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Learning Solutions Magazine: Professional Examination Service Introduces Digital Micro-Credentials by News Editor
ProExam Digital Micro-Credential Solution adds assessment, secure verification to “badges.”…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Open Badges: Portable Credentials for Learning by Bill Brandon
The next target of disintermediation is diplomas, certifications, and other “official” records of learning, skills, and knowledge. A number of organizations are promoting a credentialing approach that awards “badges” directly to learners from providers. Learners can maintain and publicly display their badge portfolios independent of employers. Read about these new initiatives here.
: Confidence with Web Technologies
Technology is available, so why not use it? I’ve been using the Internet and web technologies since the mid 90s and WizIQ since 2007. Technology works when you’re using a good solid program and WizIQ has never let me down. It’s not enough for a web technology program such as WizIQ to be super great.… Read the rest…
: Blended & Blended Online Learning
Online Education What is the future of higher education? Will college students continue to attend face-to-face classes? Is campus-based education necessary for adults or grownups self-directed enough to learn anywhere and at anytime? Will university and college buildings remain or will they become obsolete and give way to fully online education?… Read the rest…
: Blended Online Learning (BOL)
Online Education What is the future of higher education? Will college students continue to attend face-to-face classes? Is campus-based education necessary for adults or grownups self-directed enough to learn anywhere and at anytime? Will university and college buildings remain or will they become obsolete and give way to fully online education?… Read the rest…
: WizIQ found New Cheese!
Its all over the web by now. “ WizIQ raises $4 million from Kaizen and Bertelsmannn Group to invest into the future of online education. This funding will fortify WizIQ’s position as a provider of collaborative learning platform, better quality infrastructure and a larger support team.” Honestly, I have always been complacently bird-brained about the way money works in business.… Read the rest…
Udacity: Site Redesign: Updated Design and Features
We are excited to share with you the redesign of the Udacity website! Our goals are to offer an improved look and feel and a seamless and consistent experience. The new design is founded on these key design principles:Simplicity: Clarity in an interface is imperative for a great learning environment. To that end we have created a new look and feel that relies on the content to provide the structure of the page and reduce unnecessary distractions and adornment. We have also eliminated clutter to allow students to focus on the most important content, while keeping tools for navigating to other parts of the course and site on hand. Integration: At-a-glance tools are offered in the interface for easy access to the information you need. My Courses gives you a quick overview of your progress within a class for all the classes you’re taking. Discussions are integrated on the Classroom page below the video s…
Udacity: A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age
Preamble Work on this Bill of Rights & Principles began in Palo Alto, California, on December 14, 2012. We convened a group of people passionate about learning, about serving today's students, and about using every tool we could imagine to respond better to the needs of students in a global, interactive, digitally connected world.The Internet has made it possible for anyone on the planet to be a student, a teacher, and a creative collaborator at virtually no cost. Novel technologies that can catalyze learning are bubbling up in less time than it takes to read this sentence. Some have emerged from universities, some from the private sector, some from individuals and digital communities. In the past year, Massive Online Open Courseware, or MOOCs, have become the darling of the moment--lauded by the media, embraced by millions--so new, so promising in possibility, and yet so ripe for exploitation.We believe that online learning represents a powerful and potentially a…
Learning Solutions Magazine: A Slower Speed of Light: MIT Game Lab Scores by News Editor
The MIT Game Lab has released A Slower Speed of Light, a game that illustrates some conceptually challenging physics and math. As a kind of proof of concept, A Slower Speed of Light also demonstrates the Game Lab’s new OpenRelativity toolset.
