Part 2 and 3: the changing faces of Education and Schools of the future Flashcards
distance education
study/ being taught from where you live
or given work to do over the internet
remote (areas)
: far away from distance (from any towns or cities)
homeschooling
the teaching of children at home, usually by parents
e-learning
studying at home using computers and courses that are provided on the internet
a tool
smth that helps u do a particular activity
a network
a grp or system of interconnected people or things so that they can share infos
resources
smth that can be used to help you/ a valuable possession
online
things that can be found/ used on the internet
self-assessment (= self-evaluation)
a judgment/ evaluation of your own knowledge/ performance on a specific task
interactive
involves the user in the exchange of information
input/ output a two-way flow of info between pc and pc-user
a value
the importance or worth of smth for sm
an opportunity
a chance/ possibility to do smth
an occasion which makes it possible to do smth you want
sought-after skills
skills that are looked for/ wanted/ desired by many people
cloud-based learning platform
learning experience that take place and is stored on a network (in a digital cloud)
ready-to-use mobile apps
fully supplied, tested apps that are ready to be used
a career
smth you do regularly for most of your life
your main way to earn/ make money
AI
(artificial intelligence) computer technology that allows smth to be done in a way that is similar to the way a human would do it
a gap
a period of time spent doing smth different
smth lacking/ an empty space between two things
a task
a piece of work that has to be done, esp. done regularly/ with difficulty
fake (news)
false stories that appear to be news, spread on the internet or using any other media
an assignment
a task or piece of work that is given to sm to do, often for a limited period of time
a classmate
sm in the same class as you
individual
a single person or thing considered separated from the set/ group which they belong to
autonomous
independent and having the power to make your own decisions
an injury
physical harm or damage to the body
a disease
an illness of people/ animals caused by infection or failure of health rather than an accident
high-tech
using the most advanced machines and methods
tech free
without any technology
to have (equal) access to
all indiv have access to it, can make use of it
to lauch a project
mark the beginning of it (by an event)
to provide
to give smth that is needed
to recognize
to k sm/ smth bc you have seen it before
to boost
to improve/ increase smth
to allow to
give permission, make it possible to happen
to enable to
make smth possible/ sm able to do smth
to support
to agree with/ give encouragement to smth bc you want it to succeed
to focus on
give full attention to smth
to hack
cut into pieces (in a rough/ violent way)
get into smth without permission (sm else’s phone of account)
to spread
to cover a large area
to affect more and more places
to suffer (from)
to experience physical/ mental pain from smth
to disappear
to no longer exist
to go to a place/ into a condition where you’re cannot be seen
to motivate
to cause sm to behave in a part way
make sm want to do smth well
to prevail over
get control or influence / become a more powerful influence than smth else
synonyms of prevail over
beat, defeat, overcome, master
to procrastinate
keep delaying smth that must be done often bc its unpleasant, boring
to drop (out)
stop doing smth before its finished
student drops out= stop going to classes before they have finished their course
synonym of drop out
resign/ retire
to manage
to succeed in doing smth/ especially difficult
be able to use smth (money/time) in an effective way
be in charge of smth
