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26 October 20224 September 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

[Originally published on 16 January 2014] Sugata Mitra is the 2013 TED Prize Winner with his project called Self Organized Learning Environments (SOLE). The idea is to let students learn by themselves using computers. Of course there are older people who guide the students and motivate them. As a teacher I sometimes do experiences to … Continue reading About teaching

PROJECT: Fooling Hitler

7 September 202213 July 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

In 1943, Europe had been at war for approximately 3 years. During that time the mighty army of the German Third Reich seemed invincible. They had allies, Italy and Japan, and the war had been extended to the European colonies in Asia and Africa. Fighting these “forces of evil” were the UK, the USA and … Continue reading PROJECT: Fooling Hitler

PROJECT: Seeds of the World

13 July 20227 July 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

Crop diversity is paramount for human food supply. However, it is getting lost for different reasons: wars, natural disasters, poor management of agriculture, for example. Therefore, gene banks were built all over the world to preserve samples of these precious seeds to ensure that humanity will be fed no matter what. The aim of these … Continue reading PROJECT: Seeds of the World

NEWS! Archaeological Excavations in Algarve

29 June 20227 July 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

ACPN was invited to visit the archaeological excavations taking place in Cacela-a-Velha, Algarve, Portugal, between 27 June and 15 July. The aim is to provide experience to university students and discover more about this once important harbour. With the beach as background, the students are busy continuing the work that was interrupted in 2019 due … Continue reading NEWS! Archaeological Excavations in Algarve

PROJECT: Photo Ark

1 June 20227 July 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

2005. Joel Sartore had just learned that his wife had cancer and his whole life collapsed. As a geographic photographer he often travelled the world, sometimes for weeks or months. Now, it was time to be with his family and think differently. In the meantime, his growing worry about species going extinct became even more … Continue reading PROJECT: Photo Ark

PROJECT: Endurance: the lost ship

4 May 20227 July 2022 / Ana Catarina Palma Neves / Leave a comment

Between 1897 and 1922 several expeditions to Antarctica were carried out. Ignorance combined with insufficient budget often resulted in a very deficient risk assessment and bad planning, leading to mission failing, men injuring (physically or mentally) or dying… or absolute glory. Endurance was a ship that took part in one of those expeditions. Initially built … Continue reading PROJECT: Endurance: the lost ship

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Photography can change the way we see the world. Here are some fine examples:

Humans of New York stories behing photos, showing people’s lives

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Photo Ark Joel Sartore’s project to take photos of endangered animals

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