Massachusetts Institute of Technology will begin enrollment today for the first course in its enhanced online platform, where students around the world can take classes and get a certificate upon completion. Preparing students for their future in a rapidly changing world. A video from ISTE, CSTA, and NSF.
Be sure to visit ISTE's new resources on this topic: http://www.iste.org/learn/computational-thinking.aspx Via Dennis T OConnor, Sarantis Chelmis 
25 famous universities offering free courses for Online learners on variety of subjects medical sciences, engineering and business management. Via k3hamilton 
Aspects of creative thinking that are not usually taught. 
Text-to-speech lets you automatically have a voice read pieces of text, and sharing the converted speech means you do not have to read out the text yourself. Normally to share the converted speech you have to electronically send somebody the speech file. But using a service called QR Voice, you can conveniently and quickly send anybody a speech file that has been converted from text, as a QR code. QR Voice provides an interesting angle on the regular QR codes that have been doing the rounds recently. QR voice encodes a given text message into QR code that once scanned by a QR scanner smartphone application reproduces the message with a synthesized voice. Via Smaragda Papadopoulou Check out this in-depth infographic all about Blended Learning. Learn what it is, why it's spreading, and how it works in real and virtual classrooms. 
As connection speeds increase and the ubiquity of the Web pervades, free education has never been so accessible. An Internet connection gives lifelong learners the tools to become ... 
With rising tuition costs and more free learning resources online than ever before, we're seeing drastic changes in the way education is pursued. Here are the big trends of 2011. |
Five teaching strategies that boosts students retention and comprehension of instruction. 
".... 1. Internet Search 2. Office Suite Skills 3. Self learning of tech and where to go for help 4. Typing - yes, typing 5. Social Media 6. Netiquette - Internet/Email/Social Media etiquette 7. Security and Safety 8. Hardware basics and troubleshooting 9. Backup data 10. Finding apps and software
See more here Educational Technology Guy: 10 Tech Skills Every Student Should Have http://t.co/Hcxg5Fsr ... Via David W. Deeds, João Greno Brogueira 
The Ensemble Project is focused upon the potential for semantic technologies to enhance education, particularly case-based learning in Higher Education. Examples of semantic technologies developed for educational settings, and project publications, can be found on the projects' website. Via João Greno Brogueira 
TimeRime is a web application which allows people to create, view and compare interactive timelines. The application is available as an online community at www.timerime.com, and as a professional software solution, that can be integrated in other websites. The TimeRime timelines can be characterized as interactive and multimedia. The timelines can be filled with text, music, YouTube movies, Google Maps et cetera, which makes TimeRime.com a platform that combines popular communities and other internet applications into one new portal. Via Smaragda Papadopoulou 
The GuardianComputer skills are the grammar of the 21st century, says Ed VaizeyThe GuardianIn an interview with the Guardian ahead of its Digital literacy campaign, the Conservative minister for culture, communications and the creative industry... Via Pippa Davies @PippaDavies, João Greno Brogueira 
I have listed five really useful collaboration tools that are simply the pick of the bunch. Virtual model of the (still) mysterious Antikythera Mechanism by Mogi Vicentini based on the theoretical and mechanical model by Michael Wright. Find Mogi Vi... 
Europass brings together into a single framework several existing tools for the transparency of diplomas, certificates and competences. |
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