Learning

Partners Group-backed KinderCare prices US IPO in range to raise $576 mn

Oregon-based KinderCare, one of the largest providers of early childhood education centers in the US, operates more than 1,500 centers with a capacity of more than 200,000 children

Work, family pressure hinders learning among 91% Indian workers: LinkedIn

Notwithstanding the fact that a significant percentage of professionals in India say that their company is doing enough to cultivate a culture of learning, 9 in 10 professionals find it hard to prioritise learning due to work and family commitments, says a report. According to new research by the leading professional network LinkedIn, 91 per cent of professionals in India face barriers such as feeling burnt out or family responsibilities that are getting in the way of their learning. In a bid to overcome barriers to upskilling, professionals are resorting to 'Loud Learning', the act of being vocal and intentional about learning ambitions in the workplace. LinkedIn research shows that 79 per cent of professionals in India believe that engaging in 'Loud Learning' can support their career growth. Some of the benefits include providing opportunities for mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals (28 per cent), opening doors to new career opportunities or advancement (27 per

Accenture invests $1 bn in learning platform, to buy edtech firm Udacity

Udacity's team of more than 230 professionals will join Accenture LearnVantage

Top 5 popular finance podcasts in India to help you manage your money

If you want to enhance your financial wisdom, you need to learn it from experts. Many experts are sharing their knowledge through podcasts. Here are the top 5 finance podcasts in India

Teachable moments in unrestrained capitalism

The book is an intriguing study of a company that promised to revolutionise Indian education but ended up dealing a massive blow to the very sector of which it was seen as a leader

Low penetration of vocational, skill training into rural youth: Survey

Almost 13 per cent of those surveyed are getting computer training, followed by stitching, which is being learnt by a bit over three per cent

How to Implement IB PYP Approaches to Learning in Your Classroom?

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7 best artificial intelligence courses to help you grow in your career

The future belongs to artificial intelligence, and if you want to excel in your career, you need to embrace AI. Here are the top 7 fundamental courses for Artificial Intelligence to start learning

Homi Lab receives The Most Immersive Learning Product of the Year Award, paving way to experiential and personalized learning.

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Internet firm Sulekha says will focus on ed-tech, Saas businesses

Company aims to have 125 million people using its English language learning app

IT Ministry, Meta to fund 40 start-ups working in extended reality tech

The programme will give Rs 20 lakh each to the start-ups and it will include a challenge aimed at promoting XR

Highest education accolade, Yidan Prize, for Pratham CEO Rukmini Banerji

Banerji has been awarded for her work in improving learning outcomes

World Bank to provide $250 mn loan for school learning project in Andhra

With the ongoing pandemic, home-based learning opportunities for students are of top priority for the state, the statement said

Digital divide still a challenge in remote teaching, learning: Experts

Over one-and-a-half years since the Covid pandemic broke out in India, the digital divide continues to pose challenges in remote teaching and learning, according to experts. Teaching and learning activities had to move online when the pandemic forced the closure of schools and colleges. While technology ensured that learning is not completely suspended, the digital divide continues to make remote learning an "operational nightmare". A study by the Azim Premji Foundation showed that almost 60 per cent of school children in India cannot access online learning opportunities. A similar study by Oxfam India found that even among students of urban private schools, half of the parents reported issues with Internet signal and speed. A third struggled with the cost of mobile data. Only 20 per cent of school-age children in India had access to remote education during the pandemic, of whom only half participated in live online lessons, according to a new national sample survey by ICRIER and .

Charaiveti: An academic's journey-3

'In general, in popular culture all around me canniness was implicitly or explicitly highly valued', says the author

How people are learning to trade in 7 Days with this fun app - 7daystrader

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'Cognitive flexibility': The skill IQ tests miss about your talent

It is essentially about learning to learn and being able to be flexible about the way you learn.

Covid helps reinvent roles for Avanti Learning Centres, discover true path

The pandemic experience has been transformational for Avanti. Avanti Fellows, the not-for-profit, now runs programmes in over 300 government schools

Meet the doting dad whose educational toys teach tiny tots in 15 countries

PlayShifu CEO Vivek Goyal used his years at Stanford and Silicon Valley, and a stint at eBay to start an enterprise designing phygital educational toys for children in the 3-10 age group

Story in numbers: A learning crisis for children in the early grades

Even those who are not education experts or researchers can tell you that after five years of schooling, only half the children in India can read at Standard II level