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Student Peer Evaluation: Plusses and Minuses

By Scott Cronenweth On September 18, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Assessments, Education: Technology
With the rapidly growing popularity of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and online education in general, peer evaluation by students is coming to the fore as a way to assess student performance in online courses.
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4 Steps to Bring Learning Analytics to Online Education

By Scott Cronenweth On September 4, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Learning Analytics, Teaching & Tutoring
In the emerging research area of learning analytics, technologists and thought leaders are envisioning ways to reveal how engaged students are, how much they’re learning, and how to enhance the lessons going forward.
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Top 5 Free Online University Courseware Sites for Tutors

By Scott Cronenweth On August 28, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Content, Resource, Teaching & Tutoring
More and more universities are offering free online content – everything from lectures to course notes to past exams. The purpose of these programs, in many cases, is to help make education free and available worldwide, without even the need to register or sign up.
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Digital Textbooks: Are They Better Learning Tools?

By Scott Cronenweth On August 14, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Education: Technology
As students’ needs are better understood and addressed by digital content providers, the adoption of ebooks will undoubtedly increase. The students, after all, are the ones who need to study. They will choose the best learning tools they can get for their money.
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How Are iPads Changing Education?

By Scott Cronenweth On August 7, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Education: Technology
Do you use Apple’s iPad for educational purposes, one-on-one and/or in the classroom? How do they help students learn better, and/or help you teach better? What do you do with them that you couldn’t do with other tools, like a chalkboard or a laptop?
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Top 7 FREE iPad Apps for Tutors: Summer 2012 Edition

By Scott Cronenweth On June 19, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Education: Technology, Teaching & Tutoring
Recently I’ve seen several surveys asking educators to rate their top iPad apps for teaching and tutoring. Following is a compendium of what these helpful bloggers found to be the most popular free apps out there for tutors.
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Study Shows Interactive Online Learning Is Effective

By Scott Cronenweth On June 12, 2012 · 6 Comments · In Education: Technology, Teaching & Tutoring
In short, the learners in the hybrid format “paid no price” for using this mode of instruction in terms of pass rates, final exam scores, or performance on a standardized test designed to test how well they actually knew the material. This calls into question the widely held concern that students who receive hybrid instruction won’t learn the material as well.
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MOOCs – 5 Ways They Can Help Tutors Grow Their Businesses

By Scott Cronenweth On May 29, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Education: Technology, Teaching & Tutoring
Whether you’re an independent tutor or work for a training company, private school or other organization, teaching a MOOC gives you multiple opportunities to grow your business.
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Microsoft + Nook = More Electronic Textbooks

By Scott Cronenweth On May 1, 2012 · Add Comment · In Education: Technology, In The News
What’s likely to happen, like incorporating cameras into phones, is that e-book readers will simply be incorporated into our PCs, laptops and mobile devices. So ultimately it’s not about selling a Kindle or a Nook, but about selling electronic content for learners and readers.
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Online-Only Public Schools: Potential Impacts on Tutors

By Scott Cronenweth On April 10, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Education: Industry, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
The popularity of online public schools is increasing nationwide. Full-time online public education is now available to students in grades K-12 in about 30 states. Currently, over 250,000 students are enrolled in public online charter schools. Are cyber-schools really a better way to approach public education?
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