But Harvard Business School’s online education program is not cheap,
simple, or open. It could be said that the school opted for the Porter
theory. Called HBX, the program will make its debut on June 11 and has its own admissions office.
Instead of attacking the school’s traditional M.B.A. and executive
education programs — which produced revenue of $108 million and $146
million in 2013 — it aims to create an entirely new segment of business
education: the pre-M.B.A. “Instead of having two big product lines, we
may be on the verge of inventing a third,” said Prof. Jay W. Lorsch, who has taught at Harvard Business School since 1964.
Friday, June 3, 2016
10 Amazing Apps For Educating Your Employees - EdTechReview™ (ETR)
10 Amazing Apps For Educating Your Employees - EdTechReview™ (ETR): 10 Amazing Apps For Educating Your Employees
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Best Online Colleges in 2016 | Accredited Schools Online
Best Online Colleges in 2016 | Accredited Schools Online
Hello Dave
My team and I at Accredited Schools
Online have recently updated our online colleges guidebook and I wanted
to share with you our refreshed information. After taking a look at your
website, I thought our guidebook would fit quite nicely here:
Inside our guidebook you will find our
handy-dandy college comparison tool, a list of colleges for online
students that can be sorted according to personal preference, and
different college majors offered online with descriptions and
"how-to's". All this and more can be found by following this link to our
guide: Online Colleges Guidebook
Best Wishes,
Angela Hanners
Director of Communications
Accredited Schools Online
About us: Accredited Schools Online is a
comprehensive accreditation resource that provides prospective students
and families with the tools needed to make well-informed decisions about
their education. This message is intended for U.S. audiences only.
Please let us know if this email has reached you in error, and we will
remove you promptly. If you no longer wish to receive updates about our
education resources, please visit us here: http://www.
Hello Dave
My team and I at Accredited Schools
Online have recently updated our online colleges guidebook and I wanted
to share with you our refreshed information. After taking a look at your
website, I thought our guidebook would fit quite nicely here:
Inside our guidebook you will find our
handy-dandy college comparison tool, a list of colleges for online
students that can be sorted according to personal preference, and
different college majors offered online with descriptions and
"how-to's". All this and more can be found by following this link to our
guide: Online Colleges Guidebook
Best Wishes,
Angela Hanners
Director of Communications
Accredited Schools Online
About us: Accredited Schools Online is a
comprehensive accreditation resource that provides prospective students
and families with the tools needed to make well-informed decisions about
their education. This message is intended for U.S. audiences only.
Please let us know if this email has reached you in error, and we will
remove you promptly. If you no longer wish to receive updates about our
education resources, please visit us here: http://www.
Friday, November 20, 2015
7 Simple Tools for New Teachers to Learn - EdTechReview™ (ETR)
7 Simple Tools for New Teachers to Learn - EdTechReview™ (ETR): 7 Simple Tools for New Teachers to Learn
Jessica Sanders
19 November 2015
http://tinyurl.com/q5zcfrz 7 Simple Tools for New Teachers to Learn
In fact, many are very simple to use, making them easy to learn and implement in your classroom.
These seven tools, ranging from video creating platforms to online reading logs, are not only simple, but engage your students and motivate them to learn more while having fun.
FunBrain
If you’re looking to use a new website or game during activity-station time, this is a great option. FunBrain offers a wide variety of online games that help students learn while having fun. Subjects covered include reading and math, with games like Tic Tac Toe Squares—“The classic game with a math twist!”—and The Grammar Gorillas—“Our friends, the Grammar Gorillas, need help identifying parts of speech.”
Popplet
This tool can only be used on the iPad, making it best for teachers in an iPad classroom or school, 1:1 or otherwise. However, with an iPad in hand, this simple tool allows you and your students to reimagine the way they brainstorm, study and take notes via mind maps.
