August 31, 2011 4:21 PM
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In this post I argue that using existing online resources rather than re-inventing the wheel will save a good deal of instructor time compared with creating everything from scratch.
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Business Training Videos Online Show 5 Critical Skills of CEOs: There are five essential traits that 70 CEOs say lead to ultimate success, according to the New York Times.
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Log on to your Facebook page, look at the column on the right, and you will see ads that seem uniquely relevant to you. Same for me: My page has an ad directing me to a site where I can check in on a particular high school graduating class from 1983.
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Over the last decade the growth of online learning in American schools has been unprecedented, and school leaders are enthusiastically embracing new technologies and new models of instruction.
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Are you a consultant? Generative Leadership: Fake it til you make it!
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Some leaders have a kind of love-hate relationship with authority. They are uncomfortable with the traditional versions of authority that can look, well, authoritarian.
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We provide distance education news, research articles, tools and white papers. The site was founded in 1995 by Dr. Fred Saba who has over 35 years of experience.
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From yesterday’s inbox… Having trouble viewing this email? Click here EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MARTIN LIND, EDUCATION VERTICAL MANAGER, LEADS360 Martin Lind oversees the business develo...
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The burgeoning movement to put more college classes online, which attracted the support of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology earlier this month, is getting another endorsement that may have an even greater impact:...
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Accountability and School Leadership - special issue of Journal of Educational Administration now available online.
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Learning Theory and Online Instruction A basic understanding of learning theory is an important foundation to teaching. Learning is a complex process involving mental processes that are influenced by emotional and environment factors that can support or hinder learning.
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In Fahy’s chapter on the characteristics of interactive online learning media, a meta-analysis of research related to media and technology in learning conducted by Bernard, et al. (2009). They concluded that, “First, media research confirms that what the learner does with media is more important than what the teacher does; second, in terms of student learning outcomes, the teaching experience of the instructor does not matter as much as the instructor’s experience with technology." [italics added] (Fahy, 2008, p. 171).
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Are online courses equal in value to traditional face-to-face courses? What about degrees earned virtually vs. those earned at a ground campus?
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“I have an open door, I have a box of Kleenex and I can buy anybody coffee anytime.“ - Peter Levin, Department of Veterans Affairs...
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From group papers to file sharing to group communication, the following tools will help bring any educational group together seamlessly to produce awesome results.
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Human Resource Executive Online is produced by the leading independent magazine for HR executives offering targeted news, columns and features, HR search functions and more.
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Marcus Buckingham, founder of TMBC and author of "StandOut." (Can an Algorithm Teach Leadership?
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PART I: ANDY ROONEY HATED MANY THINGS – ESPECIALLY COMPUTERS The late 60 Minutes correspondent, Andy Rooney, was famous for his cynical views on just about everything. I ...
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Companies from Apple to Campbell Soup Love to Say They Innovate, but the Term Has Begun to Lose Meaning.
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Online learning is quickly gaining in importance in U.S. higher education, but little rigorous evidence exists as to its effect on student learning outcomes. In "Interactive Learning Online at Public Universities:
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As the personalization of content delivery becomes increasingly pervasive, it might even be that you begin to notice it most when it is absent—when there is a setting in which you should be identifiable as an individual, yet the information presented to you is strangely undifferentiated.
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What if your content creates an “aha” moment? What someone reads half-a-dozen whitepapers from other company’s but yours is the only one with real substance?
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University of Maine System faces declining enrollment, aging facilitiesBangor Daily NewsWyke and system Chancellor James Page have said the system needs to look to expand its distance education efforts, draw more adults and attract a higher...
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Back online due to popular demand. This orientation video was created by the 2011 leadership class taught by Mr. Cook. It was shown to the incoming freshmen ...
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Joint venture builds on MITx and Harvard distance learning; aims to benefit campus-based education and beyondHarvard University and the Massachusetts...
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