7 reasons why Africa Needs a Learning and Development Institute Now
At the 2nd conference on L&D in Africa, the need for an L&D Institute came out strongly from the conversations. L&D practitioners recognized the urgency to have a common platform to advocate, champion and regulate L&D interventions and practices across the continent. This article explains why it’s urgent to create an African L&D Institute (ALDI) and how you can contribute to make it a reality.
Prestige in education: developing and maintaining it
Prestige is built on achievements and appreciation. What are institutions doing to develop their reputation and renown? Why is it always the same people who stay ahead?
How travel changes us
It's said that travel can transform us. But is this really the case? Research would seem to show that, yes, the brain is nourished by travel. But that doesn't mean it's a metamorphosis...
A little solitude for better living with others
The injunction to collaborate and create social links is strong. Even when we're alone, we consult social networks. Yet some authors remind us of the virtues of solitude when it doesn't cut us off from others for good, while others invite us to "unplug" from what connects us to the noise of the world.
Interchangeable sound, text and image: perceptions and meaning called into question
The proposed exploration aims to understand how media become hyper-fluid between texts, sounds and images, and to grasp the consequences for relationships to knowledge.