His Benedictine monks, through great learning, and with great courage preserved the learning of the ancient world, mixed with piety, and used it to lay the foundation of what eventually became Europe.
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Our objective was to strengthen the material already being taught, expand into new areas of study and convey to students the connection between what they were learning and the real world.
Some focus on tutoring, whereas others specialize in small-group projects or on making the learning relevant to the outside world.
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Part I shows the alarming educational situation in the world to-day, and the great efforts needed to meet basic learning needs as exemplified in the World Declaration on Education for All, the expanded vision of basic education, which came from the World Conference held in Jomtien, Thailand, in 1990.
Much more likely it seems in the blended-learning world will be the emergence of a platform like Khan Academy on which lots of users write content that use the standards of the platform, as opposed to forcing a retro-fitting.
To help speed learning, Mitra has recruited hundreds of "grannies, " volunteers from the United Kingdom, many of them retired teachers, who function more in the role of "grandparents" than teachers, skypeing into learning environments around the world, encouraging students to do their best and praising their achievements.
With the generous support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning are organizing the 2012 World OER Congress.
Leaders were getting off their planes here as the world was learning about the outcomes of the elections in Greece.
Its main aim is the connection between the formal and non-formal education by providing paces for multifaceted activities and giving the opportunity to approach issues for sustainable development in the real world, learning the environment, as well as being actively involved and interacting within the communities.
Within the next few months, it will become clear whether the western world is learning from the Bosnian experience and aiming for something more ambitious than the mere avoidance of renewed war.
Learning to balance the world of pretty pretty princess with a world of women kick ass and take names adventure was one of the greatest values my family could have instilled in me.
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Scotland Yard launched the probe after learning that the News of the World had hacked into the phone of a slain teenager in that newspaper's quest for scoops.
His initial exposure to the world of adult learning was through the Army Education Corps and the Army Bureau of Current Affairs.
Yes, massive open online courses allow anyone with an Internet connection to log on and learn, but does it meet the learning needs of every student around the world?
Lawyers for Terry had obtained the injunction a week ago, after learning that the News of the World planned to write about him.
This initiative is about accelerating the adoption of sustainable practices across the spectrum of American health care, and building a global learning community so hospitals around the world can learn from each other as they travel on the path toward healthier people, healthier communities and a healthier planet.
But he is right that a striking number of governments, particularly in the emerging world, are learning how to use the market to promote political ends.
It is her mission to motivate young children, teach them to love learning and to question the world around them.
Any child learning the ways of the world can point this out.
We'd best never stop learning the humbling lessons of World War I.
There is also a learning crisis: around the world, 250 million children of primary school age cannot read or write, whether they are in school or not.
There is also a learning crisis: around the world, at least 250 million children of primary school age cannot read or write, whether they are in school or not.
Yet, the world depends on the two superpowers learning how to work together to solve such important global issues.
Uprooting my four children to move across the world for the new experiences, learning and adventure it held in store.
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The question is, how do we offer students deep, transformative learning experiences in educational institutions around the world?
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It's no secret that America's young students no longer lead the world in learning proficiency or attainment.
What would be so terrible about settling down, traveling the world, learning about wines, maybe writing a book?
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For me, discovering and learning new dishes from around the world is the best use case for the app.
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The World Class Learning Academy, which had 30 students when it opened in September, already has 75 enrolled for next year.
Welch Learning Center was one of the world's first corporate training facilities.
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