Embracing virtual and blended learning post COVID-19

Announcements, Educator Insights | November 27, 2020

Written by Bethan Eveleigh, Academic Officer, Pamoja Think back to when you were at school. What do you remember? A favourite teacher, your friends, or lessons that you enjoyed? What do you think today’s students will think about in ten years’ time when they...

What happens when students learn online?

Announcements, Blog, Educator Insights | November 14, 2019

During our 10 year anniversary event “Draw Me a Classroom”, we invited participants to consider how they might define a classroom, and how this definition is changing over time. A panel of thought leaders and educators discussed the purpose of a classroom...

Teacher retention: problem or progress?

Blog, Educator Insights, Teacher posts | October 4, 2019

Teacher retention has been a focus for educational bodies and news reporters for some time. It’s a global issue, with the same story seen around the world: class sizes have grown (and continue to do so). Paperwork and marking are increasing. Lastly, the...

Creating global citizens to defend democracy

Announcements, Blog, Educator Insights | September 25, 2019

Last week we celebrated our 10th anniversary with an event centred around the classroom of the future. Below are remarks made by keynote speaker and News-Decoder’s founder, Nelson Graves. Post originally published on News-Decoder’s own blog. Listen to a...

Can you learn a language online?

Blog, Educator Insights, Online Courses | March 5, 2019

Despite the exponential growth of online methodologies in all areas of society, education remains daunted by the prospect of trusting online ways of working, at least as the primary means of delivering education. This is particularly the case in areas of what is...

Promoting Multilingualism in the IB Diploma Programme

Blog, Educator Insights | February 25, 2019

The International Baccalaureate (IB) states its mission as being “more than its educational programs and certificates,” [1] going on to show that this is part of its desire to “create a better world through education”[2]. Significantly it locates the realisation of...