foster diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility (DEIBA) in the physical sciences. Learn how AIP's DEIBA strategy supports Native students in their scientific journeys. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3CcHcJS

As part of the " 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀" project, a research paper titled "𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀" was successfully developed and presented at the Twenty-fourth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations. This prestigious event took place from July 3 to July 5, 2024, at the Lusiada Research Center on Social Work and Social Intervention, Luisada University, Lisbon, Portugal. The paper, authored by @Mārtiņš Veide, @Anastasija Panteļējeva, and Valērijs Dombrovskis, explores innovative methods to enhance the learning experience of talented students in science subjects through a dynamic approach known as the Kangaroo Classroom. The research focuses on the implementation of specialized strategies, namely the " 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" and " 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻," tailored to the unique needs of talented learners in STEM education. For those interested, the full research paper will soon be available in scientific databases.

For students worldwide, who aspire to advance their education without spending a dime on 'Post-Graduate' programs, yet wish to explore courses before committing to enrollment at an Indian university, the 'e-PG Pathshala' website offers an empowering online platform with free courses for your exploration! Welcome to India! 🙏 The 'e-PG Pathshala' website is a platform offering high-quality, curriculum-based, interactive e-content across various subjects in the social sciences, arts, fine arts, humanities, natural & mathematical sciences, and more. It's an initiative of MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA under it's @National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT), executed by the University Grants Commission (UGC). It's designed to support postgraduate education and includes features like e-Adhyayan for e-Books, UGC MOOCs for online courses, and e-Pathya for offline access. Whereever you are around the world, please forward this post to your alma-mater universities, favorite professors/lecturers, and last but not least, your friends and well-wishers for their consideration! Hopefully, their research on such academic programs could result in new courses making their way into your university curricula! #NEP2020 #lastmilegraduate #villagegraduate PS: There may be some drawbacks; please feel free to report them and share any feedback on the 'e-PG Pathshala' website or directly with the university/professor administering the course for further consideration and improvement. I am in no way affiliated with them; I am only reposting here for the benefit of students from around the world eager to pursue tertiary studies. #VishwaguruBharat #pgcourses #OneWorldOneFuture #IndiaTechade #ViksitBharat UNESCO #EducationDivide

A big welcome to our new cohort of Smith School of Business at Queen's University postdocs!  Elnaz Azizi, Aybike Mutluoğlu and Yasemin Pacaci, PhD joined our research community over the last few months – we are fortunate to welcome these excellent scholars!  I’m looking forward to learning more about their collaborations with Beste  Kucukyazici and Jana Raver and am thrilled to be working with Aybike Mutluoğlu.  #Research #SmithBusiness #queensu #postdoc #postdocresearch

It's not too early to get your AY 25-26 postdoc lined up. Funding is available for academics in the Humanities and Social Sciences to teach Modern Israel Studies at leading institutions in the United States. Now is the time to make a difference on American campuses. More information here: https://bit.ly/4bbZYxp #modernisraelstudies #israelstudies #israelipostdocs #postdocfunding #לימודיישראל

A brief overview of the work that was carried out within the TWG 12 (History in mathematics education) during last CERME in Budapest (July 2023).

STEM is so important