CHANGING THE METRICS – “Alternative Educating” The Worlds Out of School Children
I first heard about the Millenium Development Goals [MDG] in 2013 as a ten-year-old girl, working in perhaps what some might have called an adult space.…
World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)
Alternative Education Initiative shared by 19 year old Zuriel Oduwole at QATAR WISE Summit
Truly an honour to share the remarkable journey of Zuriel Oduwole, a teenage girl, who at the age of 19 has made a truly indelible impact in the education development area,…
Innovation in Education: Why it’s needed and where we should focus our efforts
Global education systems are some of the oldest institutions in the world, with practices that date back hundreds of years. But as the world continues…
Social and emotional learning in education – Meeting young people’s life challenges
Dr Leila Khouja Walker, Educator, Researcher and Co-Founder of Persona Education discusses the importance of social-emotional learning for secondary students in light of the pandemic…
Social and emotional learning in education – why is it important?
Aparna Ramanathan, an alumni member of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Edtech Accelerator, discusses the need for social and emotional learning in education…
Top Five strategies to foster collaboration for effective learning ecosystems
Learning does not happen exclusively in schools – yet the formal education system still bears most of the responsibility for students’ education. A wider range…
The power of Collective Intelligence: Cultivating knowledge-sharing for systemic change
The power of collective intelligence can move mountains. At its simplest, collective intelligence is the process by which a large group of individuals gather and…
Post-Pandemic Learning: A Chance to Re-evaluate what Higher-Education Means
There has been a great deal of apprehension around the recent changes made in education as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this next…
A Personalised Approach to Learning
In today’s digital world, businesses can identify the precise needs of their customers and curate products accordingly. Take the example of e-commerce websites: based on…
Leveraging EdTech to overcome the largest disruption in the history of education: COVID-19
During a recent panel discussion hosted by Qatar Foundation (@QF) to coincide with the United Nations (@UN) General Assembly, Qatar Foundation’s Vice-Chairperson and CEO, H.E.…