(8 Aug 2023) Malaysia’s reading culture remains vibrant and continues to evolve in response to the changing times, despite the challenges posed by digital distractions. According to the Unesco’s Institute of Statistics (UIS) report, Malaysia boasts a literacy rate of 94.64%. Meanwhile, based on GlobalData, Malaysia’s literacy rate stood at 95.71% in 2021. …
(7 Aug 2023) A recent survey has revealed Hong Kong secondary school students’ diverse taste in books, while suggesting educators can do more to create a positive reading environment. In the poll organized by government-sponsored resource platform Hong Kong Education City (EdCity), pupils also expressed their hopes that schools would offer a wider variety of…
(8 May 2023) Sometimes, the instructor or the editor gets it wrong. They see plagiarism where no plagiarism exists. There are a myriad of reasons that this can happen, but they all lead to stress and headache for the author. In some cases, they can even lead to unfair punishments. It’s important to understand some…
(22 Mar 2023) In her dual role as Instruction and Outreach Librarian / Professor and Liaison Librarian at Oregon State University (OSU) in the US, Laurie Bridges co-teaches a two-credit course about Wikipedia that she launched back in 2019. In part one of this article series, she ran through how she came to use…
(17 Apr 2023) Computational thinking (CT), the concepts and practices associated with using computers and technology to solve problems, is becoming one among many new literacies of the 21st century and is increasingly considered a critical skill for academic and career success. Urban, rural, and at-risk youth are often in school systems that are least…
(31 Mar 2023) Having the tools to find quality information and spot misinformation is always important— but it’s a necessity in the moments that matter most, like in times of crisis or when you’re looking for sensitive information like health or financial advice. With International Fact-Checking Day coming up, Google wanted to acknowledge these vulnerable…
(23 Mar 2023) AI tools can help us create content, learn about the world and (perhaps) eliminate the more mundane tasks in life – but they aren’t perfect. They’ve been shown to hallucinate information, use other people’s work without consent, and embed social conventions, including apologies, to gain users’ trust. For example, certain AI chatbots,…
(13 Mar 2023) To better understand librarians’ viewpoints on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education, Helper Systems, a company that is striving to make information easier to find, manage and use, conducted a survey of more than 125 academic librarians in the United States. The survey results are freely available, with no registration.…
(8 Mar 2023) In a sector first, Jisc has released a framework to help universities make strategic moves towards digital transformation. Underlining the importance of digital technology in delivering education, Jisc has released a framework to help universities improve strategic planning around necessary digital transformation. The first framework for digital transformation in higher education contains…
(26 Nov 2022) The country is celebrating National Book Week from November 24 to 30 amid the struggle to arrest Filipino learners’ dwindling reading proficiency. Even before the pandemic struck, international large-scale assessments showed that learners were already struggling to meet the minimum required proficiency in reading, according to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the…