Pepys: teaching resources
Professor Kate Loveman (School of Arts, University of Leicester) has created a new collection of educational resources for key stage 1 & 2 about Samuel Pepys and his times. The resources include animations, guides, activities, and resources specifically designed to present a more inclusive view of life of 17th-Century London. Funding for this project came […]
UNESCO: Guidance on Generative AI in Education
UNESCO publishes the first-ever global Guidance on Generative AI in Education and Research, designed to address the disruptions caused by Generative AI technologies. The first sections of the UNESCO Guidance explain what Generative AI is and how it works. The following sections elaborate on the controversies around Generative AI and their implications, focussing in particular on […]
Africa Management Hub
Africa UN Knowledge Management Hub is developed by the United Nations Development System in Africa to provide a single place to access to documents on African regional collaboration and the 17 sustainable development goals. It also includes regional data sources and an expertise directory.
State of the Nation (UK) 2023
State of the Nation 2023: People and Places The latest annual social mobility index includes a written report and data explorer. It measures social mobility across 5 key dimensions (occupation, income, education, housing and wealth) and by outcomes measured at different stages throughout life. There are breakdowns by gender and ethnicity. The website provides information […]
The South also knows
NORRAG –NORRAG Blog Series – #TheSouthAlsoKnows –NORRAG is a global network of over 5,000 members for international policies and cooperation in education and training. This blog aims to share learning and insights from research, innovations and projects developed and implemented by Southern experts and tackle issues in the South, highlighting their relevance for improving quality […]
The Paths to Equal
The Paths to Equal – new twin indeces on women’s empowerment and gender equality based on data for 114 countries, including data on the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals jointly developed by UNDP and UN Women. It aims to use multi-dimensional indices to provide a comprehensive assessment of women’s status globally. The first, the Women’s Empowerment Index, focuses […]
South African Governmental Publications collection
South African Governmental Publications collection is now available on the LSE Digital Library. It contains government and colonial publications. These are comprised of Population censuses undertaken in the Cape of Good Hope from 1865 until the 1960s. There are also Education Statistics of Cape of Good Hope 1881-1985. The publications were digitised in 2016 as part of the […]
250 iconic objects from the National Archives
The National Archives collection provides records of 250 iconic objects which cover gender, race and sexuality. Each record has images, documents and audio-visual resources. Great educational sources. Topics include biographies of key people such as Mrs Pankhurst and details of the Mangrove Nine trial.
Artificial intelligence and education
An open-access, crowdsourced book of ideas on how artificial intelligence might be used in education. It includes 101 contributions from 19 countries: Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Ireland, Jordan, Liberia, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom and the US. Provided by #creativeHE, an collaborative community for creative and innovative practitioners and […]
Be my best self
Be My Best Self is a tool developed by Dolphin which aims to help individuals reflect on and understand their accessibility needs. It has five questions in a survey format which are submitted to the company who send back a personal document which can lead to discussions with employers, educational establishments and family members on what […]
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