Udacity: January Updates and Announcements
We hope everyone had a great holiday season. Here’s to a new year of learning and broadening access to education! It’s the beginning of the year but we have a lot of great things in the works. Here's a summary of what’s happening. College Credit On January 15, 2013 we announced a pilot in conjunction with San Jose State University called SJSUPlus. This partnership will make Visualizing Algebra, College Algebra and Statistics available available for U.S. college credit. This pilot will be available to 300 students. In order to receive credit you must register on the SJSUPlus page to be accepted into the pilot. These credits are accepted in the California State University system, and in the case of Statistics, in the University of California system as well. Courses will also be available for those looking to learn or brush up on math skills. Enroll for those courses on the Udacity site. These courses are open for enrollment and will be…
Udemy: Create a Survey, and Get New Students into Your Udemy Course
What’s the #1 skill or piece of knowledge your potential students want to learn that you can provide? What results and outcomes do your future students crave? This week’s Udemy Course Promo tactic will show you how surveying potential students can help you get them into your course. When it comes to course promotion, if you understand a few key things about your potential students, it will make your promotions more targeted, deliberate, and effective. You’ll feel more confident when communicating the value you’re offering in... Continue reading »…
Udemy: Create a Survey, and Get New Students into Your Udemy Course
What’s the #1 skill or piece of knowledge your potential students want to learn that you can provide? What results and outcomes do your future students crave? This week’s Udemy Course Promo tactic will show you how surveying potential students can help you get them into your course. When it comes to course promotion, if you understand a few key things about your potential students, it will make your promotions more targeted, deliberate, and effective. You’ll feel more confident when communicating the value you’re offering in... Continue reading »…
: The key to SPEAKING is to LOWER your STRESS
The key to SPEAKING is to LOWER your STRESS; having FUN when you LEARN is when you LEARN the BEST! Today I led our first Weekly English Workout on WizIQ and it was an absolute BLAST! Class in a traditional classroom can be a wonderful thing; but nothing beats the excitement of reaching people all over the world, especially those who wouldn’t otherwise have the chance to attend an intensive-and intensively FUN-English class.… Read the rest…
: WizIQ Improves Quality of Class Recordings
For quite some time, teachers and students on WizIQ reported few issues in audio/video quality of classes on WizIQ. And we took serious note of their feedback and worked hard (& smart) to improve the audio and video quality of online classes.… Read the rest…
: The Next Stage of Homeschooling by Jamie McMillin
Homeschooling When people first think of the term “homeschooling,” it’s natural to suppose that this means doing school at home. That, in itself, is enough to elicit warning bells and questions, such as: “Are parents capable of teaching their own children?” or “What about prom?” or “How will they graduate?” These aren’t just the questions of skeptics; beginning homeschooling parents ask the same things.… Read the rest…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Toolkit: Ready? Go! The ReadyGo Authoring Tool by Joe Ganci
The ReadyGo authoring tool is one of those that always seems to be unknown to most eLearning developers. This review should definitely get ReadyGo on your radar!
: Update Your WizIQ App for Apple iPad & Android Tablet
Start your New Year with the new WizIQ app! WizIQ launched the online education app for iPad & Android in July 2012. And now, WizIQ releases the first update for it in Jan 2013, that’s exactly what user-centric companies do. This week WizIQ has released a significant update to their app for iOS and Android platforms.… Read the rest…
Learning Solutions Magazine: New eBook: 62 Tips on Effective eLearning Instructional Design by Bill Brandon
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by all the new technologies coming into eLearning: mobile apps, 3-D virtual worlds, geolocation, MOOCs, new development tools, and on and on. But the value of any eLearning project rests on effective instructional design, not on technology. Twelve experts provide their top design tips in this eBook and in the upcoming Online Forum (February 21 – 22, 2013).
Learning Solutions Magazine: Supporting Critical Thinking in eLearning by Bill Brandon
Elearning design (and many authoring tools) may often support rote learning, recall of information, and acquisition of discrete skills, but not use of the information or skills to solve difficult problems, evaluate ideas, or settle arguments. Is there a way to use eLearning to develop or sharpen critical thinking skills? This article explores the question and suggests some answers.
ALISON: A MOOC with a Working Business Model (UnCollege.org)
If you were told of a MOOC that had 1.5 million learners and 250,000 graduates worldwide, the names Coursera and Udacity would probably come to mind. What if I told you this MOOC was founded in 2007, has over 20,000 favorable testimonials on its website, is based out of Ireland, and is profitably educating millions for free? Would you know who I am talking about?