http://edtags.org/ http://edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://edtags.org/bookmarks.php/all/education Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://freecollegeblog.com/2009/08/19/college-not-a-bubble/ With every sector of the economy in a bubble like state, some financial analysts are wondering if higher education is also a bubble waiting to pop. While the actual value of education continues to rise, there are some aspects of how we pay for it hat may resemble the bubble like activity that crashed the economy and housing. graduate Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:37:15 +0000 college bubble education value pay cost http://freecollegeblog.com/2009/06/24/fafsa-application-reform/ In keeping with campaign promises, Obama has announced new reforms aimed at making the FAFSA a much faster process. The move is intended to save time for students and administrators, but also to encourage more students and parents to complete the application. graduate Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:22:29 +0000 tuition education financial aid fafsa reform obama college http://www.todomba.com/programas/maestrias/ The school employs the methodology "Accelerated learning", which are accelerated learning techniques, which seeks to get as much knowledge the shortest time and with less effort, thereby achieving a more complete and professional preparation.The school is known for the quality of professionals leaving their classrooms, projects that are developed are very well appreciated by making the European Bu jolinarodriguez Sat, 30 May 2009 01:53:52 +0000 maestrias education school college http://freecollegeblog.com/2009/05/16/degree-value/ With more and more graduates struggling to get noticed in the job market, an analysis of the value of college that focuses on wages alone may not make education sound like a good deal. Fortunately for students, a degree is about a whole lot more than some job you probably won't even stay at for more than a few years. graduate Wed, 20 May 2009 13:41:08 +0000 jobs degree college school education value http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8020522.stm abievans Sun, 03 May 2009 20:47:34 +0000 t545 education politics india learning internet websites http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/01/BUHR17281J.DTL Controversy over whether letting very young children use tech-oriented toys like iPhone apps is good for them dmby Sat, 02 May 2009 21:04:27 +0000 t545 technology toddlers iphone games controversy interactive education modeling toys http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/04/computers_in_the_classroom_the_1.html Interesting historical account of the increased use of computers in the classroom. jbrookover Fri, 01 May 2009 23:05:17 +0000 t545 education computers classroom history http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=58473 Pilot program brings in a "real" video game to help teach mathematics. Study of the pilot shows improved test results. jbrookover Fri, 01 May 2009 23:01:24 +0000 t545 video games education math http://freecollegeblog.com/2009/04/29/obama-student-loan-reform/ Despite pressure from the student loan lobby, Obama pledges to reform public financing of education debt in a way that completely cuts out middle-man profits. graduate Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:31:28 +0000 obama student loan reform education college http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?I=58473 Tabula Digita's mathematics videogames receive a large-scale trial in Virginia chris_dede Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:56:46 +0000 t545 education game math tabula digita virginia http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-conversations-small-talk/32804909010#/pages/Big-conversations-small-talk/32804909010?v=wall&viewas=8400457 Page created by design firm IDEO-- an open thread to discuss learning in the 21st century. 3,000+ fans as of 4/18. msepe714 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:03:18 +0000 education facebook ideo t545 http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7869000/7869303.stm A school in Middlesbrough, UK has become one of the first in the country to hold lessons in the virtual, online world of Second Life. Teachers at Acklam Grange set questions for pupils who then have to find the answers on websites hidden in a Second Life version of their school. padysuren Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:18:57 +0000 virtual world education technology http://www.jvwresearch.org/v2n1.html Vol 2, No 1: Pedagogy, Education and Innovation in Virtual Worlds This edition of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research is dedicated to exploring the breadth of designs, pedagogies and curricular innovations that are actually already being applied to teaching and learning in virtual worlds. padysuren Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:48:32 +0000 virtual worlds education virtual world design and pedagog http://mediaeducationlab.com/news/music-videos-help-educators-and-students-conquer-copyright-confusion A "Schoolhouse Rock" style program that teaches about copyright law. jbrookover Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:37:28 +0000 t545 copyright youtube education video fair use intellectual property http://blog.litmos.com/2009/03/7-things-to-avoid-in-online-training.html These seem like no-brainers but so often video podcasts are guilty of at least one of these sins. shilpa.patwardhan Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:53:12 +0000 learning t-545 video podcasts education educational technology