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Many students may feel overwhelmed by the sudden switch to online instruction. Online course classes have become inevitable. There are many challenges to learning from home. Here are some strategies and tips that USF Instructional Technology faculty members Sanghoon, PhD and James Hatten, Ph.D. recommend to help you make the transition to online education. Start…
Teaching a beginner-level class can be exciting and challenging. Moreover, students often prefer using a free grammar checker tool when it comes to grammar since they are unsure of this area. Teaching grammar becomes even more tedious if you teach students who are not from English background or are entirely new to the language. Grammar tends to…
In the last two years, traditional education is undergoing a major transformation. The only way to learn is not by being present in a classroom. With the development of the internet as well as new technologies, this is no longer an option. Online education is now available to anyone, anywhere, anytime. We are now in…
The ripple effect of globalization and the unprecedented technological and digital advancement have changed the complexion of many realms. It has opened the floodgate of opportunity to decrease training cost, revamp the productivity at the workplace, and practical and faster delivery of content to delight numerous learners across the length and breadth of the globe.…
Education sector has seen a drastic change in recent years. Learners and instructors have switched from brick and mortar classes to virtual learning classrooms. Moreover, learners globally can access quality courses from distance learning services. Distance learning allows the learners to take up their degrees and diplomas from their comfort zone. Moreover, with distance education, learners…
The internet has blurred the line between near and far. Distance elearning services have made learning possible from the comfort of homes. Distance education is not a supplement to learning but a different platform that allows learners to learn remotely. It has opened up possibilities for other age groups to begin or continue their education. Many institutions…
Homework help explainer videos! Doesn’t that sound interesting? The Covid-19 pandemic has been raging the world since last year. With each passing month, we see several other variants of the virus taking up the place. But for how long can we keep the students away from school and tuition? To help them, several online e-learning educational…
E learning gamification companies are what teachers look for nowadays. Though developing games for students isn’t too challenging, it isn’t effortless. So, teachers look for companies that can aid them in creating games according to their lessons. Gamification even helps the Ignorant! One of my friends, Elle, is a teacher in high school. She had no…
There are various teaching strategies that can enhance learning, but the broad list is mainly divided into teacher-centred and student-centred learning. The former is a teaching method that puts the teacher at the fore of the teaching process. The latter presupposes a teaching method that concentrates on bringing out the students’ abilities. It is called student-centred because…
Want to know how to become a badass student? Start using Google Chrome browser. It’s that simple. Chrome is my absolute best browser; I learn on it, I work on it. It’s fast, clean and has a beautiful sleek design. However, the best thing about it is that you can install apps and extensions that add…
Anna Evans is a retired teacher, and she has experienced the effect of sleep deprivation on the performance of pupils in the classroom. Anna says that children who come to the school tired are often irritable, emotional and have a hard time retaining what they are taught. Anna says she believed parents have a responsibility…
Teaching has long been seen as a noble profession as teachers are responsible for educating the population. But the role of teachers in the educational system is increasingly being threatened by the day. Technology enthusiasts are claiming that in some years to come, there won’t be a need for teachers as computer-based learning would replace…
Before now, there have been arguments and counterarguments over the harms done by smartphones and tablets to active learning. Some experts see them as unnecessary distractions that reduce the quality of the learning experience. But the onslaught of tech in the educational system and every area of our lives shows no sign of slowing down.…
In the recent past, who would have thought that touchscreen devices would be a ubiquitous and everyday commodity controlling our lives? But that is the unfortunate reality of the two-edged sword of technology. While technology has affected our lives positively in more ways than we can count, it invariably has its black spots. One of…
Why would Silicon Valley executives, who are at the forefront of disseminating digital technology to the world decide to take their children to schools where computers are not allowed? The Chief Technology Officer of eBay, as well as many prominent hitters in tech, believe that computers inhibit the development of problem-solving skills and social interaction,…
Many teachers find it hard to encourage their students to take up a book to read willingly. While school children may participate in reading exercises, it takes a lot of hard work to make them read by themselves without the prompt of an adult. This stems from the fact that most school children don’t enjoy…
Growing up, our parents were the first teachers in our lives. Some of us learned to read and write under the tutelage of our parents, and we also learned by watching our parents engage in social activities. But the roles of our parents in our education begins to change when we reach school age. They…
Corporal punishment, a once-notorious practice in the American educational system is far becoming a thing of the past. But this ugly practice is still in existence in some parts of the country such as Mississippi, Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Arkansas. It is true that some students can’t just obey the law; they are rebellious…
Teachers around the world face the major problem of motivating their students every day to learn new things. Students are easily motivated to learn when they engage actively in the class. Research has shown that when students are actively involved in the learning process, they perform better in their academics, their classroom behaviour improves significantly,…
Many researchers have strongly recommended peer feedback as the crucial step in process writing approach. It refers to the ability of a learner to provide advice on the learning outcomes of peers from the aspects of the level, value, quantity, and quality (Topping, 1998). It can be explained as one of the learning activity based…
