Author: Dr. Gil Dekel

  • Digital education for sustainable teachings in the future.

    Digital education for sustainable teachings in the future.

    By Dr. Gil Dekel. To achieve sustainable education for the future we need to adopt new ways of teaching that move away from segregating people to uniting people. Divisions in societies are created by such values as individual success of one over the other, or the belief in international competition. On the other hand, teachings […]

  • How To Spot Fake News

    How To Spot Fake News

    By IFLA (edited by Gil Dekel). Critical thinking is a key skill in media and information literacy. Discussions about fake news has led to a new focus on media literacy. With Oxford Dictionaries announcement that post-truth is Word of the Year 2016, it seems that there is a need to educate and advocate for critical […]

  • You Never Thought What The Real Value of Critical Thinking Is

    You Never Thought What The Real Value of Critical Thinking Is

    Dr. Gil Dekel. What comes to your mind when you hear the phrase ‘critical thinking’? You may think of people who doubt everything? People that can’t stop asking arrogant questions which makes them very uncomfortable to be around?  Now, put your preconceptions on hold for a second and see why critical thinking is something entirely […]

  • Organising information through colours: design tips

    Organising information through colours: design tips

    By Dr. Gil Dekel How can colours support you in organising and designing information in your print or online projects?  Here is a summary of the chapter ‘Colour’ from Tufte’s book ‘Envisioning Information’[1], with further suggestions I came across during my work as a design researcher[2]: Colours are a powerful visual tool to represent information. […]