Scottish Enlightenment

Argentina's Education Ministry and Encyclopaedia Britannica Partner to Enable Remote Learning

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Encyclopedias, Encyclopædia Britannica, Scottish Enlightenment, Distance education, Trotta, Education, Learning

CHICAGO, April 1, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Argentina's ministry of education has partnered with Encyclopaedia Britannica to enable remote learning throughout the country during the coronavirus school shutdown and beyond, Britannica announced today.

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  • CHICAGO, April 1, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Argentina's ministry of education has partnered with Encyclopaedia Britannica to enable remote learning throughout the country during the coronavirus school shutdown and beyond, Britannica announced today.
  • Mr. Sueiras at FNGA and Mr. Shocron brought the group together to chart the course for better access and quality education in Argentina.
  • Education Minister Nicolas Trotta and his team are focused on ensuring that learning continues while schools are closed.
  • They are leveraging multiple channels -- TV, radio, print and digital to bring education into the living rooms throughout the country.

Fraser Institute News Release: New book summarizes key ideas of John Locke, which underpin free societies of today

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Thursday, March 12, 2020
Articles, Philosophy, Secularism, Fellows of the Royal Society, Deists, Philosophes, John Locke, Age of Enlightenment, Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Political philosophy, Scottish Enlightenment

Published by the Fraser Institute, the book The Essential John Locke (and its accompanying website and animated videos) provides an overview of his key ideas.

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  • Published by the Fraser Institute, the book The Essential John Locke (and its accompanying website and animated videos) provides an overview of his key ideas.
  • In the year following the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Locke published his two most important works in political theory.
  • Lockes writings influenced many thinkers and scholars including Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the Scottish Enlightenment thinkers and the American revolutionaries.
  • At www.essentialjohnlocke.org, you can download the complete book and individual chapters for free.

Britannica Honors Educators with "StandOut" Awards; $15,000 in Cash Prizes Goes to Education Heroes

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Encyclopædia Britannica, Scottish Enlightenment, Encyclopedias, Educational psychology

"By creating a broad range of engaging learning opportunities he's beautifully demonstrated what it means to go the extra mile for his students, school and community."

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  • "By creating a broad range of engaging learning opportunities he's beautifully demonstrated what it means to go the extra mile for his students, school and community."
  • "Britannica salutes these amazing educators, who inspire and engage students in innovative ways," said Karthik Krishnan, global CEO of the Britannica Group.
  • Future dreamers, leaders, and builders depend on educators every day to help them learn to examine their world more deeply.
  • Britannica Digital Learning is a division of the Britannica Group , which is headquartered in Chicago.

Britannica LaunchPacks Available to Schools Through ClassLink Single-Sign-On Solution; Students and Teachers Can Access the Popular Science, Social Studies Sites Easily

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Friday, March 8, 2019
Education, Learning, Human behavior, Encyclopædia Britannica, Scottish Enlightenment, Educational technology, Classroom, Teacher

CHICAGO, March 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Britannica Digital Learning announced today that its popular K-12 classroom products LaunchPacks: Science and LaunchPacks: Social Studies are now available via the widely used ClassLink single sign-on solution.

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  • CHICAGO, March 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Britannica Digital Learning announced today that its popular K-12 classroom products LaunchPacks: Science and LaunchPacks: Social Studies are now available via the widely used ClassLink single sign-on solution.
  • This means that at schools using ClassLink in the United States, students and teachers can access the Britannica platforms directly whenever they're logged into ClassLink.
  • Since students and staff at these schools usually carry out classroom work and home assignments within the ClassLink online learning-management system, now, once there, they will be able to go to the Britannica LaunchPacks sites more easily than ever.
  • Designed for classroom use and to make lesson planning more efficient, LaunchPacks are aligned with the curriculums of all fifty states.

Britannica Launches Video Storytelling Platform; Encyclopaedia Britannica and Binumi Have Partnered to Bring Video Storytelling to Millions of Educators and Students

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Encyclopædia Britannica, Scottish Enlightenment, Lexicography, Encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster, Online video platform, EB, Storytelling, Literature, Culture

CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Encyclopaedia Britannica and Binumi announced today that they have teamed up to bring video storytelling into Britannica's global product lines.

