Education

Brave new learning

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The technology is transforming the traditional classroom, blackboards, chalks and brick-thick textbooks are being replaced by tablet computers and classrooms with virtual learning rooms. Worldwide governments are advancing electronic learning in local schools by rolling out pilot schemes and granting funds, maximizing the benefits of e-learning.

Ambient Insight, has researched the e-learning, and has established that inquiry-based learning paves the way to a successful future for students in a digital economy. Student – centered scheme is becoming a global trend.

Apart from the new and interesting modes of learning, another important aspect in this industry is the level of earning. According to the report from Ambient Insight it is estimated that that the world’s e-learning market will be worth US$49.6 billion by 2014 and that Asia will be the fastest-growing region.
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Brilliant outdoor games with kids

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“Build an amazing volcano in the backyard with the kids this spring or go outside to preserve a wonderful spiderweb.”

There is no doubt that spring time is outdoor time! This is the right time to do simply brilliant things with your child outdoors and have fun yourself.

In the direction of helping you find the most amusing things with you the Kids Activities Blog has been established. It is a website created by two moms, who collectively have 9 children, Rachel Miller and Holly Homer from June Cleaver Nirvana. Their daily goal to inspire parents and teachers to play with kids and inspire them to do fun and entertaining things, it is interactive website that publishes simple things to do with kids on a twice a day basis. Kids Activities Blog is a really great tool for moms and teachers to find kid-friendly activities that create memories and sneak learning into the fun.

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Manage attention problems in 15 steps

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It is needless to say that the attention is needed in every segment of our lives, but when you have startegies in enhancing attention and managing attention problems your learning is more productive and you achieve better results.

The listing below is by no means exhaustive, but it is rather meant as a place to begin. There is no doubt that the best resources for strategies are the creative, inventive minds of enlightened assessment professionals, teachers and parents, in partnership with the students they serve. Only, together they can create multiple alternative strategies.
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Language speed

[responsivevoice_button buttontext="Play"] In you want to know why some languages sound like they are spoken much faster than others this infographics will give you the answer. Sofya Yampolsky created this…

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Why colleges should keep ESL courses?

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For years, English language courses have had an important role in colleges and universities. Today, some schools have started referring to ESL students as non-native speakers of English instead. In any case, several reasons exist as to why colleges should keep these English language courses.

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