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Reasons to Introduce Social Media in the Classroom

May 24, 2013
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We have already covered some of the reasons why your students should be blogging in 2013. However, that’s not the only thing recommended for them as there is something else that can be considered as a cross-curricular activity and can be used to develop new skills. Students can now find career building courses in different [...]

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Five Ways to Use Classroom Technologies to Create Teachable Moments

April 6, 2013
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Sadly, classroom technologies are often adopted, not because there is strong evidence that they are useful, but because they are shiny and create the appearance of a more modern and progressive university.  However, as an educator, some of these tools provide powerful new opportunities to overcome classroom fatigue and allow new kinds of teachable moments. Here [...]

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The Pros and Cons of Home Schooling

April 3, 2013
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  With more than two million children currently homeschooled today, the trend of “learning at home” only seems to be growing each year. The stigma of homeschooled children being different than other kids is gone for the most part. Colleges and universities have no issue accepting them into programs, and once they grow up, they’re [...]

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3 Essential Steps to Become a Blogger and Resources to Help You Get Started

March 21, 2013

Blogging is being increasingly incorporated in today’s learning landscape. It’s no longer just for aspiring writers, business, and for hobby bloggers. Blogging is now an instrument of learning for many. One testament to blogging’s increasing popularity in the classroom can be seen at KidBlog. It’s a WordPress hosted blogging that’s specifically designed for students and [...]

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The Most Promising Educational Technologies for 2013-2014

March 10, 2013
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The face of education is changing. The education model created in the 1800s by top universities around the world are no longer applicable in today’s modern world. The academic world has resisted the changes that technology has brought to the world, but eventually, even the most stubborn universities now acknowledge the advantages of technology in [...]

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The Fuss about Competence Based Learning

February 20, 2013
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One of the big buzzwords in the past year within the business sector, competence based learning has become a new focus implemented at companies worldwide that want to train and manage their employee’s skill set in an effective way.  Competence Based learning is centered around the idea that blanket training of employees is not the [...]

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The Wonders of Technology: How Technology Makes Studying a Whole Lot Easier

February 4, 2013
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University students today have so many kinds of technology available at their fingertips that improve their learning experience.  Technology not only makes learning easier and more accessible, but it can make the process more fun as well.  Students can learn faster because it is easier to locate specific information with much more speed and precision, [...]

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