Posts tagged online learning
Online Learning as a Coping Strategy In Times Of Conflict
We usually tend to think of learning as a means to an end, i.e. learning medicine to become a doctor, etc. But in some areas of the world, learning has a very different function in addition to that. One of these areas is South Israel whose citizens have been under rocket attacks by Islamic fundamentalists…
The Digital Age of Education
As a technology consultant, I rely on several tech sources to stay informed about global industry trends. Naturally, I’m not the only one to notice how efficient, green and just plain fun tech has made education. With all the advances in instructional technology, including distance and mobile learning applications, I no longer have a good excuse for…
Online Learning: The Future Has Arrived
You already have some idea of how valuable the Internet is for learning new languages. The latest technologies like Skype allow you to master a language from a native speaker instead of reading a lesson and listening to the accompanying tape over and over. However E-learning does not stop with foreign languages. Nowadays, you can…
5 Quick Ways To Find Students For Your Online Tutoring Business
When I started teaching online, I signed up on a few marketplace platforms that promised to connect tutors and students. Like many other tutors, I soon found out that simply being listed was not enough. It was not even close to enough. Administrators of marketplaces advise to promote oneself. But teachers are not marketers. So, what to…
The Quest For The Perfect Whiteboard
Allegedly, the blackboard or chalkboard was invented by the Scotsman James Pillans (1778–1864) who according to his book Physical and Classical Geography (1854) taught Geography with it in Edinburgh. Since 1801 George Baron is supposed to have used a blackboard in his maths lessons at West Point. Although many schools have begun to replace blackboards with whiteboards, this…
3 Reasons Why Technology Won’t Transform Public Education
It was in the early 60ies that a University first experimented with using computers to teach kids maths, according to Wikipedia. That was 50 years ago. That’s half a century! If technology could really revolutionize education it has had plenty of time to do so. According to technologists, the problem is that schools simply aren’t…