Virtual reality, a new way for storytelling
Virtual reality offers the chance to immerse oneself in different real or fictional places. This technology will have many uses in the future, but storytelling could be one of the approaches that will change the most with it. From short stories to hard-hitting journalistic documentaries, more and more stories will benefit from 360-degree immersion, especially with the democratization of cameras.
Can you take notes?
Taking notes seems simple, yet many students take bad notes. Because the idea is not to copy a teacher's speech word for word, but to highlight the essential elements on which the evaluations will be based. There are techniques that make note-taking more refined, avoiding common mistakes.
Mobilizing crowds with new technologies
The world of associations and communities, and human rights defenders in particular, have appropriated digital tools to inform and encourage the participation of large sections of the population in struggles for dignity. A British movement outlines 10 winning mobilization strategies, accessible to all.
Resisting the pressure to study
If the university environment is not the least anxiety-provoking, students must learn to regulate themselves emotionally in order to gain a little robustness.
What if pedagogy took trauma into account?
Everyone comes to class with some emotional baggage. Most students will carry it without the teacher ever noticing. Some, however, are going through difficult things and these may come out in a school setting. In the United States, among other places, educational experts are focusing on traumatized children and their inclusion rather than excluding them for "bad behavior."