With Popplet, you and your students start with a single phrase or image in the middle of the map, adding ideas, facts and important information as branches. The branches can be color coded and labeled. For example, students can label their specific branches when working in groups, so you can see who contributed what.
Whooo’s Reading
This simple tool is all you need to motivate students to read more. Students log their reading, answer CCSS-aligned comprehension questions, and comment on their peers’ responses to earn Wisdom Coins. These Coins can be “spent” on virtual accessories in the Owl Shop. You’ll be amazed at how motivating this is for students.
As an educator, it’s easy to implement—simply add your student roster. Once students start logging reading, you’ll be able to see reading and comprehension progress via Lexile measures, along with average minutes read, average responses scored and written, and more.
This data makes it easy to follow the progress of your students and offer personalized recommendations for reading and improving.
PollEverywhere
Use this fun tool to get to know your students, throw a pop quiz or simply check on understanding during long lectures. Simply write a question, share it to your class, and watch the responses in real-time. Students can answer your question via Twitter, a web browse or their mobile phone, making this a simple and accessible school to teachers in a variety of settings.
Animoto
Animoto is a fun and simple platform that you and your students can use to make awesome videos without any video editing knowledge. Once you choose your style and song (options are built into the platform), you can customize with text, videos and photos, produce your final product and share.
Edublogs
If you want to start a class blog, or help your students start their own blogs, WordPress may seem a bit overwhelming. Edublogs, the largest education blogging platform on the web, is the perfect option, making it simple to create, maintain and share yours and your students’ blogs.
This education blogging tool is free and comes with a variety of built-in safety and security features, such as privacy control, moderated content and activity reports, so you and your students’ parents can rest easy.
Swivl
About the Author
Author: Jessica SandersWebsite: http://www.learn2earn.org
Jessica Sanders
19 November 2015
http://tinyurl.com/q5zcfrz 7 Simple Tools for New Teachers to Learn
In fact, many are very simple to use, making them easy to learn and implement in your classroom.
These seven tools, ranging from video creating platforms to online reading logs, are not only simple, but engage your students and motivate them to learn more while having fun.
FunBrain
If you’re looking to use a new website or game during activity-station time, this is a great option. FunBrain offers a wide variety of online games that help students learn while having fun. Subjects covered include reading and math, with games like Tic Tac Toe Squares—“The classic game with a math twist!”—and The Grammar Gorillas—“Our friends, the Grammar Gorillas, need help identifying parts of speech.”
Popplet
This tool can only be used on the iPad, making it best for teachers in an iPad classroom or school, 1:1 or otherwise. However, with an iPad in hand, this simple tool allows you and your students to reimagine the way they brainstorm, study and take notes via mind maps.
With Popplet, you and your students start with a single phrase or image in the middle of the map, adding ideas, facts and important information as branches. The branches can be color coded and labeled. For example, students can label their specific branches when working in groups, so you can see who contributed what.
Whooo’s Reading
This simple tool is all you need to motivate students to read more. Students log their reading, answer CCSS-aligned comprehension questions, and comment on their peers’ responses to earn Wisdom Coins. These Coins can be “spent” on virtual accessories in the Owl Shop. You’ll be amazed at how motivating this is for students.
As an educator, it’s easy to implement—simply add your student roster. Once students start logging reading, you’ll be able to see reading and comprehension progress via Lexile measures, along with average minutes read, average responses scored and written, and more.
This data makes it easy to follow the progress of your students and offer personalized recommendations for reading and improving.
PollEverywhere
Use this fun tool to get to know your students, throw a pop quiz or simply check on understanding during long lectures. Simply write a question, share it to your class, and watch the responses in real-time. Students can answer your question via Twitter, a web browse or their mobile phone, making this a simple and accessible school to teachers in a variety of settings.
Animoto
Animoto is a fun and simple platform that you and your students can use to make awesome videos without any video editing knowledge. Once you choose your style and song (options are built into the platform), you can customize with text, videos and photos, produce your final product and share.
