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Blended Learning: 3 Reasons Tutors Should Be Interested

By Scott Cronenweth On January 29, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Tutoring
Blended learning – a combination of face-to-face and online learning that reduces "classroom contact hours" while incorporating "computer-mediated activities" to form an integrated instructional approach – is getting attention as a solution to a range of academic and financial challenges in education today, particularly in higher ed settings.
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Measuring the Motivation of MOOC-Takers

By Scott Cronenweth On January 23, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Tutoring
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have come under increasing scrutiny as the modality has grown in popularity. A recent criticism of MOOCs is that their effectiveness is limited because their completion rates are so low.
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Coursera Offers Fee-Based "Verified Certificates" to MOOC Students

By Scott Cronenweth On January 15, 2013 · 1 Comment · In In The News
By linking students" coursework to their identities, Signature Track provides a way to show achievement and share course records with employers, schools, or whomever you choose.
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2013: The Year of Learning Analytics in Online Education?

By Scott Cronenweth On January 1, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Learning Analytics
Among the questions these learning analytics can potentially answer is: How can the online course instructor improve his or her instructional approach and better support students?
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Can Live Online Tutoring Boost US Academic Achievement?

By Scott Cronenweth On December 18, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Teaching & Tutoring
Is live online tutoring “the answer” to America’s educational challenges? Probably not – but it can undoubtedly help deliver affordable, high-quality tutoring to many kids and adults.
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4 Sources to Help You Find Cool MOOCs

By Scott Cronenweth On December 12, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Tutoring
MOOCs are proliferating by leaps and bounds – but how do you know what’s available?
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Today’s Teaching Technology Landscape – What’s Most Important and Most Wanted

By Scott Cronenweth On December 4, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Education: Technology, In The News
The trend in classroom tech over the past decade, of course, has been towards “broadening adoption and deeper integration” of digital media across all age groups...
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7 Highly Recommended YouTube Channels for Tutors and Teachers

By Scott Cronenweth On November 27, 2012 · Add Comment · In Education: Technology
The challenge with finding good YouTube videos to support learners is: how to sort through all those channels and videos to identify the quality content you need, without spending countless hours watching video yourself?
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Edmodo in Action

By Scott Cronenweth On November 20, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Education: Technology, Tutoring
Dubbed “Facebook for education,” Edmodo can be used in an almost endless variety of ways by teachers and students.
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The Teacher's Apple

By Scott Cronenweth On November 13, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Education: Industry, Education: Technology
As more and more laptops, smartphones and tablets find their way into college, high school and increasingly even middle school and grade school classrooms, more and more of that equipment is designed and sold by Apple. Why haven’t tech giants like Microsoft been more successful at taking market share from Apple in this growing market?
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