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French senior citizens link up with language students in lockdown15h ago ( March 7, 2021 at 10:48 AM ) ShareAmi scheme aims to combat the isolation felt by many older people during the pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAfter spending a third of his placement in France stuck in lockdown, modern languages student Elliot Bellman was worried his conversation skills might suffer. But his weekly chats with Mme Tolu, a Parisian care home resident in her 80s, have helped keep his fluency up to scratch.“During the pandemic it’s difficult to travel and have those normal ex...Tags: Europe, Education, France, World news, Languages, University of Warwick, Bellman, Coronavirus, Elliot Bellman, Mme Tolu 7 people like this. Like The New Enlightenment and the Fight to Free Knowledge: Part 1March 4, 2021 at 4:00 AM  Tags: Google, Europe, Death, England, Media, College, France, History, Harry Potter, William Shakespeare, Sauron, Voldemort, Norwich, Peter, Henry Viii, Facebook Twitter 90 people like this. Like Meatless school menu sparks political row in FranceFebruary 24, 2021 at 6:31 AM Temporary decision by Green mayor of Lyon to take meat off menu met by protestsA decision by the Green mayor of Lyon, seen by many as the country’s culinary capital, to temporarily take meat off the menu in school canteens during the coronavirus pandemic has sparked a major political row in France.Government ministers have accused the mayor, Grégory Doucet, of “ideological” and “elitist” behaviour after the measure, which is also being studied by several other cities including Paris, came into f...Tags: Food, Europe, Education, France, Environment, World news, Green, Farming, Paris, Schools, Vegetarian food and drink, Vegetarianism, Lyon, Meat Industry, Coronavirus, Grégory Doucet 5 people like this. Like Ireland to start reopening schools as it extends other Covid restrictionsFebruary 23, 2021 at 1:06 PM Education and childcare prioritised in cautious lockdown roadmap after disastrous Christmas relaxation Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIreland is to start reopening some schools next week but is extending other lockdown restrictions until April to prevent another explosion in Covid-19 cases.The government has prioritised education and childcare in a cautious new roadmap out of restrictions after a disastrous relaxation before Christmas led to Ireland having the world’...Tags: Europe, Education, World news, Ireland, Schools, Micheal Martin, Coronavirus 3 people like this. Like The Roman Roads of Gaul Visualized as a Modern Subway MapFebruary 23, 2021 at 10:00 AM  Tags: Google, Facebook, Europe, Maps, College, France, Germany, History, Rome, Netherlands, Belgium, Seoul, Facebook Twitter, Gaul, Roman Empire, France Luxembourg 141 people like this. Like Thousands of UK language students left in limbo as Brexit hits travel plansFebruary 23, 2021 at 1:00 AM Universities say they have received inadequate guidance on red tape and costs for academic years abroad Thousands of UK students hoping to spend the year abroad are caught in limbo after facing major disruption to their travel plans due to post-Brexit red tape and costs, in respect of which universities say they received inadequate guidance from the government.Coordinators of academic years abroad who spoke to the Guardian said there had been limited information from the Foreign Office ahead of ...Tags: Europe, UK, Students, Education, Eu, European Union, UK News, World news, Higher Education, Guardian, Universities, Languages, Brexit, Foreign Office 22 people like this. Like Discover Scheele’s Green, the Arsenic-Laden Color That May Have Contributed to Napoleon’s DeathFebruary 15, 2021 at 4:00 AM  Tags: Google, Europe, Fashion, Science, College, France, Russia, New York City, History, Green, Chemistry, New York Times, Denis, TED Talks, Jones, Napoleon 78 people like this. Like The Color That May Have Killed Napoleon: Scheele’s GreenFebruary 15, 2021 at 4:00 AM Tags: Google, Europe, Fashion, Science, College, France, Russia, New York City, History, Green, Chemistry, New York Times, Denis, TED Talks, Jones, Napoleon 88 people like this. Like Why Public Transit Sucks in the United States: Four Videos Tell the StoryFebruary 12, 2021 at 4:00 AM  Tags: Google, Asia, Europe, Politics, Technology, College, New York City, America, San Francisco, History, Atlantic, United States, Vox, Seoul, Massimo Vignelli, United States of America 57 people like this. Like The “Academic Tarot”: 22 Major Arcana Cards Representing Life in the Academic Humanities Under COVID-19February 10, 2021 at 2:09 PM  Tags: Google, Europe, Education, College, Life, Syria, Egypt, Current Affairs, Italy, Salvador Dalí, Black Lives Matter, VFC, Facebook Twitter, Carl Jung, Josh Jones, Taschen 126 people like this. Like The way we teach science misses something key: Human contextFebruary 10, 2021 at 9:00 AM  Tags: Motivation, Europe, Science, Education, Children, Teaching, Dartmouth, Innovation, Vatican, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Humanity, Newton, Don, Galileo, Johannes Kepler 146 people like this. Like UCLA creates new department to focus on languages and cultures of EuropeFebruary 8, 2021 at 4:10 PM LOS ANGELES — Despite national trends moving away from language instruction, UCLA announced Monday it established the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies, which will combine several of its departments and focus on cultures and languages across Europe.
