Articles

January 23, 2013

Chalktips Aims To Make The College Paper More Engaging And Entertaining

The college essay has a very short shelf life. The student writes, professor reads and hopefully comments, grades are issued, course is done. For most majors, the college paper showcases the skills a student is supposed to possess. But papers are meant to be read by one person, the teacher. Chalktips hopes to redefine how papers are written, presented, and extend their utility beyond a grade.
by Christopher Pappas
January 21, 2013

A Learning Strategy: Reaching Organizational Goals

Many organizations have similar approaches in providing learning opportunities. Staff is encouraged to participate in online programs or webinars, attend a conference, and in some cases, take advantage of a tuition assistance program. Others still provide ad hoc programs offered by different business groups providing learning opportunities on internal processes or technical training. This approach doesn’t support or foster a learning environment. If you offer such opportunities, but don't have a plan that identifies how learning aligns to organizational goals – and how individual goals contribute to reaching them – then there’s an opportunity to create a learning strategy.
by Ruth Kustoff
January 21, 2013

Pros And Cons Of Campus Learning Vs Online Learning

To figure out which method suits you the best, offer each room instruction and on-line learning a attempt. Colleges typically provide associate orientation or demo of a web course to convey you a concept of what to expect. Eventually, you have to select the model that suits your purpose. There’s no vogue that's excellent for one and every one. Teaching designs can persist adapting to student desires.
by Jason Gaya
January 19, 2013

Learning from Harvard: MOOC story, pt4

This latest installment of my quest to find online best practice from inside Harvard’s CS50x MOOC took a slightly different direction than previous weeks. Now that I’m in the groove of the course, I have been able to reflect less on working with the content and more on working with my peers in the class. And I’ve realized that I’m not a very strong asset to them.
by Joseph Kern
January 18, 2013

Lite LMSs: Comparing Mindflash vs Litmos vs TalentLMS

Lite LMSs are a growing category of learning management systems. They usually offer basic functionality and rapid content production tools embedded with the system. Those products mainly target organizations with no technical expertise that want to offer learning programs with the minimum possible hassle. In this post we will compare 3 of the most important players on this market: Mindflash, Litmos, and TalentLMS under 3 important aspects, Functionality, Easy-of-use and Cost.
by Christopher Pappas