Edublogs
If you want to start a class blog, or help your students start their own blogs, WordPress may seem a bit overwhelming. Edublogs, the largest education blogging platform on the web, is the perfect option, making it simple to create, maintain and share yours and your students’ blogs.
This education blogging tool is free and comes with a variety of built-in safety and security features, such as privacy control, moderated content and activity reports, so you and your students’ parents can rest easy.
Swivl
About the Author
Author: Jessica SandersWebsite: http://www.learn2earn.org
Monday, November 16, 2015
CSS Beginner Tutorial | HTML Dog
CSS Beginner Tutorial | HTML Dog: CSS Beginner Tutorial
Like the HTML Beginner Tutorial, the CSS Beginner Tutorial assumes that you know as much about CSS as you do about the cumulative effects of sea squirt discharge on the brain chemistry of Germanic ammonites. The purpose of this guide is to teach the bare essentials - just enough to get started. The CSS Intermediate Tutorial and CSS Advanced Tutorial go into more depth about CSS.
Like the HTML Beginner Tutorial, the CSS Beginner Tutorial assumes that you know as much about CSS as you do about the cumulative effects of sea squirt discharge on the brain chemistry of Germanic ammonites. The purpose of this guide is to teach the bare essentials - just enough to get started. The CSS Intermediate Tutorial and CSS Advanced Tutorial go into more depth about CSS.
Friday, November 13, 2015
5 Tools for Collaboration Teachers Must Be Using By Now - EdTechReview™ (ETR)
5 Tools for Collaboration Teachers Must Be Using By Now - EdTechReview™ (ETR): Research shows that teacher collaboration helps students do better and also raises student achievement. Collaboration not only makes work easier but also makes it better for students but also when ideas collaborate the level of creativity can rise to significant levels. Collaboration plays an important role and therefore means to make it happen should come to you like a piece of cake.
Below are 5 amazing collaboration tools that you must be using by now for uninterrupted collaboration!
Below are 5 amazing collaboration tools that you must be using by now for uninterrupted collaboration!
Friday, August 21, 2015
5 Reasons Why Schools Are Adopting Communication And Sharing Apps - EdTechReview™ (ETR)
5 Reasons Why Schools Are Adopting Communication And Sharing Apps - EdTechReview™ (ETR): In a digital world where it is now second nature to send emails, ping people via instant message, text etc. what will happen to the School Almanac. The unthinkable is about to happen, schools are already contemplating whether the Almanac or the ubiquitous diary has outlived its utility.
Things that had to be communicated across the school were sent as a circular and even more pressing information was sent out using SMS.
Read More:
Things that had to be communicated across the school were sent as a circular and even more pressing information was sent out using SMS.
Read More:
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Emerging Technologies into Clinical Education, There is a Medical App for That | GeriPal - Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog
Emerging Technologies into Clinical Education
Dr. Eric Widera (Clinical Teaching and Patient Care)
Dr. Amit Shah (Massive, Flipped and Spaced Learning)
Dr. Niharika Suchak (Mobile Apps in Medical Education)
Dr. Eric Widera (Clinical Teaching and Patient Care)
Dr. Amit Shah (Massive, Flipped and Spaced Learning)
Dr. Niharika Suchak (Mobile Apps in Medical Education)
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Stanford ESP - Discover Splash-Splash is about learning
Stanford ESP - Discover Splash: Be a Part of Splash
Splash is about learning.
Splash is an enrichment program for students in grades 7-12 aimed at giving students the opportunity to explore new subject areas, learn something new, and discover their passions. Hundreds of volunteer Stanford students and community members come together for a single weekend to teach anything they want to students from all over California.
Splash is about learning.
Splash is an enrichment program for students in grades 7-12 aimed at giving students the opportunity to explore new subject areas, learn something new, and discover their passions. Hundreds of volunteer Stanford students and community members come together for a single weekend to teach anything they want to students from all over California.
