Banting (Malaysia), Aug 14: Malaysian Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has been urged to intervene in the case of the teacher who used racial slurs on students at a secondary school here.

Malaysian Indian Congress president S. Samy Vellu said that the party and the community could not accept that the 35-year-old teacher who was let off lightly.

It was reported that the teacher was transferred to a school nearer her house. The transfer letter stated that it was done to ensure her security.

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is all set to launch various online courses from this week.

In a statement released on Sunday, the university said that it will extend its distance learning programmes.

Latha Pillai, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU said that the university in collaboration with Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research (SACAR), Puducherry will launch Online Ph D, M Phil, M A, PG Diploma and PG Certificates courses from 15th of August.

London, Aug 9 : Girls in the UK should be taught feminism at school in a bid to stop them from being too negative about their own sexuality, says a leading academic.

According to Dr Jessica Ringrose, a lecturer in the sociology of gender at London''s Institute of Education, girls should learn about strong female role models and gender equality to stop from them being disrespectful to each other.

Washington, Aug 5: When it comes to teaching sensitive subjects like sex, students learn more if taught by their regular classroom teacher, says a new study.

A strong student-teacher relationship can play a key role in learning health and sex education. Students feel more comfortable with regular teachers and are able to joke around and laugh with the teachers, but also take them more seriously, find researchers from Ohio State University and the University of Kentucky.

Melbourne, July 30 : Computer games have always been considered a waste of time, but now schools in Australia are looking at ways to use them to help kids learn.

Helen Stuckey from Australian Centre for the Moving Image said that the fun kids derive from playing a game could be applied to learning.

A study on what makes gaming so much of fun revealed a phenomenon called ‘flow’ - a feedback loop between the level of challenge and the level of skill.

"Flow happens not when you''re relaxed but when you''re actively involved in something that''s quite difficult in a task that stretches you and challenges your ability," The Daily Telegraph quoted her, as saying.