Studying with background noise: Is it always bad? Whether noise is problematic depends on children’s individual characteristics, the type of noise, and the task they are completing by Jessica Massonnié / June 16, 2020
Democratic capitalism for online education Education should not be in the hands of a few engineers employed by the dominant online education platforms by Joël Vogt and Edy Portmann / April 27, 2020
Genes, education, and equity: It’s complicated A five-minute animated explainer video by Kathryn Paige Harden and Sabine Gysi / April 22, 2020
Individualizing learning through adaptive teaching The goal is for each learner, whether a beginner or a more advanced student, to be equally challenged and motivated by Hanna Dumont / March 31, 2020
Personalising educational materials Learning should be tailored to individuals, not to ability groups by Annie Brookman-Byrne / January 6, 2020
“A machine should be like a personal trainer for learners” Edy Portmann explains why it is important for schools to reinforce the scientist that lies within every child Interview by Sabine Gysi / November 13, 2019
Assessing social and emotional learning at school is crucial but tricky A novel app can provide teachers with information to guide instruction, set personalized student goals, and give parents meaningful feedback by Jelena Obradović / October 25, 2019
Cognitive Artificial Intelligence: Building better machines (and babies!) With what we learn from AI about the origins and development of human thought, we can design better educational programs by Moira R. Dillon / September 24, 2019
“Young people need to understand technical subjects in today’s world” Barbara Oakley on why everyone should learn STEM topics, and on Massive Open Online Courses as a path to widen the reach of higher education Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / September 19, 2019
Digital transformation poses challenges for schools It is an arduous task to make changes that affect every level of a school’s development, and it takes time. But it is worth the effort by Rahel Tschopp / August 8, 2019
What does genetics mean for educational equity? Responsible communication of social science genomics research results and their implications is important by Daphne Martschenko / June 5, 2019
Opening the box How will we handle the possibility of genome-based predictions of our children’s school performance? by Sophie von Stumm / March 20, 2019
