Educational Technology

December 24, 2016

How To Close The Skills Gap In Africa

Africa is the youngest of all continents; there lives an incredible amount of young people. This population needs education and skills in order to participate at the economic growth. Read more to learn why eLearning is one part of the puzzle to close the skills gap in Africa.

by Jens Ischebeck, Africa and Middle East

December 14, 2016

Interactive Formative Assessments: The Secret To Optimized Learning

Here is why the secret of optimized learning and teaching lies in interactive formative assessments.

by Charles Wiles

December 10, 2016

4 Principles, 4 Structures, And 8 Magic Tips For Educational Blogging

Do you feel the bore when you talk about blogging or do your students feel so? You may in fact turn that bore into an ever-green learning experience that builds portfolios for your students. Here are the principles, the structures, and some magic tricks for effective educational blogging.

by Mehdi ZOUAOUI

November 25, 2016

How Universities Can Cater For The Netflix Generation

In this article, I will examine what universities can do to cater for the Netflix Generation, a generation of digital natives, and embrace their changing needs.

by Andy Alferovs

November 12, 2016

How Online Sports Training Created A World Champion

Have you ever wanted to succeed in a sport but didn’t think it was possible because you lack the time, budget, or couldn’t find a coach nearby. Here’s an inspiring story that may change your mind, where online sports training with YouTube made a world champion.

by Melvin Wong

October 23, 2016

Teaching And Learning Analytics To Support Teacher Inquiry

This is the fourth and final article of a series discussing analytics for the classroom teacher. Here, we focus on Teaching and Learning Analytics.

by Demetrios G. Sampson

October 22, 2016

Learning Analytics: Analyze Your Lesson To Discover More About Your Students

This is the third in a series of articles discussing analytics for the classroom teacher. Here, we focus on Learning Analytics as the technology that can reinforce teachers to discover more about their students to provide them with personalized support.

by Demetrios G. Sampson

October 21, 2016

Teaching Analytics: Analyze Your Lesson Plans To Improve Them

This is the second in a series of articles discussing analytics for the classroom teacher. Here, we focus on Teaching Analytics and how it can support classroom teachers to reflect on their teaching designs.

by Demetrios G. Sampson

October 20, 2016

Educational Data Analytics Technologies For Data-Driven Decision Making In Schools

This is the first in a series of articles discussing analytics for the classroom teacher. Here, we focus on educational data analytics technologies for supporting data-driven decision making in schools.

by Demetrios G. Sampson

October 12, 2016

6 Steps To Automate Student Fees To Increase Collection And Recovery

When schools and colleges are filled with stacks of loose papers and manila folders, you’re overwhelmed with errors, late payments, slow pace of approvals, and forgotten invoices. Here is how to automate student fees so you can minimize careless mistakes and maximize your profitability.

by Sriram S

October 8, 2016

Looking For Improvement? There’s A Motivation App For That!

Asking anybody if they want to get better at what they do is a no-brainer. Taking the time to work on yourself is another story. The motivation app Crucendo provides a different approach to motivating and mentoring yourself to improve and achieve.

by Tristan Hart

October 2, 2016

Watson: Cognitive Computing In Education

I met Mariano Garrido, Industry Solution Architect at IBM, during his talk at the Google Campus in Madrid on Cognitive Business. We talked about Watson, a technology platform that uses natural language processing and machine learning to discover the hidden knowledge behind unstructured data. Here is what we learned about using cognitive computing in education.

by Leticia Lafuente López