Information Age Education BlogThe purpose of David Moursund’s IAE Blog is to encourage and facilitate people working to improve informal and formal education at all levels and in all discipline areas. A unifying theme is that education empowers the educated and improves their quality of life. Readers are encouraged to add comments. Tags >>
Is there a difference between a successful online learner and a successful “off line” learner? The following article addresses this question. Wolpert-Gawron, Heather (2/1/2012). Seven Digital Learning Tips for Students. Retrieved 2/1/2012 from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/digital-learning-seven-tips-heather-wolpert-gawron. Quoting from the article:
In terms of academics and research, MIT is a world-class university. In addition, it is playing a leading role in a major change that is going on in higher education. This IAE Blog entry draws on the following article: Carey, Kevin (1/22/2012). MIT mints a valuable new form of academic currency. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 1/28/2012 from http://chronicle.com/article/MIT-Mints-a-Valuable-New-Form/130410/. The following quoted material summarizes what MIT is doing in terms of making its academic course offerings available to the world:
Use of the Information Age Education resources continues to grow. For a list of IAE’s six major resources and data about three of them, go to http://iae-pedia.org/Main_Page. The November 22, 2011 issue of this IAE Blog is titled: “That’s a researchable question.” (See http://i-a-e.org/iae-blog/thats-a-researchable-question.html.) The blog entry makes frequent mention of Computer Literacy, but does not attempt to define the term. Here, I give my current ideas about a definition for this rapidly moving target.
Use of the Information Age Education resources continues to grow. For a list of IAE’s six major resources and data about three of them, go to http://iae-pedia.org/Main_Page. There are a variety of emerging products and underlying technology being designed to provide every student with routine computer access and connectivity. The following article discusses a replacement for the chalk slate board that used to be a mainstay in education throughout the world, and is still widely used. Ruth, David; Boyd, Jade; and Meng, Wang Meng (10/3/2011). Low-cost electronic tablet proves worth in Indian classroom. Rice University Media and New Relations. Retrieved 10/5/2011 from http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=16258&SnID=1142525090.
Use of the Information Age Education resources continues to grow. For a list of IAE’s six major resources and data about three of them, go to http://iae-pedia.org/Main_Page. When I was growing up and later when I first began to write books, I learned about Vanity presses. These are publishing houses that publish a book at the author’s expense.
Use of the Information Age Education resources continues to grow. For a list of IAE’s six major resources and data about three of them, go to http://iae-pedia.org/Main_Page. You have probably heard the quotation:
Use of the Information Age Education resources continues to grow. For a list of IAE’s six major resources and data about three of them, go to http://iae-pedia.org/Main_Page. This IAE Blog entry is motivated by the following article:
Use of the Information Age Education resources continues to grow. For a list of IAE’s six major resources and data about three of them, go to http://iae-pedia.org/Main_Page. I posted my first IAE Blog entry on August 22, 2010. It was titled “Are high schools seriously misleading our students?” It was about the fact that the great majority of high school graduates in the United States do not possess the academic skills necessary to pass entry-level college courses.
Use of the Information Age Education resources continues to grow. For a list of IAE’s six major resources and data about three of them, go to http://iae-pedia.org/Main_Page. Information Age Education is now publishing some books for the Kindle and Kindle-format readers that are available for computers, iPad, and other devices. See http://iae-pedia.org/IAE_Kindle_Books.
Click here to learn about Dave Moursund's free book on science and technology education for teaches and parents of K-8 children. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I have a doctorate in mathematics, with a specialization in certain theoretical aspects of numerical analysis. At its roots, numerical analysis focuses on computationally intensive methods of solving a variety of problems. |
