ISSUE EIGHT
APRIL 2014
Increasingly, learning opportunities that will challenge and develop
our students are being presented online. The Global Classroom enables
students to develop online learning skills that will support them at school,
at university and beyond. It allows them to collaborate, communicate,
build knowledge and facilitate discussions while developing new types
of leadership skills in their role as global, digital citizens.
NEW ONLINE COURSES
New to the Global Classroom are our online courses for secondary students. These are an exciting
opportunity for students to learn about interesting and engaging topics which extend and reach
beyond the curriculum. Facilitated by an expert in the field, these short, structured courses use a
mixture of films, interactive slideshows and documents to create activities that will develop valuable
independent learning skills.
They are ideal for students who are thinking about studying for qualifications online, who
want to broaden their academic horizons or simply for students who just love learning!
Our first course, Entertainment on the brain, looks at the relationship between education
and entertainment by seeing how much science we can learn from entertainment media.
It’s a great topic for those interested in psychology, media and neuroscience.
Places are limited so students need to make sure they don’t miss out by registering their
interest: email [email protected].