Monday, March 9, 2015
What Students Should Know About 21st Century Learning? - EdTechReview™ (ETR)
What Students Should Know About 21st Century Learning? - EdTechReview™ (ETR): What Students should know about 21st Century Learning?
Learning is an evolving process. As times change, industry changes, requirements of expertise and knowledge changes and thus the education content and specifications change. 21st century is seen as the revolution stage in the field of technology. For most of the last century, the widespread belief among policymakers was that you had to get the basics right in education before you could turn to broader skills. It's as though schools were meant to be rigid and boring. But now the situation has changed. Technology has successfully integrated itself to the basic needs of the education system today in the form of online lectures, group forum assignments, personal learning networks etc.
Learning is an evolving process. As times change, industry changes, requirements of expertise and knowledge changes and thus the education content and specifications change. 21st century is seen as the revolution stage in the field of technology. For most of the last century, the widespread belief among policymakers was that you had to get the basics right in education before you could turn to broader skills. It's as though schools were meant to be rigid and boring. But now the situation has changed. Technology has successfully integrated itself to the basic needs of the education system today in the form of online lectures, group forum assignments, personal learning networks etc.
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015
Engage, Entertain and Educate Using ThingLink - EdTechReview™ (ETR)
Engage, Entertain and Educate Using ThingLink - EdTechReview™ (ETR)
ThingLink is a well-known platform for making interactive images,
videos for educational channels, web, social, and advertising. Its
interactive images provide an opportunity for students to enhance their
learning and develop 21st century skills.
Students can create, collaborate and communicate and engage in
critical thinking and problem solving. It is an amazing tool that is
transforming teaching and learning.
ThingLink is a well-known platform for making interactive images,
videos for educational channels, web, social, and advertising. Its
interactive images provide an opportunity for students to enhance their
learning and develop 21st century skills.
Students can create, collaborate and communicate and engage in
critical thinking and problem solving. It is an amazing tool that is
transforming teaching and learning.
- It’s a tool for annotating images and defining through multimedia.
- Create multiple ‘hot spots’ to annotate images with text, pictures, video, audio and hyperlinks to web content.
- Mobile apps for iOS and Android to quickly capture life’s moments with wifi.
- Help students develop 21st century skills.
Knowledge worker one who works primarily with information or one who develops and uses knowledge in the workplace
Knowledge worker
The term was first coined by Peter Drucker ca. 1959, as one who works primarily with information or one who develops and uses knowledge in the workplace.
“Knowledge networks” are collections of individuals and teams who come together across organizational, spatial and disciplinary boundaries to invent and share a body of knowledge. The focus of such networks is usually on developing, distributing and applying knowledge.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Knowledge workers are workers whose main capital is knowledge. Typical examples may include software engineers, doctors, architects, engineers, scientists, public accountants, lawyers, and teachers, because they "think for a living".[1]
What differentiates knowledge work from other forms of work is its primary task of "non-routine" problem solving that requires a combination of convergent, divergent, and creative thinking.[2] Also, despite the amount of research and literature on knowledge work there is yet to be a succinct definition of the term.[3]
The issue of who knowledge workers are, and what knowledge work entails, however, is still debated. Mosco and McKercher (2007) outline various viewpoints on the matter. They first point to the most narrow and defined definition of knowledge work, such as Florida’s view of it as specifically, "the direct manipulation of symbols to create an original knowledge product, or to add obvious value to an existing one", which limits the definition of knowledge work to mainly creative work. They then contrast this view of knowledge work with the notably broader view which includes the handling and distribution of information, arguing that workers who play a role in the handling and distribution of information add real value to the field, despite not necessarily contributing a creative element. Thirdly, one might consider a definition of knowledge work which includes, "all workers involved in the chain of producing and distributing knowledge products", which allows for an incredibly broad and inclusive categorization of knowledge workers. It should thus be acknowledged that the term "knowledge worker" can be quite broad in its meaning, and is not always definitive in who it refers to.[4]
Knowledge workers spend 38% of their time searching for information. They are also often displaced from their bosses, working in various departments and time zones or from remote sites such as home offices and airport lounges.[5]
Knowledge workers are employees who have a deep background in education and experience and are considered people who "think for a living." They include software developers, doctors, lawyers, inventors, teachers, nurses, financial analysts and architects.[6] As businesses increase their dependence on information technology, the number of fields in which knowledge workers must operate has expanded dramatically.
