Jennifer is a freelance writer for Open Colleges. She earned a Ph.D. in chemistry at Imperial College and now travels and works location independently. Her interests lie in travel, personal growth and development, and the future of work. You can follower her @nomadgirls or at http://digitalnomadgirls.com
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Watching TV in school might sound like a bad idea. Granted, in my own school days, the only time teachers let us watch movies was at the end of term as a treat, not for educational purposes. Over the last two decades, the amount of time kids spend in front of screens has risen dramatically…. Read More
Most writers have experienced it at one point or another in their careers: staring at an empty document on their computers or a blank page in their notebooks, and nothing happening. Playwright Paul Rudnick described it as follows: “Writing is 90 percent procrastination: reading magazines, eating cereal out of the box, watching infomercials. It’s a… Read More
Do you remember the last weeks of school before the holidays? How you wish you were on some exciting adventure instead of cooped up in your classroom? Well, what most kids only dream of is now becoming reality for more and more children around the world. Made possible by the remote working revolution, more families… Read More
When envisioning the classroom of the future, virtual reality and robotic teachers might come to mind. But while technology is certainly transforming the way we learn and the spaces where learning takes place, a much more subtle trend is slowly taking hold of classrooms around the world. Standing desks are all the rage in modern… Read More
I remember how excited I was at the start of every semester in school, and later in college, flicking through the glossy pages of my brand new textbooks and inhaling the smell of fresh print. That excitement usually faded after a few days of lugging an oversized backpacked full of bulky books to and from… Read More
Creativity in schools is a hot topic all over the world. With the job landscape constantly evolving, our children need to be prepared for a future that we simply can’t predict. Therefore, creative problem solving is possibly the most important skill we can teach students. Sir Ken Robinson, whose aptly named 2006 TED Talk ‘Do… Read More
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