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Google rewiring the way we remember?

Google rewiring the way we remember?

A new study out of Columbia University suggests another Internet-related side effect: All that Googling we’re doing may be impacting our memory. The good news is our dependence on Internet searches isn’t necessarily shrinking our cerebral cortexes or making us forget where we put our car keys. Instead, it’s changing the way our brains organize and retain information, according to the study.

Mediocrity

Mediocrity

I have in front of me the 2010 “Statement of Results” for the National Senior Certificate statement of a youngster who demands to study at university. They are: Afrikaans 43, English 39, mathematical literacy 38, life orientation 78, business studies 41, computer applications technology 31, life sciences 28. At the bottom of the certificate is this unbelievable statement: “The candidate qualifies for the national senior certificate and fulfils the minimum requirements for admission to higher education.”

Teaching Teamwork

Teaching Teamwork

With the increasing popularity of social networking, instant messaging and online communication, learners are connecting to more and more people, but face-to-face communication and teamwork skills are being left out. Group task are a great way of giving learners the opportunity to communicate directly and practise positive teamwork skills.

IT vs. NCS

IT vs. NCS

Most schools decide that the only thing that should be taught in a computer centre is computer related skills. Are there common guidelines for what needs to be taught/covered/acquired by the time a learner graduates to grade 8? Most schools follow their own ‘syllabus’, some (at huge expense) pay for programs which very cleverly link the curriculum to computer literacy, and others still are not sure what skills they should be doing at all. What does the Education Department have to say about this?

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