The Role of the Educator by Stephen Downes

Stephen writes on The Huffington Post, "The problem with focusing on the role of the teacher, from my perspective, is that it misses the point. Though there may still be thousands of people employed today with the job title of "teacher" or "educator", it is misleading to suggests that all, or even most, aspects of providing an education should, or could, be placed into the hands of these individuals."

A couple of weeks ago I went through an exercise with one of Alec Couros's graduate education classes. I asked about the idea of multiple roles in education to Twitter readers and gathered a set of them. I then took this set and went through it with the class online; as I talked about the roles, the students defined them, added examples, and identified who would perform the tasks described. The result was a unique -- and colorful -- slide show exploring the evolving education profession."

The Role of the Educator in a PLE World

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Take a closer look at this list of these 23 roles in detail:
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Source: The Huffington Post

The Role of the Educator by Stephen Downes

Stephen writes on The Huffington Post, "The problem with focusing on the role of the teacher, from my perspective, is that it misses the point. Though there may still be thousands of people employed today with the job title of "teacher" or "educator", it is misleading to suggests that all, or even most, aspects of providing an education should, or could, be placed into the hands of these individuals."

A couple of weeks ago I went through an exercise with one of Alec Couros's graduate education classes. I asked about the idea of multiple roles in education to Twitter readers and gathered a set of them. I then took this set and went through it with the class online; as I talked about the roles, the students defined them, added examples, and identified who would perform the tasks described. The result was a unique -- and colorful -- slide show exploring the evolving education profession."

The Role of the Educator in a PLE World

View more presentations from Stephen Downes.

Take a closer look at this list of these 23 roles in detail:
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Source: The Huffington Post

eXact learning solutions reveals new Online and Mobile Learning Content Management products and proj

Visitors to this year's Online Educa Berlin (OEB) conference - the largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors - will be able to see the latest developments in learning content management systems (LCMS), digital repository (DR) and mobile learning technology, courtesy of the leading learning content management and digital repository platform provider, eXact learning solutions.

Among other things, eXact learning solutions - previously known as Giunti Labs - will have on show version 7 of its flagship eXact LCMS and the new mobile applications for iPhone, Blackberry and, now, iPad devices.

At this year's OEB conference, eXact learning solutions will also be presenting 'ten commandments of enterprise learning content management in the iPad tablet era' (download the whitepaper 'Ten Commandments Prompted by Today's iPad Tablets' at http://www.exact-learning.com/en/resources/whitepapers). This seminar takes place on Thursday 2nd December from 11:45 am to 1:15 pm.

"The iPad not only makes a 'mobile learning machine' affordable and accessible but it also removes the previous limits and frustration of poor visualisation and connectivity," believes Cardinali. "The iPad is both effective and efficient in terms of pedagogic soundness and semantic richness."
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About eXact learning solutions
eXact learning solutions, formerly Giunti Labs, is a leading learning content management and digital repository solutions provider, which offers a wide range of tools and services for content development, content management and content delivery, covering:

• Learning content management system (LCMS) and digital repository platforms
• Mobile learning technologies
• Multi-language bespoke learning content production
• Consulting and professional services

The company has over fifteen years of experience and more than 100 customers worldwide. Our technological innovations allow enterprises to improve their organizational performance, and achieve significant reductions in business costs.

Source: PR-USA.net

eXact learning solutions reveals new Online and Mobile Learning Content Management products and proj

Visitors to this year's Online Educa Berlin (OEB) conference - the largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors - will be able to see the latest developments in learning content management systems (LCMS), digital repository (DR) and mobile learning technology, courtesy of the leading learning content management and digital repository platform provider, eXact learning solutions.

Among other things, eXact learning solutions - previously known as Giunti Labs - will have on show version 7 of its flagship eXact LCMS and the new mobile applications for iPhone, Blackberry and, now, iPad devices.

At this year's OEB conference, eXact learning solutions will also be presenting 'ten commandments of enterprise learning content management in the iPad tablet era' (download the whitepaper 'Ten Commandments Prompted by Today's iPad Tablets' at http://www.exact-learning.com/en/resources/whitepapers). This seminar takes place on Thursday 2nd December from 11:45 am to 1:15 pm.

"The iPad not only makes a 'mobile learning machine' affordable and accessible but it also removes the previous limits and frustration of poor visualisation and connectivity," believes Cardinali. "The iPad is both effective and efficient in terms of pedagogic soundness and semantic richness."
Read more...

About eXact learning solutions
eXact learning solutions, formerly Giunti Labs, is a leading learning content management and digital repository solutions provider, which offers a wide range of tools and services for content development, content management and content delivery, covering:

• Learning content management system (LCMS) and digital repository platforms
• Mobile learning technologies
• Multi-language bespoke learning content production
• Consulting and professional services

The company has over fifteen years of experience and more than 100 customers worldwide. Our technological innovations allow enterprises to improve their organizational performance, and achieve significant reductions in business costs.

Source: PR-USA.net

Digital Learning Now! by Tom Vander Ark

The Huffingtonpost writes, "On Wednesday, Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise released a roadmap for the future of American Education. In a letter to governors, they described their shared vision:"

Our vision is an education that maximizes every child's potential for learning, prepares every child with the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and careers, and launches every child into the world with the ability to pursue his or her dreams. By unleashing the power of digital learning, America has the ability to realize that vision today.