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  • CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Encyclopaedia Britannica and Binumi announced today that they have teamed up to bring video storytelling into Britannica's global product lines.
  • The Encyclopaedia Britannica Group is a global knowledge leader whose flagship products, from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica Digital Learning, Britannica Knowledge Systems, Merriam-Webster, and Melingo, inspire curiosity and the joy of learning on multiple platforms and devices.
  • Binumi is a video creation and content platform providing everything to create, share and manage video stories at scale.
  • Featuring millions of royalty-free clips, cloud based editing and secure video hosting and sharing, Binumi is used across the educational and corporate world for powerful video storytelling.

YouTube joins forces with Britannica to provide easier access to credible and authoritative information

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Mass media, Television, World Wide Web, Encyclopædia Britannica, Scottish Enlightenment, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, YouTube, Encyclopedia, RT, Misinformation, Clutter

Encyclopaedia Britannica will provide custom, fact-checked information on certain historical and scientific topicsthat have been subject to misinformation, and YouTube will link to this information from Britannica in searches and below videos about these topics.

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  • Encyclopaedia Britannica will provide custom, fact-checked information on certain historical and scientific topicsthat have been subject to misinformation, and YouTube will link to this information from Britannica in searches and below videos about these topics.
  • An example of the coverage Britannica will provide includes a feature on the 2014 disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 .
  • In addition to Britannica's in-depth coverage of the subject, YouTube users visiting http://www.britannica.com/ will get additional information developed specially for them.
  • The YouTube partnership is just one of several recent initiatives by Britannica to help users cut through the Internet clutter and find reliable information.

YouTube joins forces with Britannica to provide easier access to credible and authoritative information

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Mass media, Television, World Wide Web, Encyclopædia Britannica, Scottish Enlightenment, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, YouTube, Encyclopedia, RT, Misinformation, Clutter

Encyclopaedia Britannica will provide custom, fact-checked information on certain historical and scientific topicsthat have been subject to misinformation, and YouTube will link to this information from Britannica in searches and below videos about these topics.

Key Points: 
  • Encyclopaedia Britannica will provide custom, fact-checked information on certain historical and scientific topicsthat have been subject to misinformation, and YouTube will link to this information from Britannica in searches and below videos about these topics.
  • An example of the coverage Britannica will provide includes a feature on the 2014 disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 .
  • In addition to Britannica's in-depth coverage of the subject, YouTube users visiting http://www.britannica.com/ will get additional information developed specially for them.
  • The YouTube partnership is just one of several recent initiatives by Britannica to help users cut through the Internet clutter and find reliable information.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Group Launches Free Chrome Browser Extension

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Thursday, June 7, 2018
World Wide Web, Computing, Digital media, Internet search engines, Alphabet Inc., Encyclopædia Britannica, Scottish Enlightenment, Merriam-Webster, Google Chrome, Encyclopedia, Yahoo!, Bing

CHICAGO, June 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Encyclopaedia Britannica Group today announced Britannica Insights , a free Chrome browser extension that enables searchers to cut through the noise on the internet and provide trusted and verified information at the top-right corner of their search results page.

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  • CHICAGO, June 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Encyclopaedia Britannica Group today announced Britannica Insights , a free Chrome browser extension that enables searchers to cut through the noise on the internet and provide trusted and verified information at the top-right corner of their search results page.
  • "For 250 years, Britannica has defined what it means to provide trusted and verified information," said Karthik Krishnan, global chief executive officer of the Britannica Group.
  • Britannica Insights works with major search engines Google, Bing, Yahoo, and others on the Chrome browser.
  • The Encyclopaedia Britannica Group is a global leader in education whose flagship products, from Encyclopaedia Britannica , Britannica Digital Learning , Britannica Knowledge Systems , Merriam-Webster , and Melingo , serve the needs of students and consumers on multiple platforms and devices.