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Making the Most of the Promising Epistemological Shift from STEM to STEAM

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By OOI KEE BENG IT IS NOW fashionable in education marketing to add “A’ to “STEM”, as a means to extend and deepen the range of topics a school covers. While teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to the young has been commendable in many ways, albeit mainly in providing talent to corporations, the … Continue reading →

Taking Physical Space or Making Cultural Space?: Multicultural Peace Depends on Which We Prefer

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By OOI KEE BENG, Editorial for February 2024, Penang Monthly SPACE: The final frontier… Good slogan. Classic. Melodramatic, evocative. And totally anthropocentric; to be sure, Space is after all 100% of the Universe, minus this negligible and infinitesimally small pebble we call Earth. But the opening line of Star Trek does work though. Suggestive, bold … Continue reading →