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Virtual Classrooms Supersize Hunger to Learn

With more organizations looking for more innovative approaches than traditional teaching methods, blended learning is becoming increasingly popular. With the ‘perfect blend,’ companies can combine self-based learning, assignment tasks and classes, which can be attended virtually or over the phone. These learning to...

10 months ago by Guest Author

Learning

3 Market Observations of Virtual Classrooms Today

You’ve heard about them—your friend, your friend’s mom, your friend’s cousin’s neighbour—people who you’ve heard graduated from online courses. There were some who used to laugh at the idea of online courses before, given the concept’s relative new-ness as well as the unproven quality of the academic in...

10 months ago by Guest Author

Learning

How to Leverage Tech to Keep Students Focused

Technology has the potential to dramatically change the role of teachers, especially when it comes to secondary and higher education. Students no longer need instructors to pass along facts when they have access to the internet and other data gathering sources that they can use to learn the essentials. Teachers, then, ...

10 months ago by Guest Author

Learning

What Your MBA Teaches You (& Doesn’t Teach You) About Entrepreneurship

You want to learn how to start a business, but where do you start? Unfortunately, starting a company doesn’t come with a handy guidebook or a simple “follow these 10 steps” blog post. The typical path has been to go to school and get an MBA. But an MBA may not be for everyone – especially those looking to start...

10 months ago by Guest Author

EdTech

3 Trends You May Have Missed At ISTE

I tend to eschew the advice of seasoned, world-weary attendees to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference each year. “Ignore the exhibit hall,” they implore. “All the real action is in the sessions. The exhibits are just products.”

10 months ago by Guest Author

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5 Steps & 5 Minutes to Supercharge Your Child’s Education

The quality of a child’s education can change their whole life. Unfortunately, many parents feel helpless or unequipped to be their child’s education advocate. Not only this, we don’t have a whole lot of time on our hands. Here are five things that take only five minutes and can supercharge your child’s educati...

10 months ago by Diana Moore

Leadership

Staff Picks: EdTech, Blended Learning, Summer Learning

Karen Picks “Book Review: Born to Rise“ Karen says, “Deborah’s ...

10 months ago by Getting Smart Staff