May 18, 2012

3 Great Free Online Education Resources

Whether you’re in middle school, high school, college, or otherwise, it’s wise to remember that learning doesn’t end the day you graduate.  Instead, learning is a lifelong endeavor that, whether you like it or not, is happening to you all the time.  But by actively seeking new knowledge, we … [Read More...]

School’s Out Forever?

Kids should be ecstatic to learn that in the future it may not even be necessary for them wake up at the crack of dawn, drag themselves out of bed, throw themselves in the shower, trudge to the bus stop and ride a smelly, overcrowded bus to a dilapidated school building where other kids will make … [Read More...]

Schools of All Types Look Overseas

Both online and traditional colleges, hit hard by the recession, are increasingly looking to court international students and establish operations overseas. For traditional colleges and universities, international students usually have a greater ability to pay. At a time when tuition costs, … [Read More...]

Specify the Goals of Your College Education

College is all about decisions. You have to decide where to attend school, where to live while at school, what technology to buy for school, and where you are going eat after class is over. Most students enter college with an unassuming innocence and think that things will just fall into place after … [Read More...]

Online College Classes Gaining Traction

With unemployment figures remaining stagnant at 9.1 percent and not showing signs of budging, people are considering alternative approaches to improve their ability to get a job. Education seems to be a major factor in the hiring process and has been sited as a common reason that can make or break a … [Read More...]

The Best Ways to Get Your Hands on Cheap Textbooks

Fortunately for future generations, it seems that overly expensive textbooks are becoming a thing of the past. Scans, PDFs, iPads, Kindles, and just plain kindness are pushing more and more professors to abandon the textbook requirement all together. Yet, for many college students, textbooks still … [Read More...]

Excuses for Not Getting a College Degree Are Running Out

The unemployment rate for non-college graduates compared to those with a four year degree is a figure that alone should drive even the most pessimistic of post-high school education toward a college fair. Even in good economic times the difference between the college educated and non-college … [Read More...]

Do you have Champange Taste, but a Beer Budget?

"I heard this saying from someone recently and it really struck a chord with me. When it comes to e-learning, sometimes the desire is high to build something really slick or extensive or just darned big, but the budget is tiny. That’s champagne taste vs. beer budget. On a recent #lrnchat, … [Read More...]

Avatars and Social Learning Theory

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My Apologies

Hi All, Sorry too all that may have been affected by the mess that that I created today. Rest assured eLearning 3.0 blog was NOT hacked, it was merely an accident. I screwed up. You may have noticed over 1000 posts in my Twitter feed and on the site. I was in the database and accidentally merge a … [Read More...]