This page aims to link you with useful practical ideas on education
and vocational skills development....
Below are a few highlights......
MIT Open
Course Ware:
MIT, a top U.S. University is providing their courses free on the
internet? According to the information at the project's website,
"MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) makes the course materials that are
used in the teaching of almost all MIT's undergraduate and graduate
subjects available on the Web, free of charge, to any user anywhere
in the world. Because MIT OCW is not a distance-learning
initiative, there is no registration or enrollment process
required for users to view course materials. Nor is there a
certificate or degree granted upon completion of the materials.
MIT OCW is a publication of the course materials that support the
dynamic classroom interactions of an MIT education."
"With 1,100 courses published as of June 1, 2005", you can find
course materials from the following departments: Mechanical
Engineering, Mathematics, Sloan School of Management, Aeronautics
and Astronautics, Linguistics and Philosophy, Anthropology,
Literature, Architecture, Materials Science and Engineering,
Biological Engineering Division, Biology, Brain and Cognitive
Sciences, Media Arts and Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Music and
Theater Arts, Chemistry, Nuclear Science and Engineering, Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Comparative Media
Studies, Physics, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences,
Political Science, Economics, Science, Technology, and Society,
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering Systems
Division, Special Programs, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Urban
Studies and Planning, Health Sciences and Technology, Women's
Studies, History, Writing and Humanistic Studies. Check it out and
get started by visiting
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/
Science
Fair Projects
Do you feel like making something practical? The Science
Fair Projects website has over 500 fully searchable and
categorized science fair projects, with full instructions and
explanations. At the website, you can search for ideas for your
projects by simply entering a keyword on whatever interests you.
Whether you are a teacher, pupil, student or just a science
enthusiast you will find a practical idea to keep you busy. Whether
you want to make a microscope
or make a collapsible solar
box cooker from two cardboard boxes these science fair website
has full instructions for you and it is all free. There are
science ideas for any level of education, - primary, secondary and
higher education levels. So, get going, click
here to get your science project ideas and start making
something practical.
School
Enterprises: Combining Vocational Learning with Production
You do not have to restrict the scope of your technical and
vocational education centre to education and training. Your centre
could also produce other goods and services for sale on the market.
Want to find out how? This UNESCO-UNEVOC publication has a
number of case studies presented from various countries. Click
here to download this 60 page publication directly from the
UNESCO-UNEVOC website. For more UNESCO-UNEVOC publications click
here.
Women’s
Education in the Contemporary Societies
Get ideas from , an essay
written and presented by Nduke-Obong Udoekong at a community-based
symposium organised by Akwamfon Sustainable Community Association of
Nigeria in
conjunction with the Sustainable Development Network Ltd of UK. The symposium which took place at the village of Ikpe
Udok on January 9, 2004 discusses topics such as the effect of
examination malpractice and possible solutions, debate for and
against youths combining education with business enterprises,
women’s education and general ethics among others. The
symposium, which was part of the Ikpe
Udok Rural Education Project, was organised for youths in the locality and
representatives of schools in the area were also in attendant.
To read the essay, please click
here.
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the News where you may also find other education related ideas.
