CEDICT: Communication, Education and Development using ICT

2015-05-18

TESOL Masters - Masters and PhDs

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), is a program in education, and as the name suggests, it is a specialization in the teaching of non-English speakers. It’s also a really well-liked choice students, because an MSC, MA or MEd in this area can actually be a passport to an enjoyable and rewarding career. TESOL masters programs can help graduates to have careers in exciting places. They are designed to prepare students to teach english abroad and to become leaders in the ESL/TESOL field, either in teaching or in management / administration.

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2015-05-15

Aesop's Fables - A Free Online Course - About Education Degrees

Welcome to the wonderful world of Aesop’s Fables! In this free online course from ALISON you will find a selection of 60 fables that you can read, share and retell with your friends and family. Alongside the popular tales that you may already know, we have chosen some of the less well-known stories that may be new to you.

Microneedle patch for measles vaccination could be a global game changer - About Health Degrees

A new microneedle patch, being developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), could make it easier to vaccinate people against measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases. Compared to conventional vaccines, the patch is designed to be administered by minimally-trained workers and to simplify storage, distribution and disposal.

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2015-05-12

50 Apps for the Foreign Language Classroom - teachingwithipad.org

"I enjoy discussing iPad and other edtech resources with my colleague and friend Sylvia Duckworth almost every week through Twitter. Sylvia is a leader in the French teaching community in Canada, and has created an enormous amount of resources for language teachers to use. I asked her if she wanted to collaborate on this post, and she quickly agreed to do so. Below is a list of iPad apps that we both use in our language classrooms. The ones marked with an * are the essential, must-have ones. We have divided the list into two categories: Content consumption apps and content creation apps."

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2015-05-09

Why Micro Learning Is Educating The ADD Generation - About Education Degrees

It seems to be generally agreed that young people have shorter attention spans now than those a generation ago, but learning is still typically delivered in the same sized chunks. Some educationalists suggest that we need to address this disparity by reducing the size of the learning chunks, others by increasing the attention span.

2015-05-06

Energy Storage for a Sustainable Home

Elon Musk gave an excellent keynote presentation in California last week as he introduced Tesla’s new battery system Powerwall. His talk was refreshingly humble, honest and human. I really admire his world view, aspirations and openness.

The 6 most promising job industries for the Class of 2015

Graduating from college in a few weeks, and looking to start a career where the most growth is? Research firm IbisWorld recently delved into its database of more than 700 industries and came up with a list of the fields most likely to show strong revenue and employment growth, along with above-average salaries, for at least the next five years.

According to the report, the top six businesses for new graduates are ...

2015-05-05

The Four Important Models of Blended Learning Teachers Should Know about ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

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2015-05-04

20 new education products for tech-savvy students - Daily Genius

There are a pantload of new education products that hit the market just about every day. It’s hard to keep track of them all. Luckily, the increasingly popular site Product Hunt has endeavored to create a community of members that keeps track of new products, how you can use them, and more. There is a […]

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2015-05-01

Redesigning the classroom: Can children teach themselves?

“Schools as we know them now are obsolete”. So says Sugata Mitra who believes the only thing children need in order to learn is a computer connected to the internet. He maintains that self-organised learning environments - or SOLEs, where children teach themselves and each other, are what's next for our classrooms. What do you think of this innovative, yet controversial, glimpse at the future of education?

Education pioneer Sugata Mitra joins The Stream to discuss the future of learning.

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