Centre to improve school education launched
August 9th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) An institution that will work towards improving teaching techniques in 13,000 CBSE schools spread across the country and help reshape education was launched here Thursday ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi varsity to launch online courses
September 29th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 28 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi University has announced an e-learning programme that will offer undergraduate and postgraduate online courses starting this academic year.The online courses will follow the ... Read more...
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UAE students to get study material on BlackBerry phones
February 23rd, 2011 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 23 (IANS/WAM) Learning in Abu Dhabi University will now move beyond the walls of the classroom as the students will get BlackBerry smartphones to access all course materials and ... Read more...
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Meet the 77-yr-old Brit granny who’s a black belt in ju-jitsu!
July 5th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 5 (ANI): At the age of 77, a widowed mum-of-two has been rewarded with a top martial arts award.Granny Ena Mallett, demonstrated a series of throws, holds and teaching ... Read more...
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Famous Teacher Jaime Escalante Dies At 79
March 31st, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Reno, Mar 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) 79 year old mathematics teacher of East Los Angeles high-school Jaime Escalante, who changed the notion regarding the inner-city students who are poor in mastering ... Read more...
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Anna University honours A.R. Rahman with a doctorate
August 3rd, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
A.R. Rahman received an honorary doctorate along with Deputy Chief Minister MK Stalin and Indian Space Research Organisation scientist M Annadurai in a special convocation ceremony that was held at the ... Read more...
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E-learning can augment classroom learning, says scholar
December 10th, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 10 (ANI): A University of Illinois professor says that online teaching techniques, also known as e-learning, can have a significant positive impact on classroom learning.
Caroline Haythornthwaite bemoans that the ... Read more...
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