10 ways to realise the potential of e-learning

Can e-learning really deliver an education revolution across the globe? Our panel of experts share their thoughts...

Summer online courses becoming more popular

Summer is a time to take a break from school for many college students, and time away from campus allows students to return to their hometowns, begin internships or go on vacation. But for many, education does not end once the spring semester is over.

Online Leadership at the Vortex of Academic Destiny

As online education becomes more ubiquitous nationally, it becomes even more strategic locally on each college campus. But these efforts are not dispersed comparably across institutions. Some higher education institutions have been more dynamic and decisive, and others paralyzed to act. The very balance of academic power—as measured by enrollments, institutional reach and public awareness—has begun to shift over just the past decade. About one-quarter of the nation’s students enroll online, and about one-eighth do so exclusively. A small percentage of universities have secured a disproportionately larger share of distance learners—primarily within their own territory, though some have gone nationally and even globally. Some regions have created an enormous array of access options for their residents and others; while other regions (like New England) have not nearly the same proportion of online learners. Some institutions have amassed large numbers of online programs and students, while a far greater number watch from the sidelines.

Online learning gains ground in companies

As e-learning becomes more affordable and more accessible, education expert Dr. Katrin Vernau talks about how companies can support online learning among employees.

The case for collaborative learning

The way we design and structure training courses is in a state of flux as we move into the e-learning era and L&D professionals add “social” to the blend. Today a training course is likely to be a sophisticated, self-managed online programme and when we add a social element we enable a collaborative learning platform. Learning is most effective when students are encouraged to think and talk together, to discuss ideas, question, analyse and solve problems, without the mediation of a teacher.

This innovation is rocking higher-ed IT

Cloud computing is nothing new, but how higher education institutions are using the technology has certainly become innovative. By using data storage for everything from student loan information to class schedules, having an ease of sharing between universities, and moving critical systems to better implement BYOD practices, higher education is quickly becoming the leaders in cloud technology... but what are some specifics in how they use it?

Domena Publiczna z Nowej Zelandii

Muzeum Narodowe Nowej Zelandii (Te Papa Tongarewa) dołączyło do grona instytucji Open GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives Museums) i otworzyło dostęp prawny do swoich cyfrowych zasobów. 14 000 zasobów (do których muzeum nie ma pełnych praw) jest teraz udostępniach na zamkniętej, lecz pozwalającej na kopiowanie licencji CC BY-NC-ND, kolejne 17 000 zostało udostępnionych do domeny publicznej.

EdX CEO Anant Agarwal On The Future Of Online Learning

“We hope to democratize and reimagine education so that anyone, anywhere, regardless of his or her social status or income, can access education,” explained Anant Agarwal, president of edX, the nonprofit enterprise founded by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to offer courses online. In a wide-ranging interview with Agarwal, we discussed the founding of the organization, key challenges to success, the role of data in measuring student learning, the future of online education and much more.

What Online Students Need to Know About Automated Grading

In many college programs, students have to wait days or weeks for their instructors to critique their written work. But it doesn't have to be that way, experts say. Swap that human instructor with a computer, and students will have a grade within seconds.

Program Rozwoju Kompetencji zastąpi kierunki zamawiane

Wzmocnienie kształcenia przedsiębiorczości, kompetencji zawodowych, interpersonalnych oraz analitycznych, bez których trudno odnieść sukces na rynku pracy. Minister nauki przedstawiła dziś szczegóły nowego rządowego programu, który zastąpi program kierunków zamawianych 2008-13 w nowej perspektywie finansowej UE w latach 2014-2020. Jutro ruszy jego pilotaż, na który ministerstwo nauki przeznaczy 50 mln zł. W całej nowej perspektywie finansowej chce wydać na to 1,2 mld zł.

Wielka chińska afera egzaminacyjna

Indeks uniwersytecki stał się w Chinach tak cennym dobrem, że zamożne rodziny za jego zdobycie gotowe są zapłacić nawet dwuletni średni zarobek.

How competency is changing mainstream education

New infographic represents the significant changes education is experiencing due to competency-based learning: http://elearninginfographics.com/competency-based-education-learning-infographic/

Nearly 75% who take online classes are outside US

Almost three-quarters of students who enrolled in the first year of online classes under a joint Harvard-MIT initiative were from outside the United States, demonstrating the global reach and growing popularity of the large-scale open courses. But only 5 percent of students who registered for courses through the online learning platform edX completed their class and earned certificates, although far more were involved in classes and reviewed much of the material, according to a new study by a research team from the two universities.

Via Tablet or Smartphone, Learning With MOOCs

Thousands of courses from some of the world’s finest institutions are available free online, covering everything from astrophysics to the arts. For each course, students, sometimes numbering in the thousands, take part from home — where they view video lectures, take tests and submit essays through a Web interface. It’s a digital classroom with no actual 'room', and where you can study more or less when you like.

Harvard’s two most famous business professors are at odds over online MBAs

Late last year, Harvard’s prestigious business school announced that it was making a foray into online education. Its approach, called HBX, is dramatically different from that of Wharton and other universities, which have used platforms like Coursera to reach millions of students. Harvard’s is a proprietary platform that will start out by offering a series of classes teaching business fundamentals to recent undergraduates, complete with case studies. A nine-week set of three courses will cost $1,500.

