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Pedagogical Standards at UCCI: Extracts from its Academic Standards Document: Part Two

I explained in the last article that pedagogy has to do with ‘the art of teaching’, the capacity of the educator to transfer knowledge and skills in such ways that enable students to understand, recollect, deliberate and apply.

20 Nov, 2019

Cayman Students Hone Rhetorical Skills at 9th Conyers Debate

The ninth Conyers’ Inter-Schools Debate Tournament took place on Monday, 4 November at Cayman International School.

18 Nov, 2019

2019 Water Authority Scholarship Recipients Announced

The Authority’s scholarship, of up to CI$30,000, is provided to a suitably qualified Caymanian to obtain an undergraduate academic or technical/vocational degree or diploma in a field of study relevant to the Authority’s work.

07 Oct, 2019

UCCI and the Student-Centeredness Approach

A World Bank Report on the subject says that Higher education fosters growth, reduces poverty and boosts prosperity.

07 Oct, 2019

Experiential Learning: Work Force Readiness in Action

This brief article does not wrestle with making a distinction between experiential education and experiential learning.

02 Oct, 2019

Tertiary Level Teaching in the Digital Age

The Conference Board of Canada summarizes the ‘Employability Skills’ required in this digital age. Communication skills are needed. In addition to the traditional communication skills of reading, speaking and writing coherently and clearly, the Board adds social media communication skills.

25 Sep, 2019

New study reveals investments in climate change are good business

which points out that almost every aspect of the planet’s environment and ecology is undergoing changes in response to climate change — some of which are profound, if not catastrophic for the future.

23 Sep, 2019

UCCI Students receive ABBOTT AEROSPACE SEZC Ltd Scholarship

Five outstanding students at the University College of the Cayman Islands were the selected to be the recipients of the Abbott Aerospace SEZC Ltd Scholarship.

20 Sep, 2019

Liberal Education, the University and the Truly Educated Person

For the typical college student, a specialty such as accounting, computing, economics or marketing is pretty straightforward, but why, in addition, courses in literature, history, philosophy, psychology, etc.

18 Sep, 2019

Office of Education Standards Trains New Cohort of Inspectors

“This group are our second round of trainees,” said OES Director and Senior Inspector Peter Carpenter.

18 Sep, 2019
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