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Online classrooms where students run the show: Researchers test how this unconventional model can work

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By Matthew Michael Wingfield, Bettina von Lieres, Laurence Piper
| Phys.org Verified
The Zoom meeting window opens, immediately revealing scores of smiling or anxious faces. Some people have quirky backgrounds; some are in the same room as friends and family, who appear occasionally on camera. The South African and Swedish students are running out of ambient light, since it's just gone 5pm in their time zones. Their counterparts in Canada, meanwhile, are illuminated by the bright sun. Excited messages flood the chat box. This is a Global Classroom for Democracy Innovation meeting.
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EXTRACT | A new look at Rick Turner’s political philosophy is News24’s Book of the Month for August

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By Michael Eze, Lawrence Hamilton, Laurence Piper, Gideon van Riet
| News24 Verified
Rick Turner's Politics as the Art of the Impossible edited by Michael Onyebuchi Eze, Lawrence Hamilton, Laurence Piper and Gideon van Riet. (Supplied) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
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How cities can redesign informal settlements after disasters

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By Fiona Anciano, Laurence Piper
| The Star (Kenya) Verified
Rising air and water temperatures lead to rising sea levels, supercharged storms and higher wind speeds leading to droughts, heavier precipitation and flooding. One of the biggest challenges will be how city authorities understand – and respond proactively to – the informal conditions in which millions of urban poor live. Homes submerged in water due to flooding after River Tana burst its banks on April 27, 2024.
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