We are pleased to have two of our posts featured in a recent article by OnlineSchool.net:
100 Must-Read Blog Posts on the Future of Learning
Check it out… they have a great list of resources from a number of reputable resources about the future of eLearning.
Written by Leo Babauta & republished with permission
While this may not be a popular idea among the majority of educators, I think many should take note and consider many of the ideas Leo presents here.
Our culture lies. They say they want to encourage and reward individuality and creativity, but in practice they try to hammer [...]
We know where the jobs are now… but where will they be ten years from now? Twenty? Some job descriptions will always be in need, but many others are evolving to fit the ever-changing course of technology and science. When the future of employment comes, will you be ready? Read on for some ideas of what to expect…
When was the last time you visited your campus or public library?
I was reading a couple of blog posts, one by my colleague Thomas Curtis on this blog called, “Terminating Education” and then the other by Convergence Training called, “Will Libraries Be Around in 10 Years? 20? 50?” and both of these articles made me ask myself the question “When was the last time I physically went into a library?”
MasterDegreeOnline.com has release a comprehensive list (The 100 Best Open Education Resources on the Web) of some of the finest educational resources that are available for free via the web. I see a couple of my favorite sites on this list:
“Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, announced today the launch of the Barnes & Noble eBookstore (www.bn.com/ebooks), the world’s largest eBookstore, on Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com), enabling customers to buy eBooks and read them on a wide range of platforms, including the iPhone and iPod touch, BlackBerry® smartphones, as well as most Windows® and Mac® laptops or full-sized desktop computers. In addition, Barnes & Noble announced that it will be the exclusive eBookstore provider on the forthcoming and much anticipated Plastic Logic eReader device.”
We have officially launched our eLearning professionals Job Board!
Despite the conditions of this economy there still seems to be a high demand for eLearning professionals. So we are setting up a job board to help you land that next, great job! Stay tuned… we should have this up and running within a few days. Cheers!
Over the last couple of years there has been a growing facination with mini-games in iTunes Store for your iPhone/iPod Touch and on Adobe’s AIR framework.
Last night I stumbled across are very useful (if you are learning Japanese) eLearning AIR app called, NihongoUp. While I’m not learning Japanese, I installed the free trial version of the [...]
OnlineUniversities.com released a solid list of free technology (open courseware) courses that you can take for free from leading universities such as: MIT, Utah State University, Capilano University, etc…
There are numerous courses in each of the following categories:
General
Communication Technology
Web Development
Computer Science
Programming
Software Design
Information Technology
Security
Mathematics
Engineering
Education
Click here to view the entire list of course and descriptions…
