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Why e-Learning Programs are Better Than the Traditional Ones?

July 16, 2010

The vast use of web along with modern technologies has allowed e-learning programs to gain lot of popularity these days. These programs have far-reaching broadband accessibility and provide strong communication to initiate an effective educational model worldwide. In simpler words, e-learning programs are premium educational tools that enhance the knowledge of students as well as [...]

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Interesting Find – Interaction in Online Courses: More is NOT Always Better

June 28, 2010

Interaction in Online Courses: More is NOT Always Better, Christian Grandzol and John Grandzol, Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Volume XIII, Number II, Summer 2010. Abstract: Cognitive theory suggests more interaction in learning environments leads to improved learning outcomes and increased student satisfaction, two indicators of success useful to program administrators. Using a sample [...]

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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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Free: Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning

July 4, 2009

Recently, I’ve discovered the excellent Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning from George Siemens and Peter Tittenberger, Learning Technologies Centre (LTC), University of Manitoba. This handbook is freely available in two formats: wiki and PDF. The number, diversity and quality of the bibliographic references are worth mentioning. A must read! Conclusion excerpt: The use of [...]

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Study: Good Teaching can be Enhanced with New Technology

June 28, 2009

U.S. Department of Education Study Finds that Good Teaching can be Enhanced with New Technology – Analysis of Controlled Studies Shows Online Learning Enhances Classroom Instruction. Press Release: Providing further evidence of the tremendous opportunity to use technology to improve teaching and learning, the U.S. Department of Education today released an analysis of controlled studies [...]

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2020 Forecast: Creating the Future of Learning

April 7, 2009

KnowledgeWorks and IFTF Present 2020 Forecast: Creating the Future of Learning. ‘Over the next decade, the most vibrant innovations in education will take place outside traditional institutions. This 2020 Forecast: Creating the Future of Learning presents a critical dilemma facing these institutions: how to reconcile bottom-up developments in education with the traditional top-down hierarchy that [...]

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Portraits of Learning 2008: Deadline Extended

October 9, 2008

Tech & Learning invites K-12 students to participate in Portraits of Learning, the seventh annual digital photography contest. The competition challenges the K-12 students to capture – and share – their unique vision of the world. The best digitally enhanced photo wins a special prize from Adobe. Other prizes include a digital camera, Adobe Photoshop [...]

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How to Keep Students Motivated and Attentive

February 15, 2008

ICT Results: Attention please! Next-generation e-learning is here. ‘Take an e-learning platform, mix in a large dose of social networking, sprinkle liberally with intelligent software agents to stimulate users and, according to a team of European researchers, you have a recipe to keep students’ attention even during the most testing training courses. Recent trials of [...]

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