Jak młody polski Einstein zadziwił Amerykanów

Jerzy Szuniewicz, rocznik 96. Licealista i naukowiec. Zajął trzecie miejsce w konkursie dla młodych wynalazców Intel ISEF w Dolinie Krzemowej. Specjalizuje się w praktycznej fizyce kwantowej, a jego pracami już teraz zainteresowane są amerykańskie siły zbrojne. Tylko dlaczego Jerzy woli wyjechać z Polski?

Laptop wyłącza mózg, czyli co tracimy, porzucając ręczne pisanie

Czy ręczne pisanie to przeżytek? Tak może się wydawać w erze kodów PIN, elektronicznych podpisów i klawiatur. Jednak dla mózgu pisanie to gimnastyka, której nic nie zastąpi.

WSiP rozdają swój elementarz

Największy polski wydawca edukacyjny chce rozdawać za darmo wydrukowany z myślą o pierwszoklasistach elementarz "Tropiciele". Po przygotowaniu przez MEN darmowego "Naszego elementarza" większość nakładu podręcznika WSiP musiałaby trafić na przemiał. - Każda szkoła, która zgłosi się do WSiP otrzyma "Tropicieli" za darmo - obiecuje prezes wydawnictwa Jerzy Garlicki.

Portal Naukowa Warszawa: co jest grane, doktorku?

Informacje o warszawskich wykładach popularnonaukowych i naukowych oraz wydarzeniach związanych z nauką są już zbierane w jednym miejscu. A wszystko to dzięki działającemu już portalowi Naukowa Warszawa. Każda organizacja związana z nauką może tu zapraszać na swoje wydarzenia.

Iran's students to have US online courses

A major US online university network says restrictions are to be partially lifted on providing online courses for students in Iran.

Niełatwa cyfryzacja zbiorów bibliotecznych

Papierową książkę biblioteka może zamienić w elektroniczną
 i udostępnić, ale tylko na swoim terenie. Nie może jej jednak wysłać w świat.

Big Data: An Evolution in Higher Education's Technology Landscape

Big data has arrived in higher education, but it certainly is not leveraged to the extent that it could be or may soon be. What should we expect in the future? CampusTechnology spoke with John Ittelson, Professor Emeritus, CSU Monterey Bay, who is currently a Senior Fellow and the Acting Associate Executive Director of the Online Education Initiative of the California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office.

Harvard Business School Debuts HBX Live, a New Kind of Online Classroom

Harvard’s new online classroom will combine the interactivity of a live seminar with the flexibility of online learning. Starting this summer, what once was a plain ol’ WGBH studio will become a virtual classroom that may revolutionize the way we think about online education. Dubbed HBX Live, the new Harvard Business School collaboration with the public broadcaster will use the space in the same manner as a traditional lecture hall—with a professor at the front presiding over a semicircle of 60 screens, each one a stand-in for an off-site student. The initiative will debut as part of the business school’s new online learning platform, HBX, which launches this month.

Darmowy podręcznik: Jest jeszcze szansa na otwartą licencję

Jest szansa na to, że otwarta licencja wróci do darmowego podręcznika, choć trzeba podkreślić, że obecnie w oficjalnych oświadczeniach MEN unika słów "otwarty" czy "wolny".

MOOCs can aid recruiting for elite biz schools

A new report from the University of Pennsylvania says that massive open online courses aren’t replacing tuition-based courses from top business schools, but suggests MOOCs could become a recruiting tool for those schools. Because of the audiences that MOOCs attract — students outside the U.S., foreign-born Americans, and Americans from minority groups — the business schools could use the courses to bring in students from outside of their normal pipelines. Business schools need to figure out how to charge students who sign up for online courses but don’t plan to complete them, the report says.

Chegg to acquire on-demand tutoring platform InstaEDU for $30M

Chegg has announced its acquisition of on-demand tutoring marketplace InstaEDU for $30 million. At rates beginning around $0.40 per minute, the platform offers high-quality tutors in over 2,500 subjects from high school through college — all just a click away. InstaEDU CEO Alison Johnston Rue will stay on as head of Chegg's tutoring business, pending the deal's expected closure by the end of the month.

Koniec promocji na e-booki. Rząd chce sztucznie usztywnić ceny

W zgodzie z torem klasyka związków zawodowych, który słynie z tego, że chętnie „ustawą zniósłby ubóstwo”, tak rząd pragnie ustawą zmniejszyć ceny książek. A w przyszłości także e-booków. Żeby było ciekawiej, czytelnictwo ma być tańsze poprzez... zakazanie organizowania promocji.

Skype z tłumaczem

Microsoft chce wyposażyć swój internetowy komunikator w automatycznego tłumacza. Według szefów firmy ta technologia ma znieść bariery językowe między użytkownikami internetu.

Co nowego czeka nas w sieci?

Mary Meeker to jedna z najbardziej znanych postaci, które kształtują trendy internetu. Co roku publikuje raport, w którym wyznacza drogi dla użytkowników. Co wg niej czeka nas w najbliższym czasie?