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COERLL
Mansi Banjaj from Yale University presented a compelling case for the development of a dedicated textbook specifically designed for Hindi heritage language learners, addressing a significant gap in current educational resources. While numerous textbooks exist for foreign language learners who approa …
COERLL
Rajiv Ranjan from Michigan State University presented his work on developing Open Educational Resources (OER) textbooks for Hindi and Urdu, addressing the unique challenges faced by less commonly taught languages. He explained that while Hindi and Urdu share the same linguistic roots but differ in s …
Commonwealth of Learning
The eleventh webinar in the VOSS Voices series focused on professionalizing youth work through micro-credentials brought together a diverse international audience from across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe. The session was led by an expert panel including Dr. Shantal Moore, who introduced t …
Lex Fridman
Gilbert Strang reflects on the profound impact of MIT OpenCourseWare, noting that hundreds of thousands to millions of people watching these lectures demonstrates a truly powerful reach for higher education. He recounts how this initiative originated from a committee appointed by then-President Vest …