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How ethical is animal research?

Psychology, Blog | October 29, 2018
Is it ethical to inflict suffering and death on animals in the name of psychological research? Opinions on the ethics of animal research vary greatly. Some argue that causing the death of some animals is a small price to pay for advancing knowledge, while others feel...

What are “True” experiments in Psychology?

Blog, Psychology | October 22, 2018
The true experiment is often thought of as a laboratory study. However, this is not always the case. A true experiment is defined as an experiment conducted where an effort is made to impose control over all other variables except the one under study. It is often...

World Teachers’ Day 2018

Blog, Student posts, Teacher posts | October 4, 2018
Friday 5th October marks World Teachers’ Day; the annual recognition of the implementation of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. Commemorated since 1994, World Teachers’ Day is an opportunity to celebrate the hard work of educators...

Back to school: Preparing to teach an online class

Blog, Teacher posts | September 3, 2018
The new academic year is here, and teachers all over the globe have been busy preparing their classrooms, lesson plans and assessment materials for a whole new cohort of students. But how do back to school preparations differ for those who teach online? We sat down...