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Staying On Task While Online: Making Use of Your Laptop… Instead of Abuse

September 13, 2011

Computers have drastically altered the country. From business to education, just about all facets of human existence have felt the influence of computers. A few websites estimate that 76 % of American adults own computers. 39% of American adults reportedly own laptops. Supposedly half of all Americans own smartphones. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to [...]

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7 Things You Should Know About Online Learning

March 29, 2011
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The concept of earning a degree online is a relatively new one for many prospective students, however, it can be an amazing opportunity to learn from home and keep the flexibility a virtual classroom offers. If you don’t know what to expect though, online learning can be a bit tricky. Here are 7 things you [...]

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5 Strategies for Staying on Top of Schoolwork While Traveling

March 23, 2011

This is a guest post by Ripley Daniels. You’ve heard the catch phrases about it being a mobile, interconnected world. That’s true enough, but like many things, putting it into practice is another thing. By adapting the solutions business people use you can reduce the stress and keep up with your schoolwork during a trip. [...]

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How Online Education Can Benefit from the Social Media Model

March 1, 2011

According to a recent article and interview in Inside Higher Ed, free online course material from the likes of Harvard, Yale, and MIT has done wonders for the online education movement; however, it is now facing what Inside Higher Ed calls an ‘existential moment’ as a result of the rise of for-profit online education. Especially [...]

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The Practicality of Social Constructivism in eLearning

January 26, 2011

Social constructivism, an educational theory originally accredited by Jean Piaget, suggests that experiences are what best fuel knowledge. When we put learning through the ultimate exercise of doing something practical, the ultimate result is a better internalization of the learning material. For example, mixing paints to create different shades of a color will have a [...]

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Robert Darnton’s Digital Library and eLearning’s Future

October 16, 2010

This is a guest post contributed by Alvina Lopez, who writes on the topics of accredited online colleges .  She welcomes your comments here or at her email Id: alvina.lopez @gmail.com. Jennifer Howard of The Chronicle of Higher Education recently reported that a group of 42 top-level representatives from non-profit organizations across the world recently met to talk [...]

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Top Web 2.0 Tools for Learning for the New School Year

September 13, 2010

This guest post is contributed by Roger Elmore, who writes on the topics of hospitality management degree. He welcomes your comments here or at his email Id: rogerelmore24 @gmail.com. The list of cutely, cleverly and sometimes oddly spelled Web 2.0 apps for learning continues to grow, making it easier but also more confusing to find [...]

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Microsoft Teacher Guides: Developing Critical Thinking Through Web Research Skills

June 19, 2010
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From Search to Research: Developing Critical Thinking Through Web Research Skills (PDF). A very useful e-book, understandably a little biased into Microsoft’s tools, particularly Bing, full of good references to critical thinking resources, accompanied with a vast selection of links to related sites. From Conclusion: ‘The Internet is a river of information that seems to [...]

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