Even though they sometimes are called "gold collars",[7] because of their high salaries, as well as because of their relative independence in controlling the process of their own work,[8] current research shows that they are also more prone to burnout, and very close normative control from organizations they work for, unlike regular workers.[9]
Managing knowledge workers can be a difficult task. Most knowledge workers prefer some level of autonomy, and do not like being overseen or managed. Those who manage knowledge workers are often knowledge workers themselves, or have been in the past. Projects must be carefully considered before assigning to a knowledge worker, as their interest and goals will affect the quality of the completed project. Knowledge workers must be treated as individuals. "Managing Knowledge Workers: Getting the Most From Them". MindTools.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
Weiss (1960)[full citation needed] said that knowledge grows like organisms, with data serving as food to be assimilated rather than merely stored. Popper (1963)[full citation needed] stated there is always an increasing need for knowledge to grow and progress continually, whether tacit (Polanyi, 1976)[full citation needed] or explicit.
Toffler (1990)[full citation needed] observed that typical knowledge workers (especially R&D scientists and engineers) in the age of knowledge economy must have some system at their disposal to create, process and enhance their own knowledge. In some cases they would also need to manage the knowledge of their co-workers.
Nonaka (1991)[full citation needed] described knowledge as the fuel for innovation, but was concerned that many managers failed to understand how knowledge could be leveraged. Companies are more like living organisms than machines, he argued, and most viewed knowledge as a static input to the corporate machine. Nonaka advocated a view of knowledge as renewable and changing, and that knowledge workers were the agents for that change. Knowledge-creating companies, he believed, should be focused primarily on the task of innovation.
This laid the foundation for the new practice of knowledge management, or "KM", which evolved in the 1990s to support knowledge workers with standard tools and processes.
Savage (1995) describes a knowledge-focus as the third wave of human socio-economic development. The first wave was the Agricultural Age with wealth defined as ownership of land. In the second wave, the Industrial Age, wealth was based on ownership of Capital, i.e. factories. In the Knowledge Age, wealth is based upon the ownership of knowledge and the ability to use that knowledge to create or improve goods and services. Product improvements include cost, durability, suitability, timeliness of delivery, and security. Using data,[citation needed] in the Knowledge Age, 2% of the working population will work on the land, 10% will work in Industry and the rest will be knowledge workers.[
Friday, January 30, 2015
Mitch Resnick: Let's teach kids to code | Talk Video | TED.com
Mitch Resnick: Let's teach kids to code | Talk Video | TED.com
http://www.ted.com/talks/mitch_resnick_let_s_teach_kids_to_code#
http://www.ted.com/talks/mitch_resnick_let_s_teach_kids_to_code#
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Open Educational Resources (OER): Resource Roundup | Edutopia
Open Repositories, Collections, and Tools
- Curriki
- OER Commons
- EDSITEment
- FREE: Federal Registry for Educational Excellence
- Gooru
- myOER.org
- OpenEd
- PBS LearningMedia
- ShareMyLesson
- TED-Ed
- The Gateway to 21st Century Skills
- WatchKnowLearn
Open Books and Textbooks
Open Courses and Learning Modules
- Big History Project
- HippoCampus.org from National Repository of Online Courses
- Khan Academy
- MIT Open CourseWare: Highlights for High School
- Saylor.org
Blogs, Articles and Other Resources
- Power Up! Open Educational Resources: On the Web and Free, Doug Johnson, ASCD’s Educational Leadership (2014)
- A 7-Step Guide to Creating Your Own Open Educational Resources, by Julie Willcott, Edsurge (2014)
- Open Educational Resources: Designing for All Learners, Andrew Hashey & Skip Stahl, National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials (2014)
- Tips for Sharing Great Open Educational Content, Ian Quillen, KQED’s MindShift (2013)
- The Obstacles to OER, Audrey Watters, Hack Education (2012)
- Creating and Using Open Content, The Regents of the University of Michigan (2011)
- Education Program at Creative Commons
Understanding the Power of Open Educational Resources (OER)
http://edtechreview.in/news/1495-oer-open-educational-resourcesWednesday, October 22, 2014
Think Through Math is a supplemental Web-based solution
Having a focus on fundamentals and the progressions to algebra, Think Through Math deepens understanding of critical mathematical concepts and improves higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Living & Learning | Next Avenue
Where Grown-ups Keep Growing
America is in the midst of an age boom and with it, an amazing transition. In general, those of us over the age of 50 are expected to live longer than any previous generation.
