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Bullying has many facets: physical and verbal abuse, intimidation and social exclusion. Its new, digital form, known as cyber-bullying, can be even more menacing to its victims. What can teachers do to recognise and support victims of (cyber-) bullying? Are there ways to keep the students safe and take preventive measures ? Take a look at this video compilation to help combat bullying.

Open Education initiatives aim at breaking down barriers to provide access to education for everyone. How do they work? They open up traditional, formalised education systems by eliminating academic admission requirements or by offering free, but accredited certification schemes. Open education is often realised through distance learning programmes and include e-learning, mooc and opencourseware.

Closely connected "Open Education" are "Open Educational Resources" (OERs). These are educational materials (like textbooks, curricula, syllabi, lecture tests, audio and videos), which are in the public domain or openly licenced. As they are free to be shared, used, and reused by everyone, everywhere, they will play a key role in improving education efforts around the world. For many people in the global south, these materials will provide up-to-date information that is easily accessible and shareable. For industrialised countries, they offer a great way of saving costs and to share best practices amongst learners and teachers.

Read more on OERs on the UNESCO's website: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-informatio...

Swedish, Danish, Finnish and Norwegian schools are known to be innovative and very successful. Browse through this selection of best practices from WISE's Learning World and other education channels on YouTube and find out what is done differently...

How do physical activities and sport contribute to education? Why is it vital for some young people to include sports in the school curriculum? Browse through our selection of videos that feature "sports in education" and see what it can do for some to develop essential life skills.

Innovative trends are not limited to school education: the health sector presents a vast field to explore and implement new technologies. How can students in the medical sector stay at the forefront of medical innovations? How can they obtain relevant practical experience before graduating?

There is more: new discoveries in science affect procedures in the medical sector, so what can young learners take away from this? How can they put what they learn into practice? Scientific results can offer valuable insights not only for medical students but also for teachers in order to understand learning disorders and the way they affect the brain. Could a knowledge of neuroscience make teaching practices more effective?

This playlist covers a range of topics from the across the medical sector and approaches them from different angles. Watch more!

Education is a pillar of societies across the planet. Our programme Learning World travels around the globe to bring you a vast range of stories covering the many facets of education. Our reports will inform, inspire and entertain, so watch our latest episodes compiled in this playlist! You can also see all our Learning World reports on the website of our partner WISE (http://www.wise-qatar.org/).