Recognizing that the average American will spend 95% of their time outside of the classroom, a new lecture series will spotlight the science of informal teaching and learning and the important role ...
A major recent study showed that informal science learning can play an important role in improving student learning in that subject. Such out-of-class learning can include trips to zoos or museums and ...
I’ve just come across a provocative article recently published in the American Scientist magazine that calls into question whether schools are really the most effective conduit for learning about ...
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
Although early human capital theory recognized the relevance of workers’ experience, its focus was on education and formal training. More recent studies show that much of the performance of newly ...
Engaging, retaining and growing talent in retail has implications far beyond employee churn. Companies that cultivate an organizational culture of learning and development (L&D) have a distinct ...
Who says Facebook is always a distraction? A new study suggests that if engaged in online debate, college students can use the popular social network to learn and develop a variety of skills. In a ...
NASA’s Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program has selected three additional informal education organizations to promote learning in STEM with the goal of ...
Bloomfire founder Josh Little compared his new company, a hub of online learning communities, to gardens. Companies or other groups can sign up for Bloomfire, a monthly service which officially ...
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released draft guidelines adhering to the implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). RPL is a formal mechanism which will be used to evaluate a ...
When it comes to content to watch, kids have a lot of options these days. There are still the classics, like Sesame Street, but also a new kids media titan: YouTube. So how can a parent make sense of ...
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