Complexities of Measuring Effectiveness | Connected Principals. We all seek an easy to understand table, chart, or graph to show our school district’s performance. The media wants an info-graphic to show on the screen or post in the story. We … Continue reading →

The Red Hat Summit is the premier open source technology event to showcase the latest and greatest in cloud computing, platform, virtualization, middleware, storage, and systems management technologies. The Red Hat Summit takes place from June 23rd - 26th, at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston. With more than 170 sessions and labs, 8 keynotes, parties, and receptions, […]

Our recent blog post by Seamus Hand, Director of Development Services as published by Training Industry What do you grab on your mad dash out the door when heading to work? My guess is keys, wallet and a mobile device. For many, the phone or tablet ranks higher in importance than lunch, which is often left […]

With its systematic and focused approach to quality, which includes an acclaimed Quality Management System (QMS), PulseLearning has successfully renewed its ISO 9001:2008 certification from the British Assessment Bureau (BAB). PulseLearning first achieved ISO certification in 2012. To meet ISO requirements, PulseLearning conducts regular internal audits and continually maintains a QMS so the procedures in […]

Known tags:indieweb What Game Based Learning Can Do for Student Achievement | EdSurge News "If I had written this article two years ago, it would have been very different. Back then, I would have made (or felt like I had … Continue reading →

In theory, adult learners seem somewhat rebellious: we don’t like being told what to do, we want to do things in our own time, and it better be worth it or we’re not interested! But it’s not because we’ve all reached rock-star status, it’s got to do with the way adults are hardwired to approach […]

Audio available on the site. Many people stereotype gamers as teenage boys with limited social skills. That’s just not true, says UNLV English professor Amy Green. She argues that many games have elements similar to great western literature and she’s … Continue reading →

Following on from our Mobile Learning Infographic published late last year, we have further investigated the era of Mobile Learning; more specifically eLearning for the Mobile Generation. eLearning has grown in complexity due to the introduction of mobile devices and the growth in operating systems. With the increased demand for mobile learning, clients in turn need […]

A 1.8 million year old skull indicates there may have been just one human species on Earth at that time | IFLScience. For some time now, I’ve been wondering if it isn’t time to re-examine how we decide something is … Continue reading →

CMEC > Press Releases > Press Releases Detail > Ministers and Key Partners Chart Path Forward for Education and Skills in Canada > Ministers and Key Partners Chart Path Forward for Education and Skills in Canada. Inspired by what they … Continue reading →

The 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rational "The human brain is capable of 1016 processes per second, which makes it far more powerful than any computer currently in existence. But that doesn’t mean our brains don’t have … Continue reading →

Ah, the state of education in the Republican U.S. How little things have changed…… Henry A. Giroux | Thinking Dangerously in an Age of Political Betrayal. 2014: a Texas GOP Party platform that states, "We oppose teaching of Higher order … Continue reading →

PLOS Medicine: Why Most Published Research Findings Are False. John P. A. Ioannidis,  Published: August 30, 2005 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124 Interesting. There is increasing concern that most current published research findings are false. The probability that a research claim is true … Continue reading →

Tovar Cerulli - The hidden costs of vegetarianism. An excellent essay. Though crops can be grown without manure, such approaches typically require more acreage than do integrated plant-animal systems. Why till more land, and perhaps displace more wildlife habitat, for … Continue reading →

Your lifestyle contributes to the destruction of natural habitats, and that includes the deaths of many animals. Eat in whatever way invokes respect and gratitude in your soul. Be grateful we live in this time of contrived and soon-to-be over … Continue reading →

Well, surprise surprise: A new study concludes that those first-graders who are behind their peers would have learned more if their teachers had just taught them to add and subtract the old-fashioned way. And then practiced it a lot. Right … Continue reading →

We have a lot this week: Gee on Games in School: Don’t Make Prison Better, Use Them to Free Students and Teachers | Games and Learning "Most people involved with games and learning are familiar with the work of James … Continue reading →

I’ve commented on this before (where I translated them into rules for instructional design), but it is so applicable to all kinds of design, I wanted to put it here for safe keeping. It’s worth reading the whole article, but … Continue reading →

By Tara García Mathewson, Education Dive The for-profit college industry has lost a second round in the battle over the U.S. Department of Education’s gainful employment regulations. The New York Times reports that U.S. District Court Judge John D. Bates in the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday that the department has a right to require colleges [...]

10 Essential Tips For Meeting Tech Needs of Low-Income Schools | MindShift. Keep goals and mission in mind. Tech should complement not replace. Involve families. Don’t let trends dictate decisions. Support teachers. Use tech to free up teacher time. Track … Continue reading →

By Ian Quillen, US News By forming online learning institutes and collecting data about student progress, programs hope to improve virtual learning. The University of Phoenix and DeVry University have implemented systems that run an analysis to look for troubling patterns in a student’s progress. For many online students, the flexibility of an online degree or [...]

Taylor & Francis Online :: Do Learners Really Know Best? Urban Legends in Education - Educational Psychologist - Volume 48, Issue 3. Digital Natives, Learning Styles, Self-Educators. Yup. None of these are backed up by any data. I have great … Continue reading →

By Amy X. Wang, Future Tense Carnegie Mellon University has a problem. It’s a good one, this time—unlike when it lost dozens of researchers and scientists to Uber. The university’s new problem is not one of lack but of excess: Too many students are interested in taking a popular computer science course, and there’s not enough [...]

The real 10 algorithms that dominate our world — Medium. I’ve long thought that every discipline is its own culture. Each has a particular language, ways of working, humour, and generally looking at the world. For a computer scientist, everything … Continue reading →