Education
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Knowledge is potential power
Access to learning hasn’t been as accessible and decentralized as it is today. If you want to learn a highly specialized topic, you don’t have to wait for others to be enrolled in the same class as you anymore just so you can book a teacher. Learning can now be taken asynchronously, and you still Read more
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Decarbonization means differently for different people
Before we talk about decarbonization, let me first share a story… #AcademicTwitter made it possible for me to be connected to people I never thought I would. Why? Because they are renowned people and professionals in their own right. Meanwhile, I feel like a striving academic (making ends meet) in an identity crisis. Anyway, back Read more
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10 ways our education system could stimulate young minds
The title is a direct quote from a summary section in the book Future Minds: How the Digital Age Is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters, and What We Can Do About It by Richard Watson. Although the book was published in 2010, I believe that we can still learn something from it, even twelve Read more
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It’s nice to be back
In a previous blog post (with bonus short-form audio), I’ve already shared what it felt for me to take engineering for undergrad. I even shared with you what it felt like to go back to the place I used to spend those five years getting through the motions of college life. But seeing the teachers Read more
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Can you learn anything?
As we near the end of our project, I am amazed at how the nine months went by. From someone with basically zero knowledge on how to use HOMER Pro, QGIS, and OriginPro, to having the confidence to use these tools, I can say that we can learn anything! Access to these tools indeed is Read more
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