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MIT in the media: 2025 in review
MIT News - Education, teaching, academics | Online learning | Massive open online courses (MOOCs) | MITx | EdX
MIT in the media: 2025 in review “At MIT, innovation ranges from awe-inspiring technology to down-to-Earth creativity,” noted Chronicle, during a campus visit this year for an episode of the program. In 2025, MIT researchers made headlines across print publications, podcasts, and video platforms for key scientific advances, ...
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BBC News
BBC News
University threatened with legal action after protest at academic's talk Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a "zombie apocalypse" during the protest.
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BBC News
BBC News
Head serves school dinners amid 'catering failings' Malmesbury School's Christmas dinner was under threat due to staffing issues, according to its head.
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Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
‘Cloud for Youth’: An implementation research of cloud‐based solutions for bridging the digital divide in... Abstract
The digital divide poses a significant challenge to educational equity as technology becomes central to learning. This study examines Cloud for Youth, an educational charity project that utilises cloud technology to bridge the digital divide in rural China. Guided by ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Why do we stop singing when we reach secondary school? New data suggests singing is much more common in primary and private schools than in state secondaries.
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BBC News
BBC News
Boys to be sent on courses to tackle misogyny in schools The measure is part of the government's strategy to tackle violence against women and girls in England.
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Teen builds an award-winning virtual reality prototype thanks to free MIT courses
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Teen builds an award-winning virtual reality prototype thanks to free MIT courses When Freesia Gaul discovered MIT Open Learning’s OpenCourseWare at just 14 years old, it opened up a world of learning far beyond what her classrooms could offer. Her parents had started a skiing company, and the seasonal work meant that ...
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Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
A systematic review of online persistent learning: Methodologies, findings and issues Online persistent learning is a significant and growing field of study. Despite the numerous published studies on this topic, there is a notable lack of comprehensive reviews that analyse these studies, particularly in terms of their methodologies, findings and the ...
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From Tbilisi courtyards to virtual rooms, young women reimagine peace across divides
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From Tbilisi courtyards to virtual rooms, young women reimagine peace across divides In a region long overshadowed by conflict narratives, a new kind of leadership is emerging – quiet, insistent, and unmistakably women-centred. 
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UN marks first World Turkic Language Family Day
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
UN marks first World Turkic Language Family Day The UN cultural agency, UNESCO, is preparing to celebrate the first ever World Turkic Language Family Day on Monday, following a decision by UNESCO’s General Conference in Samarkand to establish 15 December as an annual observance.
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Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
A learning analytics‐based leaderboard feedback approach for promoting student cognitive engagement and learning performance in... Cognitive engagement is crucial for achieving positive learning outcomes. However, it is often inadequate in online collaborative learning. While learning analytics feedback can promote learners' engagement, it may have limitations in motivating students to continue participating. As a gamification element, ...
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MIT takes manufacturing education across the country
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MIT takes manufacturing education across the country MIT has long bolstered U.S. manufacturing by developing key innovations and production technologies, and training entrepreneurs. This fall, the Institute introduced a new tool for U.S. manufacturing: an education program for workers, held at collaborating institutions, which teaches core principles ...
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Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
Genes in 3D: The impact of virtual reality on biology students' performance and perceptions Abstract
This study explored the impact of high-immersion virtual reality (VR) as an innovative andragogical tool in undergraduate biology education. Amidst concerns about traditional lecture-based teaching methods, VR can offer interactive hands-on experiences. The study hypothesized that students who opt in ...
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Inaugural UROP mixer draws hundreds of students eager to gain research experience
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Inaugural UROP mixer draws hundreds of students eager to gain research experience More than 600 undergraduate students crowded into the Stratton Student Center on Oct. 28, for MIT’s first-ever Institute-wide Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) mixer.“At MIT, we believe in the transformative power of learning by doing, and there’s no better example ...
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Turning a childhood interest into a career path with MIT Open Learning resources
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Turning a childhood interest into a career path with MIT Open Learning resources Hinata Yamahara was 10 years old, on a family trip to Osaka, Japan, when he started riding the train alone. Those train rides sparked an interest in something he didn't have words for at the time — how cities are ...
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Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
Statutory guidance: Relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education Statutory guidance on relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education.

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