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May 3, 2015

Google Classroom: A Free Learning Management System For eLearning

As eLearning professionals, we are always looking for tools that help save time when it comes to the organization and maintenance of our online courses. We want to offer our audience the best possible experience, but keeping everything streamlined can be quite a challenge. The good news is that Google Classroom may be just the free learning management system that you’ve been looking for!
by Christopher Pappas
May 2, 2015

Using Whiteboard Videos In Education To Get The Message To Stick

Better than chalkboard, whiteboard, PowerPoint or talking heads to get the message across. That is what is being said about whiteboard videos. This is endorsed by such eminent professionals as psychology professor Richard Wiseman. Whiteboard videos are an ideal way to get across a difficult subject that might be boring using more conventional media.
by paul lewis
April 19, 2015

Enhancing Video eLearning With Widgets

Students all over the world are increasingly turning to the Internet for educational purposes, especially for second language learning. The use of widgets in the learning environment is beneficial to the student and enhances the video learning experience for language learning.
by Tom Goodwin
March 26, 2015

Global Education Αnd Language Learning Technology

We are increasingly connected to the rest of the World. To address today's challenges we must develop cooperative relationships based on communications. Peer-to-Peer Video conferencing offers opportunities to increase communication skills and language learning. Social interaction helps build connections for a better world.
by Tom Goodwin
March 7, 2015

10 Resources For More Effective Online Learning

Learning and acquiring knowledge is now easier and more effective thanks to the Internet. For students, Internet offers new and innovative resources and they only need to find out which set of them they need or find useful. With various online resources and tools that they can access on the Internet, they can utilize any of these to widen their knowledge, acquire new skills, and get higher grades in school.
by Veronica May
March 6, 2015

The Key To Innovation In Educational Technology

Educational technology companies face a unique challenge in finding ways to innovate: their products don’t have to work in order to succeed. In fact, many educational products don’t work, yet they still sell and even find passionate proponents. Plenty of ideas in education drift along, find purchase with the right crowd, and as long as they present a more engaging method of learning than traditional schooling, are hailed as innovative. Learn more from Grovo!
by Jeff Fernandez
February 8, 2015

Pedagogical Documentation In Reggio-inspired Early Childhood Programs

I never cease to be fascinated by the depth of early childhood education. I feel like we’re still in the infancy of understanding it. In my own search for knowledge I was recently directed to a paper written by Carol Anne Wien about Learning to Document in Reggio-inspired Education. The first aspect of this paper that I enjoyed was its focus on implementing theory in a practical setting. The other aspect of the paper that I really enjoyed was the idea of “teaching with questions”.
by Ron Spreeuwenberg