We're in the process of creating a new life stage that lies somewhere between young adulthood and "old-old" adulthood. This stage doesn't have a name. We call it Adult Part 2. And if you're reading this you're probably smack dab in it.
You're aware that many years of life lie ahead of you and, very likely, you have a different set of expectations for these "bonus years" than you had for earlier adulthood. You sense that you can somehow apply your knowledge and experiences in a meaningful way. Yet you may not know exactly how to achieve this new vision or see all the many possibilities available to you as you navigate the physical, health, work, and financial shifts that inevitably accompany this phase.
Enter Next Avenue. We're a group of public television people and journalists who, for the most part, are experiencing the very same things you are. Like you, we see both challenges and opportunities and we recognize that what we could all use right about now is an abundance of reliable information that can help us figure out what's, well, next.
So we aim to deliver that—in a way that's both smart and accessible.
If you think we could do a better job, we want you to tell us so. In fact, we want your input on a lot of things. There are places throughout the site that let you give us feedback, share your experiences and send us your stories.
Thanks for walking with us down Next Avenue.
Who We Are
We're all passionate about delivering good, solid, trustworthy information and compelling perspectives that can transform people's lives. Most of us are in our Adult Part 2 and on the journey with you. There are a few terrific young adults on our team who are dead set on paving the way for their peers who'll someday turn down this avenue with them.
Content Sources
Next Avenue has developed formal relationships with key content sources that provide articles and video for nextavenue.org. View our list of content sources to learn more about these government agencies, non-profit organizations, independent media producers, and public television stations.
America is in the midst of an age boom and with it, an amazing transition. In general, those of us over the age of 50 are expected to live longer than any previous generation.
We're in the process of creating a new life stage that lies somewhere between young adulthood and "old-old" adulthood. This stage doesn't have a name. We call it Adult Part 2. And if you're reading this you're probably smack dab in it.
You're aware that many years of life lie ahead of you and, very likely, you have a different set of expectations for these "bonus years" than you had for earlier adulthood. You sense that you can somehow apply your knowledge and experiences in a meaningful way. Yet you may not know exactly how to achieve this new vision or see all the many possibilities available to you as you navigate the physical, health, work, and financial shifts that inevitably accompany this phase.
Enter Next Avenue. We're a group of public television people and journalists who, for the most part, are experiencing the very same things you are. Like you, we see both challenges and opportunities and we recognize that what we could all use right about now is an abundance of reliable information that can help us figure out what's, well, next.
So we aim to deliver that—in a way that's both smart and accessible.
If you think we could do a better job, we want you to tell us so. In fact, we want your input on a lot of things. There are places throughout the site that let you give us feedback, share your experiences and send us your stories.
Thanks for walking with us down Next Avenue.
