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Tecnológico de Monterrey

Observatory

of Educational Innovation

Hello readers,
Like every Tuesday, we curated a selection of exciting stories on education and innovation. Enjoy your reading.

Meta-analysis: reading on paper improves reading comprehension


A professor at the University of North Dakota analyzed 33 studies to find an answer to the long debate about whether it is better to read on paper or a screen. Here is what she discovered.

 

VR Zone: Virtual reality and immersive learning


Tecnológico de Monterrey opened seven VR Zones across different campuses. With this initiative, more than 20,000 students will have the opportunity to experience immersive learning in various disciplines.

 

How to Gamify Your Class


The use of gamification in class as a teaching technique generates confusion in some teachers and reluctance in others. What is gamification? How to apply gamification in class? What are the advantages of gamifying a course? In this article, you will find the answers to these questions.

 

Why is it essential that teachers know how to detect students with visual impairment?


Teachers must know how to detect mild visual impairment in students. If unattended, this problem could impact not only their academic performance but the development of their social skills.

 

Four modern buildings that keep libraries alive


To be relevant in the 21st-century, libraries need to keep finding new ways to convey knowledge. Here are four projects that surpass expectations.

 

What we are reading

Opinion | We Have Ruined Childhood
"Childhood has become one long unpaid internship meant to secure a spot in a dwindling middle class." (The New York Times)

How Life Became an Endless, Terrible Competition
Two decades ago, meritocracy seemed more likely a cure than a cause. Today, meritocracy excludes everyone outside of a narrow elite. (The Atlantic)

Hong Kong university leaders urged to stand up for protesters
"In a society where universities are celebrated, university heads need to step forward to offer guidance and support." (Times Higher Education)

Flawed Algorithms Are Grading Millions of Students’ Essays
Every year, millions of students take standardized tests that carry weighty consequences. Yet, these tools are highly susceptible to human bias. (Vice)

Going to School While Running a Startup: When Students Build Their Own Edtech
Students are creating tools not with the intent of raising funding capital but to tackle problems that personally ail them and their peers. (EdSurge)

To Prevent Burnout, Hire Better Bosses
If you want to reduce employee burnout, start by improving your leadership. (HBR)

 

Quote of the week

“I’m aware of the privilege […], But I’m also aware that privilege can be blinding, and can cause people to ignore situations that should be simple matters of right and wrong.”

Said professor Ethan Zuckerman, director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT, in a letter titled "On me, and the Media Lab", where Zuckerman announced his departure from the MIT Media Lab after the director of the Media Lab, Joi Ito, and MIT's President, L. Rafael Reif, admitted the university (and the MIT Media Lab) had received funding and gifts from Jeffrey Epstein.
 

Upcoming events

September 24 - 27   EAIE 2019
October 2 - 5   Connected Learning Summit 2019
October 14 -17   EDUCAUSE 2019
Oct 30 - Nov 1   The 16th Annual Open Education Conference
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Did you know that a centuries-old tool, the abacus (or “soroban” in Japanese), is still taught in Japanese schools, and national tournaments attract more than 800 elite competitors? “Unlike the computer or calculator, you have to watch the movement of the beads with your eyes, and then think with your brain and make a move with your fingers,” one expert said. Thoughts? Share your opinion on this subject and about this newsletter. Get in touch at observatorio@itesm.mx

- Karina Fuerte, Editor in Chief, Observatory.

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