Epidemic! is an online game designed to excite users about public health. The game simulates actual tasks performed by a team of public health professionals during an epidemic. Each player chooses a role to play and then works with other players to stop the spread of the disease while facing real-world decisions and challenges.
Several other higher education reporters have taken a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and written about the experience, most recently Justin Pope of the Associated Press, who took a class through MIT on global poverty: Wrote Pope: “I learned more than I expected, and worked harder than I expected.” He found that it takes real [...]
The following eLearning resources provide excellent, relevant and useful information on a variety of e-learning areas. Most also provide a means for you to connect with the other learning professionals, helping you to grow your personal learning network.
There are many career paths to choose from in this day in age. Many people choose to be a writer, a nurse, a programmer or a chef, but in my opinion one of the best choices to make for a career is e-learning development. I unexpectedly found my way into a career in e-learning about 10 years ago, and I am grateful for the opportunities that is has given me. If you are on the fence about which direction you want to choose for your career path, below are 6 reasons to choose a career in e-learnin
Though there are many online resources which help students and teachers by providing great global content. In this article, we provide you with a great online resource for K-12 STEM content - CK12.org.
With the continuing advances of technology, distance learning is becoming more and more accessible to almost everyone. With this, distance learning is becoming a popular choice because of the ease it offers to online learners.
With the launch of Izzui, Facebook grew from an environment focused primarily on publishing photos, sharing events and making friends, to become a powerful platform for virtual training for individuals and organizations.Izzui, an innovative free application aimed at social learning, provides a space for knowledge sharing and an open learning marketplace to create, publish, share and sell e-learning courses.
Students need to know that studying is a “do” activity. Many of the best students already make studying an active process by highlighting notes, making flashcards, working on practice questions, creating diagrams and mind maps.
A great way to turn studying into a “do” activity is to use an app like ExamTime (www.examtime.com).
Is virtual classroom the new classroom? Will Distance Learning be the Right way of Learning?Indeed, the way of learning is taking a new turn in delivering content to students in few universities. With new technologies and innovations stepping in, colleges are encouraging students to attend video conferencing classes providing convenient choices so ...