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• One of the biggest barriers to learning to read as an adult is shame. The Adult Literacy League works to overcome that barrier, through courses ranging from English literacy to GED, math and computer skills.
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• Students nowadays don’t have to rely on photographs in textbooks for experiences. Virtual reality can lend a hand to show children the Egyptian pyramids or simulate a classroom experience for online courses.
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• There’s a lack of business leaders in the space industry. Florida Tech’s Andy Aldrin said the education system does a great job training new scientist and engineers — but there’s also a need for managers and innovators. A new graduate program at Florida Tech aims to fill that gap.
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• Stetson University professor Pamela Cappas Toro joins Intersection’s Matthew Peddie for a conversation about increasing access to higher education for the incarcerated.
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• Since 2014, arts funding in Florida has been cut by 90 percent.
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• Nerd Nite Orlando turns 6 this week. The monthly “thinking and drinking” event is designed to take learning beyond the classroom. Nerd Nite Orlando founder and host Ricardo Williams joins Intersection for a closer look at how this gathering satisfies a desire and need that everyone has to learn new, cool stuff.
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• Undergraduate students at Florida Tech are getting the chance to solve real world engineering and science problems at the Harris Student Design Center at the university’s Melbourne campus. The experience aims to give students a leg-up when joining the job market.
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• But the state’s biggest teacher’s union is raising concerns about the effectiveness of this tool.
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• Middle school students at Faith Christian Academy in Orlando had an out of this world experience — the chance to talk with an astronaut on the International Space Station.
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• Students reacted with dismay as news of UCF president Dale Whittaker’s resignation spread across campus Tuesday.
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