21 July, 2015 | Education blog: Grow your mind. Shape your world.

How to get started with home schooling?

21 July, 2015 Educational experiencesAFL–CIO, American Alliance for Health, American Federation of Labor, American Federation of Teachers, Application software, Attorney general, Bergen, Bergen Community College, Board of education, Child, Daily Fantasy Sports, DraftKings, Education, FanDuel, Fantasy sport, Gambling, Home School Legal Defense Association, homeschool, Internet, K through 12, National Football League, Parent, Physical Education, Private school, Recreation and Dance, Support group, United States, United States Department of Education, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, WikipediaAdd a Comment

Education being a very important aspect of a human being’s existence is needed to nurture the child’s craft, hone his/her…

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Khan: Education in 2060

21 July, 2015 Education programsActive learning, Classroom, Education, Khan, Khan Academy, Learning, Methods and Theories, Salman Khan, Student

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] Salman Khan, founder of the Khan Academy, a not-for-profit online education provider, shares his thoughts on what…

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U.S. Educators adopt Windows 8

21 July, 2015 Learning resourcesApollo Group, Atlanta Public Schools, Barry University, Fargo Public Schools, Fresno Unified School District, Microsoft, Pace University, San Antonio Independent School District, Thomas College, Windows 8Add a Comment

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] Today, the Microsoft Corporation has announced that 10 K-12 school districts and higher-education institutions have signed on…

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Tips to search and compare online colleges

21 July, 2015 Education programsAcademic degree, College, Colleges and Universities, Distance education, E-learning, Education, eLearning, Student, United States, ZaraAdd a Comment

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] When a student looks for an online college to get a degree or masters, he or she…

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Online adult education spectrum

21 July, 2015 Education programsAdult education, Continuing education, Education, English as a foreign or second language, English language, GED, General Educational Development, High school diploma, United StatesAdd a Comment

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] By definition adult education involves the training and development of adult individuals in certain vocations or subjects for…

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Can e-learning make the academic cheating a history?

21 July, 2015 Educational experiencesAcademic dishonesty, Education, Educators, Harvard University, High school, Plagiarism, Student, WritingAdd a Comment

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] The first thought that comes to one’s mind when someone mentions academic dishonesty is cheating and plagiarism, the…

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Coursera and Chegg: Edu Resources Empowered

21 July, 2015 Learning resourcesCengage Learning, Chegg, Coursera, Dan Rosensweig, Daphne Koller, eTextbook, Massive open online course, Oxford University PressAdd a Comment

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] How can a large online education provider increase its resources even more, you might wonder? Well, the answer…

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The truth about argumentation

21 July, 2015 Educational experiencesArgument, Argumentation theory, Audience, Distance education, God, Granny Smith, Higher education, Learning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MOOC, Online degree, Proposition, Reason, Scientific method, StudentAdd a Comment

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] Argumentation is commonly associated with debate and its using does not require being adversarial. When trying to persuade,…

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What kind of listener are you?

21 July, 2015 Educational experiencesAdd a Comment

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] Ernest Hemingway once said: “When people talk, listen completely, most people never do.” As much as the technology…

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How do we study?

21 July, 2015 Educational experiencesBrain, Learning, StudentAdd a Comment

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] Did you know that when you learn something new, the involved synapses change? Upon this, once the information…