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The CITE: Wearable Offers Mobile Books for the Blind
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Friday, August 7, 2015. Wearable Offers Mobile Books for the Blind. A new wrist device slated to debut this December is intended to help sight-impaired users read Braille versions of books and text messages while on the go. 8220;Touchscreens are not conducive to the blind as they cannot see the shifting pixels on the smooth device,” said a Popular Science article. One immediate drawback for the device is a lack of reading material. Only about 1% of published books have been converted into Braille, bu...
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Internet Safety | Online Social Savvy
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Social Media Musings by Daryll Swager. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. This is currently a repository of Social Media Safety Information for Teens, Teachers, and Parents. Look through the blog archives for more posts about Internet safety for kids. This area is here mostly for archival purposes, and because the information here is really interesting. I will update broken links and such from time to time. Just send me a note if you see something that needs correcting. Can prevent or st...
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The CITE: Microdegree May Rival Four-Year Degree
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Microdegree May Rival Four-Year Degree. New players in higher education may be upending the concept of a degree. Instead of pursuing a traditional degree over a number of years, more college students may opt for a much shorter path to a “microdegree.”. According to a report in. 8220;A growing number of industries are open to the idea of employing people with portfolio backgrounds—that is, people without four-year degrees who have done different things and can show you what...
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The CITE: Younger Students Taking Online Courses
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Thursday, July 30, 2015. Younger Students Taking Online Courses. A recent survey of 1,500 students found that online undergraduate programs are becoming more popular with younger students. Online College Students, released in July by Aslanian Market Research and the Learning House, found that 34% of undergraduate online students were under the age of 25, up from 25% in the 2012 report. Women made up 59% of undergraduates taking online courses in a 2015 report from the National Center for Education Statis...
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The CITE: Gaming Lets Collegians Build Real Skills
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Gaming Lets Collegians Build Real Skills. It’s easy to see how educational games might hold the attention of grade-school youngsters and help them learn vocabulary or practice math. But how do educational games work for college-aged students? 8220;They can see not only that their argument wasn’t strong, but also what the weakness was, based on the types of attack an opponent launched,” wrote Kristen DiCerbo, principal research scientist for Pearson’s center, in...About the games .
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The CITE: Students Paying More for College Costs
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Friday, July 31, 2015. Students Paying More for College Costs. Spending on college expenses was roughly 16% higher for the 2014-15 school term than the year before, according to a new study. The average spent on college, including tuition, room and board, living costs and items such as textbooks and transportation, was $24,164—the most since 2010, when the average was $26,271 after adjustment for inflation. The report, How America Pays for College 2015. Posted by Dan Angelo. Barnes and Noble College News.
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The CITE: Software Hinders Online Learning
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Software Hinders Online Learning. Joanna Cabot has been taking online courses for the last seven years. In a blog post. For TeleRead, she claims they haven’t gotten much better over that span. Her biggest complaint is how the courses are implemented. A check of the gradebook function for her latest online study required a variety of clicks and scrolling, then waiting and more scrolling, before the function was accessed. Posted by Dan Angelo. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The CITE: High Schools Aren't Preparing Students
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Monday, August 3, 2015. High Schools Aren't Preparing Students. Critics are claiming college isn’t getting students ready for the workforce. Perhaps the issue starts before students even get to campus. A 2015 survey of students, faculty, and employers found that only 14% of the instructors felt high schools did an adequate job of preparing students for college, down from 28% in a 2004 survey. Just 29% of employers felt students were ready for the workplace in 2015, compared to 49% in 2004. In Campus Tech...
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The CITE: VR Heading to the Classroom
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Thursday, August 13, 2015. VR Heading to the Classroom. With companies such as General Motors and Ford using virtual-reality technology to train employees, it was only a matter of time before it gained a foothold in education. And its place in the classroom is only going to get bigger as the cost of VR technology keeps falling. Posted by Dan Angelo. Labels: 21st century learning. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe for new posts by email. TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home. Daily Report: A Net Ne...
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The CITE: ACE Suggests Online Learning Standards
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Friday, August 14, 2015. ACE Suggests Online Learning Standards. The American Council on Education (ACE) is pushing for standards for recognizing online degree programs. Implementing uniform national standards would protect students and make sure institutions provide a quality education. In the paper A More Uniform Way of Recognizing OnlineDegree Programs Across State Lines, with SARA as a Focus. 8220;The current process is too varied among the states to ensure consistent consumer protection, too cumbers...
