Learning Technologies

Is Tech-Blend Online Education set to be the Ultimate Answer of the Future?

October 16, 2011

Education in the present decade has been subject to massive transformation under the grip of digital world. With the entire world going digital, the influence of technology over education was all-pervading. Distance learning that until a decade back did not enjoy much convenience and acceptance, soon witnessed a new twist under the influence of technology. [...]

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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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Learning to Create for the Web at Lynda.com

July 17, 2011

Perhaps one of the biggest online education success stories you’ll ever hear about is the story of Lynda.com. First off, Lynda was very much a self-starter in her own history of education; she was an individual who liked choosing her own path and paving her own way. And, unsurprisingly, Lynda.com extends this philosophy with their [...]

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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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What Studies say about Social Media in Higher Education

January 11, 2011

Are college professors using social media? Social Media in Higher Education, a study performed by Pearson, which includes a survey of 1000 college professors, showed that four out of five professors use social media. A little more than half use podcasts, video, wikis, and blogs for their classes. About 30% use social networks to communicate [...]

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INTED 2011 – International Technology, Education and Development Conference

December 14, 2010

INTED 2011 – International Technology, Education and Development Conference – will be held in Valencia, Spain, 7 – 9 March, 2011. INTED 2011 will be an International Forum for those who wish to present their projects and innovations, having also the opportunity to discuss the main aspects and the latest results in the field of [...]

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How to Communicate With People Without Ever Meeting Them in Person

October 15, 2010

You don’t have to have an official face-to-face meet-and-greet or get to know the people you’re talking to in order to have effective communication. As the world grows smaller and more businesses are going global, making changes in traditional ways of doing business has become necessary for many small and not so small businesses. These [...]

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LearnCast Mobile Learning Grant

October 14, 2010

LearnCast to Award Educational Technology Grants to 50 Schools: Achieve Labs Inc., creator of LearnCast®, will supply their web-based mobile learning software to 50 schools for the purpose of creating mobile learning courses. Achieve Labs™, the creator of LearnCast®, a mobile learning and technology company, has announced a nationwide academic technology grant for K-12 schools [...]

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