Aerobic Exercise and Learning System Performance, Pt. 2
Dr. John J. Ratey will be in Richmond, Virginia this month to talk about his book, “Spark–The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain,” and the link it makes […]
Dr. John J. Ratey will be in Richmond, Virginia this month to talk about his book, “Spark–The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain,” and the link it makes […]
Plato said it well: “The body is the source of all energy and initiative.” In our LMS and classroom learning systems, how can we justify a strong emphasis on active, healthy […]
TeacherTube also features fun activities such as classroom makeover contests. While browsing TeacherTube in September 2007, first-grade teacher Richard Colosi read about such a contest celebrating the use of technology […]
TeacherTube, created in 2007 by a Texan superintendent, is one example of how Web 2.0 is creatively making its way into learning systems. More and more educators use TeacherTube as […]
Browsing the featured videos on TeacherTube, one finds learning system topics ranging from Spanish Grammar rules (featuring the “Preterite Garret Girls”, hand-drawn circle-people) to an explanation of satire, to great […]
For educators wary of incorporating Web 2.0 technologies like YouTube into their learning systems, there is TeacherTube. Using TeacherTube, you can upload, tag and share videos, just like in YouTube. […]
Status updates on sites like Facebook, Yammer, Twitter and Friendfeed are an increasingly popular form of online communication. So much so, that people are starting to call it “email 2.0.” […]
Why should educators consider integrating Web 2.0 technologies like social networking sites into their learning systems? According to the Nielsen survey or users habits, social networking sites have now eclipsed […]
“What’s in the workflow is what gets used,” the McKinsey Quarterly writers of “Six ways to make Web 2.0 work” tell us. In the past, technologies like LMSs often simply […]
What’s the secret to successfully incorporating Web 2.0 into an organization or learning system? As in any learning system, guidance essential. The most imaginative, productive and efficient methods of Web 2.0 […]
The integration of Web 2.0 technologies in a company learning system can be a time-consuming and difficult endeavor, riddled with obstacles. In last month’s McKinsey Quarterly, Michael Chui, Andy Miller, […]
While some argue that a merit pay system would cause teachers to compete with each other, others point out that this is a logical answer to an increasingly competitive global […]
One area of learning system reform that President Obama has emphasized is merit pay for teachers. Under a merit pay system, which would replace seniority-based salary scales, educators would be […]
In a bid for a more educated and competitive workforce, President Obama has said he will seek higher standards in U.S. learning systems. Speaking to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of […]
In order for President Obama’s economic-stimulus plan to have a positive impact on public learning systems, every state will need to play its part in working to improve its schools. […]
This morning, President Obama spoke about how to cut government waste. Though critics of his stimulus plan aren’t difficult to find, it’s important to consider the plan’s implications for our […]
Students selected for the Teach for America (TFA) learning system become employees of the school district in which they work–not of TFA as an organization. Therefore, the TFA learning system […]
Teach for America, a government-funded learning system which places recent college graduates at salaried public school teaching positions, is just one program that has been drastically affected by the struggling […]
As graduation slowly approaches and many seniors look forward to a bleak job market, dedicating oneself to temporary service and learning system programs such as Peace Corps and Teach for […]
The best learning systems are those that allow you to discover and develop your skills while actually putting them to use. If you are looking to advance your career as an […]