May 7, 2013: Online And Distance Learning Weekly is out

"Online And Distance Learning Weekly", by Natalie Stewart: a free, online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about online and distance learning - for teachers, researchers and students.

Read and subscribe free at: http://paper.li/NattyStewart24/1325359513

On Campus and Online Teacher Certification Programs

Both campus-based and online teacher certification programs are excellent ways to qualify for a teaching career.  Some people like to study with others in a classroom setting, whilst others find online learning more convenient for their lifestyle.  Many programs are available, ranging from those that prepare you to teach at pre-school to those that specialise in tertiary teaching, and they're available from bachelor's to doctor's levels.
This page gives details of the programs and where they can be found.  In particular, it has useful details of how and where to find online teacher training programs.  You might like to check the pages on early childhood education, elementary education, secondary education, special education, and TESOL/TEFL for further details.
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On Campus and Online Teacher Certification Programs

" Pedagogy Vs Andragogy " Chart

Adult learning is a vast area of educational research and probably one of the most complicated. Adults learn differently and have different strategies in learning. Adults Learning Theory and Principles explain in details these strategies and sheds more light on how adults cultivate knowledge.
 Talking about adult learning brings us to the concept of Andragogy. According to the article Malcolm Knowles an American practitioner and theorist of adult education, defined andragogy as “the art and science of helping adults learn”. 

Read more at: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/05/awesome-chart-on-pedagogy-vs-andragogy.html

How to Stay Anonymous Online

When you spend time looking at interesting websites, some of those websites are looking back at you. Here's how to preserve your anonymity online.

See it on Scoop.it, via ICT for Education and Development

Adult Education Masters Programs

As the name suggests, an adult education masters prepares you to work with adult learners. This might be in a college setting, in online education, military education or in corporate training.  A masters degree in this field offers plenty of career options in teaching and training.
The programs are based on adult learning philosophy, known as andragogy.  In andragogy, learners are assumed to be self-motivated, self-directed, and have accumulated life experiences that need to be accounted for in course design and delivery.  All these considerations result in a totally different learning experience to that which many of the adults might have experienced during their earlier years in secondary education.
This page provides information on what is studied and where you can study it.  You might also like to check out the adult education programs page and the adult education doctorate programs page for more details.
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Adult Education Masters Programs

Educational Administration and Leadership: What Do You Need To Qualify?

This page provides information on what is studied in educational administration and leadership degrees, where to find them, the career prospects, and more ...
A typical masters program might include: education policy analysis, school law, roles and responsibilities of the principal, finance and budgeting, educational psychology, management, community relations, evaluation and assessment, educational technology, and supervision of personnel.

Read more at: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/educational-administration-and-leadership

May 2, 2013: IJEDICT Weekly News is out

"IJEDICT Weekly News", by Stewart Marshall: an online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about ICT for education and development.

Read and subscribe free at: http://paper.li/f-1325685118

Lead Poisoning Comes to the Remote Amazon

Inside the simple wood-frame house, a 6-year-old boy plays with a piece of malleable metal, biting it as his younger sister watches. In the background, piled against the wall, are two long strips of the metal – lead sheathing from an electrical cable that the family sold for scrap.
Lead seems like an odd thing to find in an Achuar village deep in the Peruvian Amazon. But the metal is valuable here, since it is easily molded  to make perfect weights for fishing lines and nets.
That convenience comes at a cost. Three out of every four children in communities in the Corrientes River basin have blood lead levels higher than those considered excessive under U.S. health guidelines.

Read more at: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lead-poisoning-comes-to-the-remote-amazon

UNICEF Admits Its Facebook Likes Don't Save Lives

In the latest TV commercial campaign from UNICEF Sweden, the organization admits something few seem to remember in the age of social media milestones: Facebook Likes don't save lives.
In the most viral clip, which has received more than 40,000 views on YouTube, we meet a young boy named Rahim, who's sick, though he says he's not worried because of UNICEF Sweden's Facebook community.
"UNICEF Sweden has 177,000 Likes on Facebook. Maybe they will reach 200,000 by summer," he says.
His sardonic statement, as you can see in the above video, reflects many organizations' and brands' preoccupations with getting Likes. UNICEF Sweden informs viewers that Likes won't deliver life-saving vaccines to the children in need.

Read more at: http://mashable.com/2013/05/01/unicef-facebook-likes-dont-save-lives/

Emerging Issues: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

On this week's one-year anniversary of Coursera bursting onto the MOOCs scene, COL is starting an online discussion on the emerging issue of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
COL advocates increased access to education at all levels.
We are conscious of the existence of the “iron triangle” relationship between access, quality and costs. Technology has been considered a key factor in adjusting the iron triangle in favour of the learner and society at large. Can MOOCs, primarily a technology-based development in education, contribute to improved access to education with higher quality?

Read more at: http://www.col.org/resources/Pages/EmergingIssues.aspx