Posts Tagged ‘eLearning’

More states look to online learning for students

Proposals would have students complete at least one online or blended learning course before graduationSOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article

Mobile Device Intervention for Student Support Services in Distance Education Context – FRAME Model Perspective

AbstractThis paper reports the findings of a study conducted to analyse the effect of mobile device intervention for student support services and to gauge its use for enhancing teaching – learning process as a future study in the context of offer of Distance Education programmes. The study was conducted with the learners of the coveted […]

Social media savvy: The new digital divide?

Those without strong online social networks will be left out of the digital conversation, educator and consultant Angela Maiers arguesSOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article

Students Push Their Facebook Use Further Into Course Work

College students are taking social media to a new level, using Web sites like Facebook to communicate with other students about their coursework, according to results of a new survey on student technology use.SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher Education Read the Full Article

Virtual school offers K-12 distance learning option

It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes education in a brick-and-mortar school just isn’t an option.The Wyoming Virtual Academy (WYVA) offers an alternative.SOURCE: The Lusk Herald Read the Full Article

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Selects Blackboard Learn for Expanded Training Program 1

More Than 150,000 Soldiers Annually Will Train on Blackboard PlatformSOURCE: PR NewsireRead the Press Release

Virtual learning acquisitions shake up marketplace

Cambium Learning, Pearson expand reach into virtual learning sector with multimillion-dollar dealsSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article

Screen Time Higher Than Ever for Children

Jaden Lender, 3, sings along softly with the “Five Little Monkeys” app on the family iPad, and waggles his index finger along with the monkey doctor at the warning, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” He likes crushing the ants in “Ant Smasher,” and improving his swing in the golf app.SOURCE: The New York […]

A New Chess Board

The symbiosis between higher education and the tech companies that serve it has been corrupted, says Bradley Wheeler — CIO for the Indiana University SystemSOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Article

iNACOL updates its online teaching standards

Revised standards aim to help online teachers personalize learning more effectivelySOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article