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Which is the most effective way to take notes?

11 November, 2015 Learning resourcesAdobe Photoshop, Amazon.com, Ambient music, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, App Store (iOS), Arctic Circle, Autodidacticism, Bill Gates, Google Docs, IOS, iPad, iPhone, Mind map, mind maps, United States

People tend to lose almost 40% of new information within the first 24 hours of first reading or hearing…

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Talks on education

12 August, 2015 Learning resourcesAdam Driver, Al Gore, Bill Gates, Education, Graphics, Header (computing), Ken Robinson (educationalist), Microsoft, Numerical control, Organizations, Sir Ken Robinson, Sports, Tables, TED (conference), United States, World Health Organization, X-FaceAdd a Comment

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] If you would like to hear inspiring leaders on the topic of learning, in the TED’s project…

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What does your workspace say about you?

25 July, 2015 Educational experiencesAirstrike, Alistair Bunkall, American Express, American Psycho (film), American Revolutionary War, Apple Inc., Arabic language, Auction, Barclays, Bill Gates, CBS, CBS Radio, Death, DNA, Graphology, HSBC, iPhone, Trait theory, United Kingdom, United States

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] The average American worker spends between 6 hours, 54 minutes and 8 hours, 16 minutes at work. One…

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Best lecturers available to everyone

21 July, 2015 Educational experiencesBill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Colorado, Common Core State Standards Initiative, Council of Chief State School Officers, InBloom, Jefferson County School District, New York City Department of Education, United StatesAdd a Comment

As one of the world’s most prominent philanthropists, Bill Gates is always interesting to listen to when the topic of…

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SXSWedu: top education projections and developments in education

21 July, 2015 Educational experiencesAndrew Ng, Austin Texas, Bill Gates, Edtech, Education, Massive open online course, New York Times, SXSW InteractiveAdd a Comment

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] In 2010 SXSW Interactive has introduced a new event covering education and technology called SXSWedu. In its…

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Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford

29 May, 2015 Learning resourcesArtificial intelligence, Bill Gates, Craig Hogan, Elon Musk, Future of Humanity Institute, Human, Nick Bostrom, Stephen Hawking, Superintelligence, Thinking machines (Dune), University of Oxford

How Humans Can Win Against Machines in the Workplace of the Future? Having in mind the fact that many more…

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Learn how to study

29 November, 2014 Educational experiencesActs of the Apostles, Adult (band), Angola, Babson College, Baruch College, Berkeley, Bill Gates, Black Friday (shopping), Bulgari, California, Canada, Cave painting, Central Carolina Community College, Classic hits, College football, Column Five Media, Dallas, Desperation (novel), Elbow grease, Emperor Sujin, Facebook

Effective study habits are very important to a successful college career. Since there are a lot of factors that affect…

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Gates Foundation in education

5 January, 2014 Learning resourcesBig Tobacco, Bilderberg Group, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Bo'ao, Charitable trust, Charter school, China, Common Core (organization), Education, Grants, Professional development, Research, Teacher, Teacher education, United StatesAdd a Comment

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has focused on teacher quality as a key dimension of its recent grantmaking strategy.…

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The big history project

25 December, 2013 Learning resourcesBBC, Big History, Big History Project, Bill Gates, Bribery, Civilization, Common Core Standards, Corporate media, David Christian, History, Philosophy of history, Rockefeller Foundation, Taxes, The Guardian, United Kingdom, United StatesAdd a Comment

Some say history is written by the winners or the rulers, then the others say that facts are facts no…

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Good and bad habits of smart people

21 September, 2013 Educational experiencesAlbert Einstein, Bill Gates, Infographic, Information design, Information graphics, NowSourcing, Smart PeopleAdd a Comment

The habits makes us different from other people, sometimes being fun, sometimes being a burden. Have a look at the…