“This merger allows us to train an interdisciplinary lens on the rich and varied cultures of Europe while preserving the first-rate language instruction for which UCLA is known,” said David Schaberg, senior dean of the UCLA C...Tags: Google, Europe, News, Education, California News, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Higher Education, Yale, Los Angeles Times, Black, Ucla, Thomas, San Fernando Valley, Justice Dept 39 people like this. Like Extra Crunch roundup: 500 Startups’ demo day, smart SaaS pricing and much moreFebruary 5, 2021 at 6:04 PM  Tags: Startups, TC, Europe, Education, Okta, Tech, Best, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Venture Capital, Public, Alex, Robinhood, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, Databricks 108 people like this. Like Class adds $30 million to its balance sheet for a Zoom-friendly edtech solutionFebruary 4, 2021 at 11:00 AM  Tags: Startups, TC, Europe, Class, Education, Funding, Tech, Edtech, Sdk, Early Stage, Udemy, Emergence Capital, Zoom, LMS, Chasen, Michael Chasen 113 people like this. Like Edtech valuations aren’t skyrocketing, but investors see more exit opportunitiesFebruary 3, 2021 at 9:37 AM Less than a year after we put out an initial temperature check survey, it’s clear that specialist investors are even more bullish on edtech. Bears are hard to find right now: the sector, once undercapitalized, has brought in $10 billion in venture capital funding globally in 2020.
As investors told us last week, the biggest consumer opportunity in 2021 and beyond is lifelong learning (and portfolio companies have the profits to prove it).
But despite edtech’s noise, the second installment of our...Tags: Startups, TC, Europe, Education, Tech, Vista, Venture Capital, Silicon Valley, Edtech, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, SPAC, Skillsoft, Deborah Quazzo, Owl Ventures 25 people like this. Like Fears rise that Polish libel trial could threaten future Holocaust researchFebruary 3, 2021 at 8:34 AM Case brought in wake of rightwing government criminalising blame of Polish nation for Nazi crimes could have implications for further researchTwo Polish historians are facing a libel trial over a book examining Poles’ behaviour during the second world war, a case whose outcome is expected to determine the future of independent Holocaust research under Poland’s nationalist government.A verdict is expected in Warsaw’s district court on 9 February in the case against Barbara Engelking, a historian ...Tags: Europe, Books, Education, Law, Germany, Israel, World news, History, Culture, Holocaust, Second world war, Poland, Freedom Of Speech, Nazi, Warsaw, Nazism Extra Crunch roundup: Edtech VC survey, 5 founder mistakes, fintech liquidity, moreJanuary 29, 2021 at 6:17 PM  Tags: Apple, Startups, TC, Cloud, Europe, New York, Hardware, Enterprise, Media, Education, Entrepreneurship, Boston, Africa, Tech, Netflix, Digital Media 113 people like this. Like 13 investors say lifelong learning is taking edtech mainstreamJanuary 28, 2021 at 10:00 AM The venture potential of a startup that caters to individual students — instead of a slow-moving, small-pocketed institution — has a bullish aura that attracts investors.
Add in a pandemic that forced many to embrace remote learning overnight, and it makes sense that we have seen companies like Outschool and ClassDojo turn first profits while startups like Quizlet and ApplyBoard reached $1 billion valuations.
Last year brought a flurry of record-breaking venture capital to t...Tags: Startups, TC, Europe, Education, US, Tech, United States, Venture Capital, Lambda, Edtech, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, Cowboy Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Mckinsey, PitchBook 23 people like this. Like 12 investors say lifelong learning is taking edtech mainstreamJanuary 28, 2021 at 10:00 AM The venture potential of a startup that caters to individual students — instead of a slow-moving, small-pocketed institution — has a bullish aura that attracts investors.
Add in a pandemic that forced many to embrace remote learning overnight, and it makes sense that we have seen companies like Outschool and ClassDojo turn first profits while startups like Quizlet and ApplyBoard reached $1 billion valuations.
