Educational Technology

June 22, 2019

How Mobile Education Apps Are Improving Education System In The World?

Mobile education apps have changed the face of Education by introducing a new way of learning. Here is how mobile education apps are improving the education system in the world.

by Naiya Sharma

June 14, 2019

Chinese Ed Tech Companies Take Off: A Perfect Storm Of Opportunity And Growth

In this article, we will provide an overview of 4-key Chinese Ed Tech companies and describe an incubation center the Chinese government sponsors to support the development of new innovative learning objects and solutions.

by Ronald J. Kantor Ph.D-PMP-CSM

June 6, 2019

New Ways To Communicate: Social Networking And Online Collaboration In University

The way we communicated a decade or so ago has changed today. With the promotion of mobiles connected to the internet, everything can be immersed in a virtual environment, literally on the go. And what attracts them most is interaction through posting and commenting.

by Jessie Stewart

June 2, 2019

Just Right: Rethinking The How And Why Of Technology Training (Revised)

Technology training for students and teachers in K-12 settings is often akin to the difficulties encountered by Goldilocks as she attempted to make herself comfortable in the Three Bears' home. Some types of technology training are "too long" and others "too short". The challenge is how to provide teachers with technology professional development that is as "just right" as possible.

by Mary Burns

May 30, 2019

How To Boost Your Online School's Presence And Grow Like Crazy

Growing your online school is difficult. So what can you do to boost your online school's presence when there are thousands of online schools offering very similar educational content to students?

by Ed Fernsby

May 23, 2019

How Google Is About To Disrupt Education

Google has just announced it will add Augmented Reality to its search results. By the end of the year, most people will be familiar with AR and able to create their own content for free. This is a big opportunity for education to start turning the EdTech hype into reality.

by Richard Anning

May 22, 2019

5 Ways The IoT Affects eLearning Now And In The Future

The number of devices which will be a part of the Internet of Things (IoT) by 2025 will reach around 75 billion in number. The IoT will be ubiquitous, and so will be eLearning as a result. In this article, we'll discuss the connection between IoT and eLearning now, and in the future.

by Debadrita Sengupta

May 15, 2019

3 Tech Tools To Assist With Peer Review In Writing

A college professor shares here experience with tech tools from Google, Turnitin, and Panther, and how they helped sharpen her students’ peer review techniques on writing projects.

by Wayne D'Orio

May 2, 2019

Editors' Choice

Are Textbooks Becoming Obsolete?

In their 2019 Annual Letter, Bill & Melinda Gates claimed that "textbooks are becoming obsolete". I look at whether textbooks really are becoming obsolete, and if eLearning solutions should be used to augment or replace them. The answer is more complex than a soundbite; the trends are clear.

by Richard Anning

April 27, 2019

Social Media In Education: Can They Improve The Learning?

Using social media such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and so on provides free access to online communication and information. What if schools made use of them? Can they contribute to improving learning and teaching? See some examples of the benefits of social media in the classroom.

by Manuela Willbold

April 24, 2019

How Is IoT Establishing The Modern Classroom?

The Internet of Things or IoT has many applications in our daily lives. One of the aspects it affects is modern education. Explore how the IoT is changing modern classrooms and education.

by Muhammad Qamar Shafiq

April 20, 2019

Digital Transformation In Higher Education: Will Universities Survive?

Higher education and the nature of universities is changing and will continue to change for the next decade. Twenty years ago, 'digital' was not a major concern for universities. Although the World Wide Web started as an academic endeavor, universities were slow to catchup with a global digital transformation.

by Dariya Lopukhina