Education and learning - Online education and distance learning trends

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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:11:39 +0000

Insider FX money trader, Forex surfing solutions READ WHY?

When people first start wanting to get into online and day trading, they find it hard to choose between all the diffe...

Undergrad Economics Major Mustn't Get Too Technical, Report Urges

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:18:57 +0000

The report, which is scheduled to be discussed on Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, says that young faculty members should be trained to teach the discipline to undergraduate students who have a broad range of interests.

Dispatches from the (Family) Front Lines

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:53:52 +0000

So just a couple of quick education centered observations about this past weekend, spent with various family members from both sides: First, one of my tribe is a teacher at one of the top 15 high schools as listed in the current version of Connecticut Magazine. It’s a very well off district that sends a high [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Dispatches from the (Family) Front Lines", url: "http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/dispatches-from-the-family-front-lines/" });

Virtual Kenyan Classroom

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:30:23 +0000

In August I traveled to Kenya with Teachers Without Borders - Canada. We delivered teacher professional development workshops to elementary and secondary teachers in a rural region, located about eighty kilometres outside of Nairobi. When I returned, I started looking for a creative outlet to reflect on my experiences. I wrote about my experiences on [...]

Jon Udell on remixing the library

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:40:44 +0000

Abstract: In an online world of small pieces loosely joined, librarians are among the most well qualified and highly motivated joiners of those pieces. Library patrons, meanwhile, are in transition. Once mainly consumers of information, they are now, on the...

Please re-do your feeds!

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:51:16 +0000

A number of folks I’ve bumped into lately ask me why I stopped blogging. I haven’t. I simply can’t maintain both of my blogs, work, travel, and have a life. So, while I may continue to post in this blog occasionally, I have an obligation to post on SLJ space. So please, please link to NeverEnding [...]

Extending and Expanding the Conference Experience

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:54:22 +0000

Laura D’Elia was in Boston a couple of weeks ago attending the Building Learning Communities Conference and she’s put together a VoiceThread presentation that she’s going to present to her colleagues. And the cool thing is that she’s invited some of the BLC folk to add their own voices to the presentation. What a concept, huh? [...]

Amanda's Story

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:18:55 +0000

I’d like to introduce you to Amanda Baggs. She’s a prolific blogger, an avid user of the virtual reality world Second Life, and a popular video blogger on YouTube. She also happens to be severely autistic, and she’ll change the way you think about the role of Web 2.0 in people’s lives.

The E-Learning Course Primeproblem Solving: Best Practices for All Levels of Professionals

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 07:33:11 +0000

Research and Markets has announced the addition of E-Learning Course: PrimeProblem Solving(TM) to their offering. The PrimeProblem Solving curriculum introduces easy-to-use strategies to solve a variety of workplace challenges from problems of small magnitude to those having a substantial impact on the organization. Target Audience: Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively. Access codes are valid for 12 months from date of issue. What you get: * 33 hours eLearning, 15 Courses (29 hours), each including Self Check Assessment

How knowledgeable do I have to be with computers in order to take an online course?

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:49:25 +0000

Most online courses use software similar to email software. If you are familiar with using email and a word processor then you would be comfortable with taking an online course.

An online course is accessible to students over the internet without the students having to download or specially install software locally on their own computer.

Online courses do require students to have internet access (word processor software too). How long a student spends logged in to an online course varies from student to student and course to course.

What is an online course?

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:48:22 +0000

An online course is a course offered by a college or university (or any learning institution) which is conducted entirely over the computer (online) without requiring that the physical presence of the student in a conventional classroom.

Online courses usually provide access for students to interact with other students who are taking the same course, thus introducing the concept of the ‘virtual classroom’.

Anyone who has used ‘Disscusion Forums’ on the internet would find online courses and the ‘virtual classroom’ rather similar to online learning.

Online Degrees

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:47:00 +0000

With the ever increasing popularity of online courses offered by various colleges and universities I put together some facts and a list of what to look out for when selecting an online course.

Online courses are different from home study and distance learning in that an online course introduces the concept of a ‘virtual classroom’, where students interact with other students taking the same course. Home study and distance learning are usually packages with books and sometimes tapes where the student works alone.

What I have written here are general questions and answers about online courses or online degrees.