Results of U. of Minnesota Study on Educational Benefits of Social Networking
I want you to meet Mr. Bora Zivkovic, but first, this news:
On June 21st, Science Daily published this item about the University of Minnesota’s study to determine if social networking technologies provided any educational benefits. In case you don’t have time to read the report, the researchers concluded social networking is making a positive difference: […]
Distance Learning and the Digital Library
One of the many good things about distance learning is how much time and money students can save using online reading materials. E-books, e-reserves, and e-periodicals form a perfect trio. Students save cash, but the biggest saving can be time. A student in Jakarta, Indonesia or Bagram AFB, Afghanistan can’t walk to a bookstore. Also, […]
A New Option for Online College Admissions Test Prep
I don’t know about you, but when I think of Britannica I think of an A-Z library of maroon encyclopedias with shiny gold down the spine my parents bought for me. I used them constantly to help with homework, class assignments, fact-finding, etc. My parents still have them and scan them on occasion but so […]
Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants?
Kathy Fredrickson is a small business marketing consultant who also serves as director of development and marketing for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh College of Business. She shares her insights as a guest MarketSmart columnist for the Appleton Post Crescent which is where this latest piece was found. The other day, according to her story, a classroom full […]
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