• LEARNING

  Let students keep books, says Obec

  News, Sirikul Bunnag, Published on 04/05/2010

  » Education officials are seeking approval for upper-secondary students to keep the textbooks lent to them under the Borrowing Textbooks to Study project.

• LEARNING

  More than just kicking around

  Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 04/05/2010

  » After over an hour of intense competition, "Team-KMUTT", representing King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), snatched first place at the inaugural "Thailand Humanoid Robot Soccer Championship". The team won a 200,000-baht cash prize and will be representing Thailand at the RoboCup Soccer Humanoid League, which is part of RoboCup 2010, in Singapore in June.

• LEARNING

  Testing times for students

  Learningpost, Published on 04/05/2010

  » According to the media, students living in the Asia-Pacific region are more likely to feel pressure before sitting for an examination. They also often report on the lengths parents go to ensure their children have every possible advantage in attaining success in examinations.

• LEARNING

  Brazenly elitist

  Learningpost, Steve Graham, Published on 04/05/2010

  » With such a large turnover expected, it is important to make sure that we have the right balance between quality and quantity, as well as teachers and academics if we are to emerge from this transitional period with our education system intact.

• LEARNING

  Contextualising books

  Learningpost, Timothy Cornwall, PHD, DTM, Published on 04/05/2010

  » When teaching with published materials, content themes can be divided into three categories based on student experience.

• LEARNING

  UTCC boosts IT skills

  Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 04/05/2010

  » The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) joined forces with Hewlett-Packard (Thailand) (HP) and Metro Systems Corp to promote the UTCC Hybrid Learning (hybrid learning) system in advance of the upcoming semester. The system aims to help students master IT skills and to move UTCC closer to its goal of becoming a full-fledged cyber university.

• LEARNING

  Get into 'the zone'

  Learningpost, Edward Roy Krishnan, PHD, Published on 04/05/2010

  » Creativity flourishes in a non-threatening environment that is characterised by high levels of positive emotional experiences and responses. But happiness is not the only ingredient to consider when we think about redesigning schools to cater to the needs of a new, more challenging future, where fluidity in thinking and learning define success.

• LEARNING

  RSU expands course offerings

  Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 04/05/2010

  » Rangsit University (RSU) has prepared a bilingual nursing science programme and the first-ever Faculty of Digital Art to get its students ready to become qualified human resource products of Thailand, Arthit Ourairat, PhD, president of RSU, revealed recently on the occasion of the university's 25th anniversary.

• LEARNING

  Offers and requests

  Learningpost, Thomas Tuohy, Published on 04/05/2010

  » Whether your company trades in the manufacturing or service sector of a market, to some degree or other, your main focus will always be on buying and selling. This means that, in order to expand your business, you will continually be making offers to customers and companies in the same field.

• LEARNING

  Marketing gurus

  Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 04/05/2010

  » Earlier this year, Patr Bhalakula, a talented young Thai pursuing a Master in Marketing Management degree at IE (Instituto de Empresa) Business School, and his team won the second prize in the Novartis Masterminds Challenge in Spain.

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