Monthly Archives: August 2012

Aug 31

Daphne Koller: What we’re learning from online education

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Daphne Koller is enticing top universities to put their most intriguing courses online for free — not just as a service, but as a way to research how people learn. Each keystroke, comprehension quiz, peer-to-peer forum discussion and self-graded assignment builds an unprecedented pool of data on how knowledge is processed and, most importantly, absorbed.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages at www.ted.com Follow TED on Twitter: www.twitter.com Like TED on Facebook: www.facebook.com If you have questions or comments about this or other TED videos, please go to support.ted.com

101 Online Application Video Tutorial (OUAC)

Instructions on how to apply online using the 101 online application (for current Ontario secondary school students). If you are not a current Ontario secondary school student, please check out our 105 Online Application Video Tutorial (OUAC) for all other undergraduate applicants. If you have any questions about the 101 online application, please check out the -Common Questions- page. OUAC 101: http:–www.ouac.on.ca-common-questions-common-questions-ouac101-
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Aug 30

Latest E-learning News

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KZO Innovations Releases Its Top 25 Must-Read eLearning Blogs
With tons of helpful resources online, KZO Innovations ([http://kzoinnovations.com) has just released its Top 25 Must-Read eLearning Blogs in order to promote a more modern learning atmosphere. “Although it may seem like an easy process, eLearning can …
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Elearning! Media Group Announces Honorees For Best of Elearning! 2012 Awards
Elearning! and Government Elearning! magazines, the industry voices of the enterprise learning and workforce technology market, announced today the finalists of the Best of Elearning! Awards 2012. Readers and professionals from both the private and …
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Aug 28

Using ePortfolios as a reflective teaching tool – Case study

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What do you think of this resource? Please click svy.mk to complete a quick survey. Download the supporting PDF file for this episode bit.ly from the Learning to Teach Online project website. This case study examines how ePortfolios, used in conjunction with blogs, can encourage students to become more critically reflective learners. The benefits and challenges of using ePortfolios are discussed, along with strategies for providing sufficient technical and pedagogical support, to enable teachers and students to confidently use the technology as a collaborative learning tool.
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LSBF (London School of Business and Finance) www.LSBF.org.uk Rob Sowerby presents an introduction to the ACCA F9 paper, highlighting the main points that you need to know. Watch now for an overview of this topic. The London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) is a dynamic educational institution delivering undergraduate, postgraduate and professional qualifications. Our innovative programmes are constantly reviewed to ensure they accurately reflect the conditions of the global economy, and we offer the flexibility to tailor your studies to suit your own career aspirations. To learn more about LSBF, watch some of our videos: LSBF: An Introduction – bit.ly Our Undergraduate programmes: bit.ly Our Postgraduate programmes: bit.ly Our Professional Courses: bit.ly Our Revolutionary MBA: bit.ly

Aug 27

Nursing School Coaching – Joe Explains How it Creates a Plan for Online RN Programs

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Nursing School Coaching - Joe Explains How it Creates a Plan for Online RN Programs

LIke us for updates on nursing schools: www.facebook.com/getyourrnfaster and get coaching here: www.GetYourRNFaster.com Joe and his wife received nursing school coaching and are on their way to achieving the career of their dreams. They are nursing as a second career folks and they needed a way to bypass the 3 years waiting lists that are now happening in Colorado where they live. They read the book first to get the overview and then they had invidual coaching with Joy. The school of nursing that they had wanted to go to had a 3 year wait before they could even think about getting in. The wife will have her RN way before those 3 years if she wishes and most of her schooling can be done while she works. ~~~~~~~~~~~ FREE AUDIO of book with purchase. Find details inside the book Get Your RN Faster Have you been trying to become an RN nurse using traditional registered nursing schools? Are you caught up in waiting lists and zillions of pre-requisite nursing courses at your school of nursing? Are you going into nursing as a second career? Do you have financial responsibilities and have to work to earn an income while you’re in nursing school? Have any of your pre-requisite courses already expired? Will you ever become an RN using the traditional RN Nursing Degree process? Learn how to become a nurse by QUALIFYING and actually SUCCEEDING in ONLINE Nursing School Degree programs (USA and Canada). The new book: Get Your RN Faster: Bypass RN School Wait Lists and Get On Your Way …

Aug 27

Google I/O 2010 – SEO site advice from the experts

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Google I/O 2010 – SEO site advice from the experts Tech Talks Matt Cutts, Greg Grothaus, Evan Roseman A perfect opportunity to get your website reviewed by the experts in the Google Search Quality team. Attendees can get concrete search engine optimization (SEO) feedback on their own sites. We’ll also answer real-life questions that affect developers when it comes to optimizing their websites for search. For all I/O 2010 sessions, please go to code.google.com

Jan Žorž talks about the problems with dual stack on mobile phones and the current status of IPv6 support on mobile phones and mobile networks. Also Jan talks about mobile IPv6 and the need for IPv6 in LTE. To learn more about IPv6 deployment, visit www.ipv6actnow.org
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Aug 26

e-Learning: Does Your Organization Need e-Learning?

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Do you need e-learning? Here are a couple ideas to consider before embarking on an extensive online learning project. Click to Tweet! bit.ly | Click to FB! on.fb.me Subscribe! bit.ly Visit our Channel bit.ly Like us on Facebook! on.fb.me Follow us on Twitter! twitter.com twitter.com Visit our Website! bit.ly eLearnerEngaged shares weekly videos about instructional design and elearning development. Tips and information for trainers, consultants, educators, instructors, and you!

Aug 25

Latest E-learning Support News

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Vista Equity Partners Announces the Formation of Relias Learning, a New E …
Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), a private equity firm with over $ 6.6 billion in committed capital, today announced that its e-learning platform will be known as Relias Learning (“Relias”) to better reflect its position as the leading provider of …
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Instrucster.com – Acclaimed Intructor E-Learning Website Gets a Fresh New Look
This Press Release is to pronounce a note to the readers that the e-learning website Instructster has recently planned to work on a concept of starting your own class room and instruct others online. Instructster expect to launched in December 12, 2012.
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Acer will send 500 Olympic laptops to London schools
Acer is committed to supporting the legacy of the Games and is delighted to be working in partnership with the e-learning Foundation to support local schools and students in the London 2012 host boroughs.” Here's a list of the schools that will get …
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Aug 24

Barbara Cohen and Jim Horne – ==ShadowTraders Online Daytrading Seminar, Webinar and Self-Paced E-Learning Course==

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Aug 23

4 Steps to Becoming an eLearning Pro with Articulate’s Tom Kuhlmann

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This webinar presented by Articulate’s Tom Kuhlmann discusses how to: • Design an e-learning strategy based around available resources • Get the most out of simple, practical e-learning projects • Visually align course designs around learning objectives and content • Apply rapid instructional design models to make courses more engaging and interactive
Video Rating: 4 / 5