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Queen’s, while commonly known for its excellence in undergraduate degrees, is also home to some of the most cutting edge research in Canada
  • 9 years 2 months ago

According to the research

You can’t have teaching without research and vice versa, according to John Smol.Continue...

Approximately 200 Queen’s students receive accommodations for a learning disability each year.
  • 9 years 5 months ago

The learning curve

Thinking outside the box can be a challenge, but for those with learning disabilities, it’s the only option.Continue...

Twelve per cent of Canadian Students recieve international exposure during their undergraduate years, compared to 20 per cent of American students and 33 per cent of German students.
  • 10 years 1 week ago

Motioning for a more global Queen's

How will the world look in 2050? Questions such as this one occupy the daily lives of many international relations students and consultants, yet rarely does such forward-thinking shape the one area that will determine the Canadian economy of tomorrow: education.Continue...

In the above photo, game designer Jane McGonigal is sharing her ideas in a talk titled “Gaming can make a better world.”
  • 10 years 6 months ago

Breaking down basic learning

When Bill Cunningham, famous New York Times street fashion photographer, received the prestigious French Order of Arts and Letters, he said, “I’m not interested in the celebrities with their free dresses. I’m interested in clothes.”

Ideas are always in a state of flux. In the realm of journalism, seeking information from Twitter has replaced the conventional methods of asking for quotes. Publishing is facing virtual competition from retailers like Amazon.

Education is no different.Continue...

Students at Colorado College travelled to Utah during their geology block last year.
  • 11 years 2 months ago

Canadian schools pilot semester-less system

Next year, students at Algoma University and University of Northern British Columbia will take one course for three weeks as part of an alternative class structure developed at Colorado College.Continue...

Kingston Police gives high-powered light bulbs confiscated in grow-operation busts to the greenhouse.
  • 11 years 6 months ago

Leaves and lamps

Day-to-day functions of BioSci's roof-top greenhouse facilities.Continue...
  • 1 week 6 days ago

ChatGPT can hinder students’ critical thinking skills

Ben believes AI-generated writing can leave students feeling unmotivated.Continue...
  • 2 weeks 6 days ago

Not all homework is created equal

Homework can do a lot of good, but it can do just as much harm with the wrong approach.Continue...
  • 3 years 5 months ago

Access to controversial reads should be up to students

School administrators banning books because of their authors’ past aren’t condemning the artists’ actions—they’re taking away an opportunity for students to learn and broaden their worldview.Continue...
  • 6 years 4 weeks ago

Wake up, traditional lectures are dozing off

Getting the most out of my lectures — some of the time, just staying awake — has been the most impassable obstacle I’ve encountered at Queen’s so far.

When the first universities were...Continue...

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