Online Education

February 08, 2010 - 07:16PM

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A New York Times article has reported that SRI International for the Department of Education discovered that students performed better in online learning scenarios than in classroom scenarios. The study was performed from 1996 through 2008, and it used mostly college students and adults. However, some K-12 students were used. Students who did some or all of their work in online settings ranked nine percent higher on test scores than students who used strictly classroom, face-to-face instructions. On average, students who used online instructions ranked in the 59th percentile on test scores, while students who used only classr read more...

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How To Read A Textbook

February 04, 2010 - 08:06PM

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You might be thinking this post is superfluous. What's so hard about reading a textbook? Turns out it's more difficult than it looks. Flip open any math, history, science textbook these days, and you might feel like you've opened up a circus tent. Tons of colors. Every other word is bolded, underlined, or italicized. Almost every page has a callout box. Pictures are strewn all over the place, sometimes they are even placed in page corners to supposedly "guide" you through the the chapters. On top of all that, there are special "sections" in each chapter to distract you. "Come read this real-life story of how Newton was napping under a tree whe read more...

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Avoid Your College Bookstore

February 03, 2010 - 06:46PM

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Nearly all colleges have bookstores located on or close to campus. And every single one of them is a lot more expensive than it needs to be. A lot of these bookstores are affiliated with the university. These bookstores know what books the professors assign, and they usually have those books in stock. However, they understand that they have little to none competition, granting them the liberty of jacking the prices up. They know students will buy books there because they have a dearth of other choices. However, online book buying Web sites, like Amazon.com or half.com, offer less expensive alternatives. With Amazon, students can buy from read more...

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It Does Not Have To Be Boring

February 01, 2010 - 07:12PM

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Hollywood takes its cues from reality, but in this case, the opposite could be happening. With the rise in popularity of TV shows such as CSI, Numb3rs, and Bones, interest in forensic sciences has increased, especially among the teen age set. In this case TV influencing real life is a good thing, and some schools and programs have cropped up to cultivate these interests. Robotics Schools such as Montvue Elementary in Pomona, CA are offering robotics classes that combine many disciplines. Think about it, in real life problems don’t present themselves in the form of “please graph y = x^2 + 3x + 2”, so why are students being t read more...

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Watch a TED Talk

January 31, 2010 - 05:22PM

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Starved for ideas? Watch a Tedtalk! Tedtalks happen at TED Conferences. It’s marketed as a gathering of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators. The best part? Many of the talks are posted online, entirely free, for anyone to view! You don’t have to pay a fortune (tickets start around $6,000) to attend a conference, all you need is an Internet connection. With topics ranging from Entertainment to Science to the Arts, you’re bound to find something that interests you. You may even find new interests within a matter of minutes. Here’s a small sampling of the inspiring talks available at Tedtalks: • Seth read more...

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