An unwanted behaviour including nonverbal, verbal, written, graphic, sexual, or physical nature that is directed at an individual or group by race, sex, or national origin is termed harassment. But harassment is not about all about gender, race, color, or ethnicity but it is about bullying, misuse of power, and other activities geared towards depriving…
The first and the most challenging task for a teacher is to get his students focused, and develop their interest in his lecture. Once he has locked the students in his lecture, watching them lose their concentration is equally problematic. Still, unless a teacher manages to keep his students focused throughout the lecture, there is…
As we are living in 21st century, technology is becoming predominant in the classrooms like all other fields. Educators are also now taking benefit of technology in the classroom. As students are technologically active, they get more engaged with the lesson. Technology makes learning more appealing and interesting. It helps the students to be mentally…
Have you ever been faced with a pile of study materials that won’t just stick to your head? Many students find it hard to recall vital information when they need it most, during tests and exams. To prevent the occurrence of these embarrassing situations, it is important for students to develop their long-term memory using…
Education as a process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge is very important from the onset as it prepares oneself or others intellectually for mature life. If you feel like your kids spend more time in front of the TV set than they do with their books, then you may need to tackle the issue…
It’s clear that education is one of the critical factors in the development of any field of life. Therefore, the success achieved in education goes a long way in determining the level of growth both in individuals and countries as well as the maintenance of several developments, just as stated in 2009 by the Program…
Effective teaching is all about passing knowledge through an education system, and teachers are the tools that disseminate that knowledge to the intended audience – the students – through the teaching process. Unfortunately, most teachers lack the basic teaching skills. Professors often use complex materials to teach their students, create a scary environment for their…
Technology is not here to kill children’s education. On the contrary, it’s here to enhance it—all needed is some level of self-discipline and monitoring. So, parents should be less worried and work more on how to make sure their kids get the best from technology. Children always love to play and dislike engaging in anything…
The whole essence of teaching is to impart knowledge. Thus, a teacher fails when his/her students fail to comprehend what he/she teaches. Whether or not your students understand your subject has nothing to do with what you teach; rather, it has to do with how you teach. Put differently, no subject is difficult or impossible to teach; it all…
Teachers play an essential role in the development of the society. After parents, these are the teachers who help to make the children better humans. This means they deserve to be well-equipped with all the necessary tools to prepare the children. And with the continuous advancements in technology, this has become easy because teachers can make…
The sole responsibility of the teachers is to teach the kids; no doubt. However, for the kids to have a complete and total learning experience, parents too have a key role to play: they must complement the effort of the teachers. The after school hours and holiday times shouldn’t be for playing/fun and visitations alone.…
Note: You can read the first part of this article here. Zaption Zaption is an education tool for making video lessons. What differentiates Zaption from ordinary videos is that it gives teachers the room to insert features such as captions/subtitles, questions, etc. that will make students more engaged and actively involved while watching the videos. Zaption…
“Education is evolving due to the impact of the Internet. We cannot teach our students in the same manner in which we were taught. Change is necessary to engage students not in the curriculum we are responsible for teaching, but in school. Period.” – April Chamberlain The impact of technology in the educational sector is,…
Read the first part here. The dialectics of information technology: Some lessons and references The development if IT, drawing reference from my personal experiences and research studies, has benefitted education in no small way. With more powerful modeling software and applications along with mobile devices such as tablet, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and laptops becoming more…
In the 21st century, “technology has found its way in to every corner of the world—crossing the divide between the rich and the poor—and has become a part of life for many.”1 The speed of change brought about by new technologies has had a significant influence on the way people live, work, and play across the world.…
Preschool education is very important as it lays the foundation for all that is to come in a child’s educational development. Researches have established that the human brain develops the vast majority of its neurons, and it’s most receptive to learning, between birth and three years of age. In fact, the intake of new information…
Television was the most advanced technology in the past that was openly accessible to the kids. Today, children are growing up in a rapidly changing digital age characterised with proliferation of tablets, smart phones, video games, and so on. Whether at home or in schools, there is availability of a variety of technologies for the…
A greater percentage of teachers’ activities in the class depends on the cognitive abilities of the students; teachers devote most of their time towards ensuring that the students have mentally understood the new information passed to them. In order to enhance this student-teacher relationship, Jean Piaget, a child psychologist, has described four stages of cognitive…
Enhancing the acquisition of the knowledge of science has been for long a concern of educationists. The issue has been investigated from different perspectives. One of the most recent, which this paper explores, is a modern linguistic approach that views scientific knowledge as a representation of social reality; thus, understanding this knowledge should be based…
There are numerous definitions of online learning in the literature, definitions that reflect the diversity of practice and associated technologies. Carliner (1999) defines online learning as educational material that is presented on a computer. Khan (1997) defines online instruction as an innovative approach to delivering instruction to a remote audience, using the Web as the…
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