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Added on the 09/08/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Presumably, you're not spending too much time hitting the club scene or going to football games these days. So why not make the most of the pandemic-generated downtime by living the life of the mind? According to Business Insider, the website Coursera.org offers a selection of courses from Yale University for free--or at a very low cost. Topics range from behavioral finance principles to Yale's most popular course ever, 'The Science of Well-Being.' For $49, you can get a certificate of completion. Or, if you're not shooting for a certificate, you can virtually sit-in on videoed class lectures direct from Yale University itself. Check it out at https://oyc.yale.edu.
Manila, Oct 5 (EFE).- Over 24 students in the Philippines began their virtual classes on Monday for a new school year amid a possibility that more than 3 million children from lower-income families, with no access to gadgets and technology, will be left out of the mainstream education.The new academic year, originally scheduled to start in June, began after it was pushed back twice due to the pandemic that has infected 322,500 people and killed more than 5,700.Some 22.5 million students have enrolled in public schools and 2.1 million in private institutions for the new school year, compared to a total of 27.7 million in the previous year. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA / MARK CRISTINO).SHOT LIST: STUDENTS AND TEACHERS JOIN VIRTUAL CLASSES IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Bilbao, Sep 7 (EFE) - The 2020-2021 school year begins in Euskadi in a staggered manner due to the pandemic, with the return to classes this Monday for preschool students, primary and some secondary school kids. COVID-19 precautions will be taken such as masks and distances in the classroom.FOOTAGE OF THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN BILBAO
Jakarta, Sep 4 (EFE/EPA).- The Jakarta city administration has provided free WiFi across the capital to support students and teachers practicing online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.SHOT LIST: STUDENTS USE THEIR PHONES, WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO A FREE WIFI NETWORK PROVIDED BY THE JAKARTA CITY ADMINISTRATION, DURING ONLINE SCHOOL CLASSES AT A COMMUNITY CENTER IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Jakarta, Aug 22 (EFE/EPA).- Dozens of instructors and students have resorted to wearing face masks face shields during a traditional dance class in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19. (Camera:BAGUS INDAHONO). SHOT LIST: INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS WEARING FACE MASKS AND FACE SHIELDS DURING A JAVANESE DANCE CLASS AT TAMAN MINI INDONESIA INDAH, IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.