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Edinburgh Technology in Education Meetup

Edinburgh Technology in Education Meetup

Edinburgh, GB
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We are looking for anyone involved or just interested in, the application of technology in education. We want to explore innovation in teaching through podcasting, movie makin...

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Remembering a Giant of African Literature - Higher Education

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Best known for his first novel, Things Fall Apart, Achebe is regarded as a pioneer in modern African literature. His novels and essays critiqued post-colonial Nigerian politics and society as well as examined the impact of the West on Africa. Published in 1958, Things Fall Apart is said to be the most widely read work of African fiction, having sold more than 12 million copies. It has been translated into 50 languages.

On Thursday, March 21, the 82-year-old author died at a Boston-area hospital following a brief illness. At the time of his death, Achebe had been the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor at Brown University and he had recently published a memoir of his experience during the 1967-70 Biafran civil war in Nigeria.


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Tracing the Evolution of Education Technology

Books will soon be obsolete in schools.” This may sound like a breathless pronouncement made by an over-caffeinated education tech blogger, but the prediction dates back to 1913 and is attributed to Thomas Edison, who ...
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