Dan Willingham on Applying Cognitive Science to K12 Education – Education Rickshaw
I am very excited to be sharing this special episode with you, the Season 2 Finale of this podcast, featuring one of the most respected cognitive scientists in the world, Dan Willingham.
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Before we go over to Dan, I wanted to thank all of you who have supported me by tuning in this season. Unlike Season 1, which was formatted as a debate show between myself and my progressively incorrect friend, Bradley Arnold, Season 2 was all about the interviews. In total, I was able to interview 29 fabulous guests about their ideas…
Macron Replaces Health, Education Chiefs as Prime Minister Borne Keeps Job
(Bloomberg) — French President Emmanuel Macron replaced his health and education ministers as part of a cabinet reshuffle aimed at bringing some fresh impetus to his administration after months of unrest.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will remain in place, while her former chief of staff, Aurelien Rousseau, will take over the Health Ministry from Francois Braun, Macron’s office said Thursday in a statement.
Gabriel Attal, previously budget minister and before that government spokesman, will replace Pap Ndiaye as education minister. The long-expected cabinet shakeup also sees Bruno Le Maire remain at the helm of the Finance Ministry.
The limited scope…
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Day in the life: Natalie Haddow
Just over two decades ago, Natalie Haddow traveled to Ballarat, Australia as a co-op student in UVic’s Leisure Service Administration program (now known as Recreation and Health Education), where she spent the next four months planning events for the city. Now, 20 years later, with a graduate degree and a few career pivots under her belt, Natalie returned to Ballarat, this time as the new co-op coordinator for UVic’s School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education.
“I spent 20 years developing my career and, in that time, I was fortunate to be a…
Schultz defends Starbucks’ tough union stance in testy hearing
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz tests before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee – Copyright AFP/File STR
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Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz defended the coffee chain’s confrontational approach to unionization Wednesday, while insisting it had not violated US labor law in countering the campaign.
The hearing, which got contentious at some points, was convened by progressive Vermont independent Senator Bernie Sanders, focusing on what Sanders called “illegal union busting.”
In his testimony, Schultz said he understood that workers have the right to unionize. But he argued that management-led efforts to persuade employees otherwise were also protected.…
Recruitment team unwittingly recommends ChatGPT for job interview | Science & Tech News
A recruitment team unknowingly recommended ChatGPT for a job interview after the AI was used to complete an application task.
Since its release back in November, the internet at large has been putting out the impressive language model through its paces to see just how flexible and human-like it can be.
With little more than a short prompt, the bot has had a go at everything from writing articles to solving PC problems, putting the fear of potential redundancy into copywriters, customer support staff and beyond.
But one business owner decided to get ahead of that particular game, involving the…