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Work placements have long been crucial for students in terms of their employability. They influence students’ choices, and employers highly value such workplace experience. Furthermore, assessed placements are a statutory requirement for professional bodies, and universities prioritise and invest in them. They are well established as a necessary step in

The last time I posted here (in January) I described my plan to take various online felting classes. With all my sales and exhibitions cancelled or on hold I thought this would be a good way to keep me focused and motivated during our 3rd pandemic lockdown. Here’s the link

Dive Brief: The University of Washington announced Friday that in light of the novel coronavirus spreading in the Seattle area, it would close its classrooms and have students take their courses and final exams remotely for the remainder of the winter quarter.   The institution, which enrolls nearly 57,000 students across

The virtue-signalling bandwagon − or should I say “brandwagon” − in response to Black Lives Matter and Covid-19 has led to my receiving more invites than usual. I’ve been asked to jump on to podcasts, Zoom live streams and virtual conferences to discuss race, identity and inequality. Actually, I hate the

The desire to provide value in a changing marketplace is one of the reasons the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants moved beyond in-person tutors, trainers, and test centers to offer online learning and assessment for candidates pursuing the Chartered Global Management Accountant designation. Joe McLatchie, Senior Manager, Association of

Grade two teacher Vivian Mavraidis looks out into the hallways at Hunter’s Glen Junior Public School in Scarborough, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2020. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press The Toronto District School Board has warned its school staff to be ready to switch to remote learning as concern grows about the