Who We Are
We're all passionate about delivering good, solid, trustworthy information and compelling perspectives that can transform people's lives. Most of us are in our Adult Part 2 and on the journey with you. There are a few terrific young adults on our team who are dead set on paving the way for their peers who'll someday turn down this avenue with them.
Content Sources
Next Avenue has developed formal relationships with key content sources that provide articles and video for nextavenue.org. View our list of content sources to learn more about these government agencies, non-profit organizations, independent media producers, and public television stations.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Business School, Disrupted - NYTimes.com
Business School, Disrupted - NYTimes.com
“Do it cheap and simple,” Professor Christensen says. “Get it out there.”
Starting last month, HBX has been quietly admitting several hundred students,
mostly undergraduate sophomores, juniors and seniors, into a program
called Credential of Readiness, or CORe.
The program includes three online courses — accounting, analytics and
economics for managers — that are intended to give liberal arts students
fluency in what it calls “the language of business.” Students have nine
weeks to complete all three courses, and tuition is $1,500. Only those
with a high level of class participation will be invited to take a
three-hour final exam at a testing center.
“We don’t want tourists,” said Jana Kierstead, executive director of HBX, alluding to the high dropout rates among MOOCs.
“Do it cheap and simple,” Professor Christensen says. “Get it out there.”
Starting last month, HBX has been quietly admitting several hundred students,
mostly undergraduate sophomores, juniors and seniors, into a program
called Credential of Readiness, or CORe.
The program includes three online courses — accounting, analytics and
economics for managers — that are intended to give liberal arts students
fluency in what it calls “the language of business.” Students have nine
weeks to complete all three courses, and tuition is $1,500. Only those
with a high level of class participation will be invited to take a
three-hour final exam at a testing center.
“We don’t want tourists,” said Jana Kierstead, executive director of HBX, alluding to the high dropout rates among MOOCs.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
The DIY Guide to Converting Existing Content into an eLearning Course
The DIY Guide to Converting Existing Content into an eLearning Course
Although instructor-led or classroom training still remains as one of
the most common ways to train employees, the opportunity to implement
eLearning to is a more cost-effective and convenient option.
Those new to creating eLearning courses will find this post useful in
answering their questions and providing them with a checklist of things
to consider during the process of converting existing content, which
goes far beyond simply transferring content to an online format.
Although instructor-led or classroom training still remains as one of
the most common ways to train employees, the opportunity to implement
eLearning to is a more cost-effective and convenient option.
Those new to creating eLearning courses will find this post useful in
answering their questions and providing them with a checklist of things
to consider during the process of converting existing content, which
goes far beyond simply transferring content to an online format.
Monday, March 10, 2014
The promise of peer-to-peer training - The Globe and Mail
The promise of peer-to-peer training
| The Globe and Mail | - |
“This shift in power to the consumer and citizens is not temporary or the product of faddish technology,” writes Simon Mainwaring in his recent book We First. “It is clearly one of the most fundamental and enduring characteristics of the modern digital ...
Sunday, February 9, 2014
eLearning Jargon Explained: 5 Terms Every Newbie Needs to Know
eLearning Jargon Explained: 5 Terms Every Newbie Needs to Know: eLearning Jargon Explained: 5 Terms Every Newbie Needs to Know
Posted by Karla Gutierrez on Thu, Jan 16, 2014 @ 11:03 AM
Business owners, managers and executives new to the eLearning field sometimes find it hard to grasp industry concepts and terms. Though most of the times they’re not going to be developing the courses themselves, they need to fully understand industry terminology.
Authoring Tool
When people hear the term ‘authoring tool’ for the first time they tend to think it refers to an elaborated form of word processing software... or sometimes they really have no clue what it is. Truth is, authoring tools go far beyond writing and word processing.
Blended Learning
The keyword here is "blended." It's basically a learning approach that combines in-person (face-to-face) and online training. As a hybrid model
LMS
enables all data, training materials, resources, statistics,
development paths and assessment results to be stored within one central
system.
