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Peter Honey: There's No Such Word as Can't!
London (UK), October 2010 - In a though-provoking presentation, world-famous learning- styles "guru" Dr Peter Honey inspired and entertained members of the Charity Learning Consortium at its recent meeting. The title was, "Should Learning Always Be Fun? And Is the Learning Styles Questionnaire Sufficient to Help Promote Learning?" » MORE
ELearning for Kids Announces New Microsoft Courses
Ardmore, PA/Falls Church, VA (USA), September 2010 - eLearning for Kids announces the release of four new free titles in the Computer Skills curriculum. The new courseware teaches children aged eight to twelve about Microsoft Office - often installed on computers but typically with no readily available help for instructing children how to use the software. This set of courses includes the basics: Windows XP, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel. » MORE
Schools Leaving Too Many Children Behind
Berlin (GER), September 2010 - Our schools are leaving too many children behind and are failing to teach skills that are relevant for the future. These are key points criticised by Charles Leadbeater, acknowledged UK education and innovation strategist. "In a world of information and misinformation on the web, we need people to learn how to search, question and think rather than copy and memorise," he argues. As a result, school curricula will soon become obsolete.
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Game-based Learning for Quality Education in Schools
Graz (AT), July 2010 - Can learning be fun? Many people would not agree with this hypothesis since they remember their own educational history, which involved investing a lot of effort to pass exams in school and university. On the contrary, learning is often perceived as an exercise in getting results in the form of a certification - and for this reason, extrinsic motivation strongly dominates most of the learning process in primary and secondary education, at the university level, and even in vocational education and training. » MORE
Open Educational Practices Lead to Quality in Education
Milton Keynes (UK), July 2010 - There is an inherent connection between opening educational practices and quality of education. In the recent debates about the quality of OER and eLearning content in general, a structural problem becomes apparent. In many approaches, educational resources are evaluated and judged separately from their intended use, e.g. through certification or criteria-based approaches. » MORE
Improved Communication with Parents, Students, and Staff
Washington, DC (USA), July 2010 - Blackboard has announced several enhancements to its AlertNow and Blackboard Connect mass notification services for K-12 districts and schools. The Blackboard Connect platform has added significant feature enhancements, including rich-text HTML e-mail that enables users to create and send e-mails with formatted text, embedded images, and hyperlinks using an intuitive interface. » MORE
Introducing a New Learning Calendar
London (UK), June 2010 - With the rise of web 2.0 tools and social media, teachers are increasingly looking for hi-tech ways of communicating, collaborating, and saving time. English-language teachers now have a new way to plan and schedule online resources with the launch of the Learning Calendar on onestopenglish.com. » MORE
Interactive Technology to Enhance Learning Experience
Galway (IE), June 2010 - ALISON, an Irish-based provider of free online courses, has announced the release of a suite of new maths courses that allow the learner to grapple with the subject matter in an interactive and self-paced manner. The programs give students the confidence and skills to succeed at both higher and ordinary-level maths. » MORE
Saffron Interactive Announces LMS in a Box
London (UK), June 2010 - LMS in a box is a Moodle-based solution that allows customers to quickly and easily make a branded learning management system available to their learners. It offers custom brand design, hosting, and support service. » MORE
Free Online Resources Justify Government's ICT Cuts
Galway (IE), June 2010 - The UK government's decision to abolish the education ICT agency Becta by November has been met with mixed views. The scrapping is part of cuts worth £6.2 billion in what Chancellor George Osbourne has called "wasteful" public spending. While up to 240 jobs will go and its services cut, many are asking if Becta will truly be missed. » MORE