Digital learning can customize and personalize education so all students learn in their own style at their own pace, which maximizes their chances for success in school and beyond. With digital learning, every student - from rural communities to inner cities - can access high quality and rigorous courses in every subject, including foreign languages, math and science.

The Digital Learning Now report outlines the 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning and the associated actions required of state legislators and policy makers:
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Source: HuffingtonPost.com

Digital Learning Now! by Tom Vander Ark

The Huffingtonpost writes, "On Wednesday, Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise released a roadmap for the future of American Education. In a letter to governors, they described their shared vision:"

Our vision is an education that maximizes every child's potential for learning, prepares every child with the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and careers, and launches every child into the world with the ability to pursue his or her dreams. By unleashing the power of digital learning, America has the ability to realize that vision today.

Digital learning can customize and personalize education so all students learn in their own style at their own pace, which maximizes their chances for success in school and beyond. With digital learning, every student - from rural communities to inner cities - can access high quality and rigorous courses in every subject, including foreign languages, math and science.

The Digital Learning Now report outlines the 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning and the associated actions required of state legislators and policy makers:
Read more...

Source: HuffingtonPost.com

E-Learning Makes Way For Webcast And Webinar Technology To Flourish

The economic crisis that started in 2007 caused a ripple effect to all organization all over the world. The waves of the crisis have changed the way companies train their people for good. 

In order to cut costs but also increase efficiency of its workforce creative ways of delivering learning was discovered and this could be one of the many good things the crisis have taught organization in a global scale.

More than a third of programs for training were delivered electronically in 2009. Internet based training have thrived mainly because of its low costs. In 2008 training programs that were channeled electronically was at 23% but in 2009 that went up by 5%. The trend is seen to go up even higher as companies are seeing the advantages of online learning for their employees. The 2010 State of the Industry Report by the Society for Training and Development saw that 37% of training hours were facilitated through electronic means.

A webinar is a new word that simply means a conference involving two or more people in separate locations that use the internet as platform to make streaming of video, images, audio and other learning components possible.
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Source: NewsFormatics.com

E-Learning Makes Way For Webcast And Webinar Technology To Flourish

The economic crisis that started in 2007 caused a ripple effect to all organization all over the world. The waves of the crisis have changed the way companies train their people for good. 

In order to cut costs but also increase efficiency of its workforce creative ways of delivering learning was discovered and this could be one of the many good things the crisis have taught organization in a global scale.

More than a third of programs for training were delivered electronically in 2009. Internet based training have thrived mainly because of its low costs. In 2008 training programs that were channeled electronically was at 23% but in 2009 that went up by 5%. The trend is seen to go up even higher as companies are seeing the advantages of online learning for their employees. The 2010 State of the Industry Report by the Society for Training and Development saw that 37% of training hours were facilitated through electronic means.

A webinar is a new word that simply means a conference involving two or more people in separate locations that use the internet as platform to make streaming of video, images, audio and other learning components possible.
Read more...

Source: NewsFormatics.com

Prfessor.com Introduces New Employee Business Training Online Program

Businesses can increase profits and cut training costs when they put courses online with new educational tools from Prfessor.com, the leading Internet-based interactive course curriculum designer.

Prfessor Review from Josh Walsh on Vimeo. 

Prfessor.com gives large corporations, small businesses and non-profit organizations the most advanced interactive training tools needed to teach online and to create self-paced learning courses for employees and customers

Online learning is more effective for employees than face-to-face teaching, according to a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education.

“Studies show that people like to be taught – especially through the Internet. Since the first grade, we’ve been conditioned so we learn things best in a course environment. It’s what’s comfortable to us,” said Jim Kukral, one of the owners of Prfessor.com. “If you have information to share with employees or customers, Prfessor.com is the answer, and you don’t need any tech skills either. Businesses can use Prfessor.com to create their own online training center.”

Businesses can use Prfessor.com for free to offer training to their employees or customers.

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Related links

Five tips for being a successful online student

All Josh Walsh's videos on Vimeo

Source: Small Business Trends

Prfessor.com Introduces New Employee Business Training Online Program

Businesses can increase profits and cut training costs when they put courses online with new educational tools from Prfessor.com, the leading Internet-based interactive course curriculum designer.

Prfessor Review from Josh Walsh on Vimeo. 

Prfessor.com gives large corporations, small businesses and non-profit organizations the most advanced interactive training tools needed to teach online and to create self-paced learning courses for employees and customers

Online learning is more effective for employees than face-to-face teaching, according to a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education.

“Studies show that people like to be taught – especially through the Internet. Since the first grade, we’ve been conditioned so we learn things best in a course environment. It’s what’s comfortable to us,” said Jim Kukral, one of the owners of Prfessor.com. “If you have information to share with employees or customers, Prfessor.com is the answer, and you don’t need any tech skills either. Businesses can use Prfessor.com to create their own online training center.”

Businesses can use Prfessor.com for free to offer training to their employees or customers.

Read more...

Related links

Five tips for being a successful online student

All Josh Walsh's videos on Vimeo

Source: Small Business Trends