Techno-News Blog. Learning games provide greater benefits than passing the time in class or entertaining students to keep them occupied. Experienced teachers know that using games in the classroom can invigorate interest in learning, so why wouldn’t eLearning incorporate using gaming in digital courseware and learning tools. More...
Techno-News Blog. What do online students want? According to a new survey, they want to conduct more of their course activities on their mobile phones or tablets, and they’d like better career-planning services. More...
De plus en plus d’entreprises se tournent aujourd’hui vers l’utilisation du e-learning pour leurs collaborateurs, s’équipant de plateformes LMS (Learning Management System) et de modules d’autoformation en ligne (bureautique, langue…), avec plus ou moins de succès à la clé. Plus...
No More Snow Days?! Part 1
Amy Murin, Keeping Pace, February 14, 2014
The internet has been full of "snow days become e-learning days" over the last few days, not surprisingly. It's common for writers to try to seize on current events to draw readers to their posts. More...
Online education platform Coursera blocks students in Syria and Iran
Nina Curley, Wamda, January 28, 2014
I'm sorry to hear about this ban. I have always been of a mind that science and education transcent international differences (the phrase 'teachers without borders' should be redundant). More...
Yao Ming joins hands with VIPABC
English.news.cn, January 4, 2014
The world is embracing e-learning. This is from a single issue of my Google Alert on the topic:
India: Kerala's e-learning initiative should be taken across country, says PM, Firstpost. "Lauding Kerala's pioneering efforts in achieving total e-literacy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said reducing the digital divide was vital to improve the lives of common people across the country." See also: Higher Ed sector will get focus, Indian Express. More...
Reviewing the trajectories of e-learning
Grainne Conole, e4innovation.com, January 15, 2014
Grainne Conbole offers a timeline history of e-learning with quite a bit of discussion for each item, ranging from learning objects to virtual worlds to MOOCs. I like the idea, but I would probably tell a different story. I'd draaw out the discussion of distance learning and learning media, mentioning (for example) Australia's School of the Air. More...
The State of the E-Learning Market
We are well into the e-learning doldrums, writes the author, but the depressed market and consolidations (and failures) mean it's easier to pick between solutions. All true, but this article suggests to me that we are still in one of the early stages of the doldrums: denial. More...
eLearning Latest Battleground in Privacy Wars, Says eLearn Magazine
I have finally found a way to link to eLearn Magazine articles (usually a problem since the articles are not given a permanent link): link to the press release announcing the article. And at 538 words, the press release is almost as long as the article (601 words) itself. More...
The Self-Made Lawyer
Fascinating account of the alternative to law school for those who wish to become lawyers - "reading the law" involves working alongside a practicing lawyer for a period of time while preparing for the Bar exam on one's own. More...
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