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« Previous EntriesImpact of Media on Learning
Monday, March 24th, 2008Media has opened new dimensions in learning. Now education is no longer a constraint for anyone. Media has brought education to the doorstep of each and every individual. All forms of media–newspaper, radio, television, and the Internet are equally important in imparting education.
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Blackboard Unveils Plagiarism Prevention Service
Friday, July 27th, 2007A new service helps prevent plagiarism by detecting unoriginal content in student papers and delivering reports within the Blackboard Learning System.
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I Smell a Rat in the Online Survey Research Business
Thursday, June 14th, 2007I Smell a Rat in the On-line
Survey Research Business
After a few weeks of trying
on-line survey research
services, the human lab rat
found these services were
either borderline-fraudulent
or simply non-lucrative. If
you’re curious, find out
more …
How to Handle a Disgruntled Student’s E-mail
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007How To Handle A
Disgruntled
Student’s Email This
is a follow up I guess you
would say from the e-mail I
sent you last week. I
wanted to apologize to you
for that e-mail. I was a bit
upset about the grade and
tend to take things
extremely personal, but I
should have taken it as …
The Education System Employs Technology to Help Stay in Touch
Friday, June 8th, 2007The Education System
Employs Technology To
Help Stay In Touch
Technology has become a
part of almost every aspect
of the workforce. Many
industries and organization
are now reaping the
benefits of its many uses,
and the education system
is no exception.
The Future Of Learning Is Informal and Mobile: A Video Interview with Teemu Arina
Monday, May 14th, 2007Thanks to my good friend
and senior corporate
learning researcher and
independent writer Jay
Cross, I have had the good
fortune of meeting Teemu
Arina, a young Finnish
educational scholar, with
lots of good ideas, a fully
working brain and a vision
for the future as only a few
are able to crystallize.
Photo credit: Lotta
Viitaniemi - Robin Good
video interviewing Teemu
Arina in the park of S.Angel
Castle in Rome I found
Teemu to be a true thinker,
and one that does like to
stretch the definitions of
what is possible and
what’s not. Open-
minded and capable of
evaluating viewpoints
different than his, he is
also a pragmatical individual
Teaching and Learning Online: Meeting Learners in Their Natural Cyber-Habitat
Monday, May 7th, 2007“Teaching and learning are
changing with the Internet.
Students are by and large
vastly more digitally literate
than many of their
instructors. This is a
generation that was born
to and came of age online.
The Internet and
technology, in many cases,
appears second nature for
most. Therefore, setting
learning outcomes and
educational objective must
be concomitant with
student behavior. We have
entered a brave new world
of learning where students
are increasingly producing
creative and intellectual
content for the masses. At
this point, there is an
imperative in education to
meet students, our future
journalists, where they live
- online in cyberspace. Not
only is this important
Squashing Verbal Meta-Language in Public Speech
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007Squashing Verbal Meta-
Language in Public Speech
How are you? Yesterday I
stumbled across an
excellent article by
University of California at
Berkeley computer science
professor Jonathan
Shewchuk entitled “Giving
an Academic Talk.” Here is
the link: Dr. Jonathan
Shewchuk: “Giving an
Academic Talk” Today we
will discuss my favorite
portion of Dr.
Shewchuk’s article:
When you don’t
know what to say, be silent
and think patiently. This will
help you extinguish the
utterance “Uhhhhh’
’ from your
vocabulary. Remember
that the audience
isn’t going
anywhere. Demand your
right to remain silent. Most
of all, you must be free of
any thoughts about how
you’re doing.
Insubordination and Intimidation in Today’s Classrooms
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Professors see a rise in uncivil behavior by students–from talking during lectures to physical assaults. It’s every professor’s nightmare: losing control of the class. And if anecdotal evidence counts for anything, it’s happening more and more. Professors are complaining that their courses are being hijacked by classroom terrorists. Among the milder affronts: Students are arriving […]
Ten Tips for Time Management in a Multitasking World
Friday, January 26th, 2007Time management is one of
those skills no one teaches
you in school but you have
to learn. It doesn’t
matter how smart you are
if you can’t organize
information well enough to
take it in. And it
doesn’t matter how
skilled you are if
procrastination keeps you
from getting your work
done. Younger workers
understand this, and time
management is becoming a
topic of hipsters. One of
the most popular blogs in
the world is Lifehacker,
edited by productivity guru
Gina Trapani, and her
forthcoming book by the
same name is a bestseller
on Amazon based so far on
pre-orders. In
today’s workplace,
you can differentiate
yourself
