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#IOLchat Report: Finding Professional Development OpportunitiesEach week we meet via Twitter for #IOLchat to discuss current issues related to online learning. Participants include students, instructors, eLearning companies, schools, publishers, and instructional designers. As we approach the summer months, …
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Mobile Learning: An Introduction
By Melissa Venable Mobile learning has received a lot of attention in recent years as a growing segment of the educational and instructional technology field. But what is mobile learning? EDUCAUSE provides one broad definition to get us started: "Mobile learning, or m-learning, can be any educational interaction delivered through mobile technology and accessed at [...]
11 Most Impressive Libraries from the Ancient World
For millennia, libraries of all shapes and sizes have kept humanity puttering ever forward
New Literacies and Online Learning: Digital, Media, and Visual
By Melissa Venable We are hearing these terms more often in the context of higher education, online learning, and the integration of technology. Media literacy, digital literacy and visual literacy – are these just the latest buzzwords or is there something more here for us to consider as online students and instructors? With this post [...]
Making the Most of Google Apps
By Melissa Venable Google reports that over 10 million students are currently using Google Apps. The wide variety of functions and available features can help you increase your productivity as an online student. These tools are not only growing in popularity for their utility, but also because they are easy to access and free to [...]
Online Q & A: What’s your question?
By Melissa Venable What do you do when you need to find an answer? According to a recent article by Gina Schreck the answer to this question is changing. We've moved from looking things up in books, to searching for them on Google, to reaching out to social networks for responses to our questions. Social [...]
30 Moving Memoirs Every Student Should Read
In these moving memoirs, you’ll learn not only about the experiences of their writers, but of the human condition.
Online Learning On-the-Job
By Melissa Venable Online learning is not just growing in popularity in higher education. It is also gaining ground in workplace training. The skills that you develop as an online student –technology skills, learning habits, collaboration methods and communication techniques – will likely be used again in an employment situation. Learning continues in both formal [...]
Online Graduate Degree Programs – Consider Your Options
By Melissa Venable Whether you are looking for continuing education, via course or certificate, or a full degree program, the options available to further your education online continue to expand. Graduate degrees can generally be categorized as either master's level or doctoral level. These programs present a unique set of considerations that are different from [...]
The 50 Best Science Writers of All Time
We’ve compiled a list of some of these science writing greats that any student should check out.
LinkedIn for Online Students
By Melissa Venable Are you already LinkedIn? You may already have an account with this online, professional networking system. Over 80 million people are currently members. LinkedIn has a Career Services site with information just for students. If you don't know a lot about LinkedIn, explore the Student Learning Center video tutorials and resources before [...]
