Online classrooms where students run the show: we tested how this unconventional model can work: Bringing together different ideas and experiences enhances the virtual classroom experience. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images The Zoom meeting window opens, immediately revealing scores of smiling or anxious faces. Some people have quirky backgrounds; some are in the same room as friends …
It’s not just weddings – how celebrating small wins and unconventional milestones can bring joy: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock In an episode of the popular TV show Sex and the City, protagonist Carrie Bradshaw sets up a fake wedding registry to get a friend to buy her a pair of shoes. Carrie claims to be getting married to …
Where to find more water: eight unconventional resources to tap: pkline/GettyImages As climate change worsens, and with populations rising worldwide, water shortages are a top threat to human development and security. One in four people on Earth face shortages of water for drinking, sanitation, agriculture and economic development. Water scarcity is expected to intensify in …
Three unconventional forms of travel you should try if you can’t go abroad this summer: Familiar assumptions about what vacations should look like are overdue a reset BublikHaus/Shutterstock There has never been a better time to rethink the traditional vacation. International tourism has been decimated by the pandemic, and it is likely to be difficult …
South Africa in the news: The unconventional romance between Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II: A photograph propped up on the mantelpiece in Lilibet’s room was one of the first indications she was growing up fast.: “South Africa” – BingNews Minnesota reports 10 more COVID-19 deaths, 2,659 infections: The state also has found 5 cases …
An unconventional look at life in Lobito: beyond Angolan stereotypes: A ship in the Lobito harbour seen through an apartment window in 2014. Photo by Jess Auerbach, CC BY Angola has changed tremendously since the end of its civil war in 2002. The war lasted almost four decades and decimated a country that had received …