Category Archives: opinions

Seven Habits of the Professor of the Future(link)

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

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Antarctica and Greenland Loosing Ice Fast

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Science Daily reports that the planet’s two largest ice sheets have been losing ice faster during the past decade, causing widespread confusion and concern.Dozens of climate scientists have reconciled their measurements of ice sheet changes in Antarctica and Greenland over … Continue reading →

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New Global Education Trends

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Higher education funding Increase in academies Focus on English Baccalaureate (EBacc) Teacher training reform Raise the age of participation Rethinking Education Strategy Online Education You Tube Education Channels March Towards Knowledge Society Sociological Model of Education

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Synthetic Aperture Radar Using ‘Inflation’ Monitoring could Predict Volcanic Eruptions

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

The world’s deadliest and largest volcanic eruptions happen in Indonesia. Future eruptions in this jungle-filled region could be better predicted by using satellite radar to detect swelling magma near the summit of those volcanoes, a new study suggests. To search … Continue reading →

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