Educational Technology

July 1, 2015

5 eLearning Platforms From A Teacher's Point Of View

This article aims to give some information about 5 eLearning platforms and the top strengths of each through a "home-made" table of 19 possible questions.

by Cristina-Maria Bălgărădean

June 25, 2015

5 Ways To Enhance Your Online Science Course Using Interactive Whiteboards

Interactive whiteboards are not just for business conferences anymore. They have made their way into many live classrooms, but have struggled to consistently demonstrate their value in terms of cost and student outcomes. In the online setting the cost can be considerably less (or even free) and easily implemented by an instructor with the help of tutorials. In this article I will show you 5 ways you can use interactive whiteboards in your online science courses as stand-alone lessons or supplements to your existing modules.

by Pamela Wirth

June 14, 2015

The 7 e-Affordances In eLearning

An online course should provide a rich learning experience for all learners. Do you use technology to simulate traditional teaching and learning practice or do you do more with it? In fact, educational technologies should make it easier to incorporate activities that may not have been possible before. How do you do this? This is when thinking about the seven e-affordances can help you create that.

by Caterina Mastroianni

June 11, 2015

Three Top Technological Strategies For Postgraduate / Doctoral Success

Today, approximately 40 to 45% of US students entering universities for some form of doctoral degree failed to complete within six years, although the statistics change according to the general class of the institution. Consistently the variables which correlate most closely with non completion are students who are: older, working full time and part time, and/or at a distance from campus. This article identifies 3 key technological strategies where technology enhanced learning options should be able to significantly improve socialization and therefore graduate completion rates.

by E. Alana James, Ed.D.

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 29, 2015

Top 3 Budget Tablets For Educators To Use In School And Child Care Classrooms

An increasing number of schools and early years programs are exploring the use of tablets, but many are holding back because of perceived costs. However, the reality is that tablets are cheap, and they’re getting cheaper all the time.

by Ron Spreeuwenberg

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 7, 2015

Self­-paced, Teacher­-directed: Vocabulary Software Helps Online ESL Learning

Finding the right balance between structure and flexibility is key to your success as an online instructor. This is especially true with ESL classes and English language courses, where students progress at different rates towards the same goal. But, how can you provide students with enough guidance to keep them on track, while still allowing for individualized study?

by Chassie Lee

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