Friday Fives: Twitter Defined in Five Terms

Are you an absolute newbie to Twitter? First, let’s get the definition out of the way. Twitter.com defines their free web application as: “Social networking and microblogging service utilizing instant messaging, SMS or a web interface.” Still not with me? Let’s deconstruct Twitter’s definition:
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Best Practices in Online Learning

Thanks to a site called Opposing Views and the writing there of Nancy Salvato in a piece called, “Online College is the Future of Education,” I was clued in to recently released research findings about the college of the future, cost calculators and all sorts of useful tid bits.
I found a number of points quite […]

Math Skills at Heart of Top-Paying Jobs for New College Graduates

If you’re going to college and you are not concerned about what you will do for a living and how much you will be paid once you’ve earned your degree, you may not be interested in what I have to say. If you are concerned, and if you want to snag one of the highest […]

Consumer Electronics Show to Offer its First-Ever Higher Education Technology Focus

Promoters of the 2010 International CES® say it is the world’s largest tradeshow for consumer technology. At this year’s event, which occurs in January, the show will have a new feature that will interest any online learner or teacher. Here’s how they describe it and why they are offering it:
HigherEd Tech Conference Program and […]

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