Last year brought a flurry of record-breaking venture capital to t...Tags: Startups, TC, Europe, Education, US, Tech, United States, Venture Capital, Lambda, Edtech, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, Cowboy Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Mckinsey, PitchBook 39 people like this. Like Rick Steves’ Europe: Binge Watch 9 Seasons of America’s Favorite Traveler Free OnlineJanuary 26, 2021 at 4:01 AM  Tags: Travel, Google, Facebook, Europe, England, Television, College, Germany, America, San Francisco, Atlantic, Normandy, New York Times, Italy, Slovenia, Seoul 72 people like this. Like After Covid, will digital learning be the new normal?January 23, 2021 at 12:00 PM Schools have embraced apps and remote classes in the past year. Some see benefits in virtual learning but others fear the impact on disadvantaged children and privatisation by stealthHistory is likely to record that Britain’s teachers were better prepared for Covid-19 than government ministers. With cases rising in Europe, 14 schools in England had already closed their gates by the end of February 2020. When senior staff at Barham primary school began drawing up contingency plans on 26 February,...Tags: Google, Europe, UK, England, Technology, Education, Microsoft, Society, Britain, Social exclusion, Schools, Barham, Coronavirus, COVID 11 people like this. Like Extra Crunch roundup: Digital health VC survey, edtech M&A, deep tech marketing, moreJanuary 22, 2021 at 3:58 PM  Tags: Health, Startups, TC, Facebook, Asia, Europe, Enterprise, Education, Privacy, Developer, Washington, Finance, US, San Francisco, Tech, Diversity 52 people like this. Like UK’s WhiteHat rebrands as Multiverse, raises $44M to build tech apprenticeships in the USJanuary 19, 2021 at 9:08 AM University education is getting more expensive, and at the moment it feels a bit like a petrie dish for infections, but the long-term trends continue to show a dramatic growth in the number of people worldwide getting degrees beyond high school, with one big reason for this being that a college degree generally provides better economic security.
But today, a startup that is exploring a different route for those interested in technology and knowledge worker positions — specifically by way of appr...Tags: Google, TC, Europe, UK, Enterprise, Education, Developer, US, Tech, Diversity, Tony Blair, Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Blair, Cutler 45 people like this. Like Inside SuperCharger Ventures’ debut virtual edtech acceleratorJanuary 11, 2021 at 1:29 PM Before the pandemic, edtech companies went decades without raising financing due to lack of interest from generalist venture capitalists. Now, more than a year since COVID-19 began, the sector is showing signs of maturation, from first profits to unicorns, potential IPOs and a rush of talent.
Momentum in mind, cross-border venture capital firm SuperCharger Ventures is launching a debut accelerator exclusively for early-stage edtech founders. The 12-week accelerator, which kicks off today, is bei...Tags: TC, Asia, Accelerator, Europe, Education, China, Tech, United States, Venture Capital, BSD, COVID, Supercharger Ventures, Janos Barberis, Barberis, NextView Ventures NextView Ventures, Taylor Freeman Axon Park 49 people like this. Like Arnold Schwarzenegger Reflects on the Parallels Between Trumpism & Nazism, and How We Can Save Our DemocracyJanuary 10, 2021 at 3:08 PM  Tags: Google, Europe, College, Washington, Current Affairs, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rick Steves, Trump, Facebook Twitter, Hannah Arendt, Yale Historian Timothy Snyder 149 people like this. Like 20 Lessons from the 20th Century About How to Defend Democracy from Authoritarianism: A Timely List from Yale Historian Timothy SnyderJanuary 9, 2021 at 1:35 PM  Tags: Google, Facebook, Europe, Putin, College, Russia, America, Ukraine, History, Power, George Orwell, Yale, The Guardian, Hitler, Albert Camus, Peter Pomerantsev 97 people like this. Like Behold an Interactive Online Edition of Elizabeth Twining’s Illustrations of the Natural Orders of Plants (1868)January 8, 2021 at 10:00 AM  Tags: Google, Europe, Books, Science, London, College, Stanford, History, Britain, Colchester, Facebook Twitter, Curtis, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Josh Jones, Kew, Werner 99 people like this. Like 10 free or affordable online courses and programs that can help you land a project management jobDecember 29, 2020 at 12:41 PM Tags: Reviews, Europe, Education, Trends, Features, Online Learning, E-learning, Online Classes, PMP, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Project Management Institute, CAPM, Project Management Professional PMP, Project Management Institute PMP, Product Card, Insider Picks 2020 92 people like this. Like I was an early Erasmus scholar, and I grieve for what British students have lost | Julian BagginiDecember 28, 2020 at 6:00 AM My time in Europe transformed my outlook; those who think Brexit is all about trade deals ignore what else was at stakeThe prime minister offered the country a “feast” this Christmas but many of us still haven’t been able to digest it. The truth is it was never very appetising, not so much an oven-ready treat as a cheap ready meal. Boris Johnson’s trade deal does not bring “glad tidings of great joy” but final confirmation that a special relationship has been turned into a purely transactional o...Tags: Europe, Politics, Students, Education, European Union, UK News, World news, Higher Education, Education policy, Philosophy, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Erasmus, Julian Baggini, Higher education policy 29 people like this. Like How Joni Mitchell’s Song of Heartbreak, “River,” Became a Christmas ClassicDecember 21, 2020 at 7:00 AM  Tags: Google, Europe, Music, New York, Minneapolis, Washington Post, College, Nasa, Tom Waits, Ellie Goulding, Joni Mitchell, Elvis, Mitchell, Crete, Facebook Twitter, Graham Nash 59 people like this. Like |
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