]> http://www.edukt.org Overview of trends in online education and distance learning. en http://www.edukt.org/learning_how_to_get_into_law_school.html <p>Law school is a goal for many soon to be college graduates. Finding out how to get into law school is a process unto itself. Most people think it is all about taking the LSAT exam and scoring well. th...</p> Education Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:48:20 +0000 http://www.edukt.org/u_of_missouri_says_classroom_photo_of_obama_violates_ban_on_political_advocacy.html <p>A group of students at the University of Missouri at St. Louis is protesting the removal of a photo of Barack Obama from a classroom poster, reports the <em >St. Louis Post-Dispatch</em> . The poster is one of about six created for a “character education” project in an introduction-to-teaching class. The students who included Mr. Obama’s picture said they intended to highlight the Democratic presidential candidate as an example of a good role model and leader, not to make a political statement.</p> Higher-education news Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:52:46 +0000 http://www.edukt.org/promoting_a_culture_of_reading_in_kenya.html <p>I returned from Kenya over a month ago and am still reflecting on the conversations that I had there with teachers, students, administrators, and officials at the Kenya Institute of Education. There’s so much to think about and digest. The one thing, however, that I have been thinking about ever since I came back is [...]</p> Teaching and Learning literacy reading teacher pd twb twb-canada Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:15:19 +0000 http://www.edukt.org/reading_through_games_and_passions.html <p>Christchurch, New Zealand So we’re all in New Zealand, having survived almost exactly 24 hours of non-stop travel from Philly to Christchurch, and already it’s as beautiful as advertised. We left leaves drifting into the gutter at home for freshly blossoming trees and flowers, and it’s just wild how everything, weather, time, etc. gets literally turned [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Reading Through Games (and Passions)", url: "http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/reading-through-games-and-passions/" });</p> Web in the Classroom connective reading ulearn08 newzealand reading Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:04:02 +0000 http://www.edukt.org/jon_udell_on_remixing_the_library.html <p>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...</p> Distance learning library issues ideas Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:40:44 +0000 http://www.edukt.org/please_re_do_your_feeds.html <p>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 [...]</p> Teacher about blogging Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:51:16 +0000 http://www.edukt.org/node/13335 <p>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? [...]</p> Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:54:22 +0000 http://www.edukt.org/amandas_story.html <p>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.</p> Teacher source people Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:18:55 +0000 http://www.edukt.org/the_e_learning_course_primeproblem_solving_best_practices_for_all_levels_of_professionals <p>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</p> Training Mon, 03 Jul 2006 07:33:11 +0000 http://www.edukt.org/how_knowledgeable_do_i_have_to_be_with_computers_in_order_to_take_an_online_course <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>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.</p> online degrees Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:49:25 +0000 http://www.edukt.org/what_is_an_online_course <p>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.</p> <p>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’. </p> <p>Anyone who has used ‘Disscusion Forums’ on the internet would find online courses and the ‘virtual classroom’ rather similar to online learning.</p> online degrees Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:48:22 +0000 http://www.edukt.org/online_degrees <p>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. </p> <p>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.</p> <p>What I have written here are general questions and answers about online courses or online degrees.</p> online degrees Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:47:00 +0000