SHIFT's eLearning Blog http://tinyurl.com/lfydpgh
Posted by Karla Gutierrez on Thu, Jan 16, 2014 @ 11:03 AM
Business owners, managers and executives new to the eLearning field sometimes find it hard to grasp industry concepts and terms. Though most of the times they’re not going to be developing the courses themselves, they need to fully understand industry terminology.
Authoring Tool
When people hear the term ‘authoring tool’ for the first time they tend to think it refers to an elaborated form of word processing software... or sometimes they really have no clue what it is. Truth is, authoring tools go far beyond writing and word processing.
Blended Learning
The keyword here is "blended." It's basically a learning approach that combines in-person (face-to-face) and online training. As a hybrid model
LMS
enables all data, training materials, resources, statistics,
development paths and assessment results to be stored within one central
system.
SHIFT's eLearning Blog http://tinyurl.com/lfydpgh
Avoid Learner Overload: Five Rules for eLearning Course Design
Avoid Learner Overload: Five Rules for eLearning Course Design: Avoid Learner Overload: Five Rules for eLearning Course Design
Posted by Karla Gutierrez on Tue, Feb 04, 2014 @ 10:55 AM on E-Learning 2.0
Imagine sitting down at a computer to complete an eLearning course and instantly becoming confused, overwhelmed, and frustrated with the amount of information that is being dumped on you at once.
Posted by Karla Gutierrez on Tue, Feb 04, 2014 @ 10:55 AM on E-Learning 2.0
Imagine sitting down at a computer to complete an eLearning course and instantly becoming confused, overwhelmed, and frustrated with the amount of information that is being dumped on you at once.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Open educational resources (OER
Open educational resources (OER) have been defined by the Hewlett Foundation as teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re - purposing by others. Open educational resources include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.
Babson Survey Research Group Higher Education Reports
Babson Survey Research Group Higher Education Reports
Sunday, January 26, 2014
8 ways to get the job done using Google Glass | PCWorld
8 ways to get the job done using Google Glass | PCWorld: Evernote, the popular note-taking Web service and application, is among the few official Google Glass apps currently available—and Shazafar Khaja, integration architect for The Kroger Company, says Evernote is the most useful app thus far for Glass.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
EMR vs. EHR – What is the Difference?
EMR vs. EHR – What is the Difference?: EMR vs. EHR – What is the Difference?
Quoting Matthew Smith on Tue, Jan 14, 2014 @ 12:21 PM
What’s in a word? Or, even one letter of an acronym?
Some people use the terms “electronic medical record” and “electronic health record” (or “EMR” and “EHR”) interchangeably. But at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), you’ll notice they use electronic health record or EHR almost exclusively. While it may seem a little picky at first, the difference between the two terms is actually quite significant.The EMR term came along first, and indeed, early EMRs were “medical.” They were for use by clinicians mostly for diagnosis and treatment.
In contrast, “health” relates to “The condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit; especially…freedom from physical disease or pain…the general condition of the body.” The word “health” covers a lot more territory than the word “medical.” And EHRs go a lot further than EMRs.
Quoting Matthew Smith on Tue, Jan 14, 2014 @ 12:21 PM
What’s in a word? Or, even one letter of an acronym?
Some people use the terms “electronic medical record” and “electronic health record” (or “EMR” and “EHR”) interchangeably. But at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), you’ll notice they use electronic health record or EHR almost exclusively. While it may seem a little picky at first, the difference between the two terms is actually quite significant.The EMR term came along first, and indeed, early EMRs were “medical.” They were for use by clinicians mostly for diagnosis and treatment.
In contrast, “health” relates to “The condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit; especially…freedom from physical disease or pain…the general condition of the body.” The word “health” covers a lot more territory than the word “medical.” And EHRs go a lot further than EMRs.
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