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Distance Learning and E-Learning:

The Truth in E-learning

What is e-learning? According to Cari Mathwig, interactive team leader and Instructional Designer at The AVS Group, Maybe the question should be, What is not e-learning?According to the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), ... Read article

What is E-Learning?

Basic Principles of E-Learning Reviewed

The term "e-learning" refers to a very broad range of educational opportunities within the electronic world, from "live" chat classrooms online to self-paced study through a website or CD Rom, to courses delivered via email. The various delivery ... Read article

Adult Learning and Continuing Education:

Teleclasses: A New Century - A Unique Way of Learning

If you think continuing education, or lifelong learning, is important to the success of your business, then you need to think about how much time you, or your staff members, spend on attending a traditional class or seminar. First youve got to ... Read article

Learn A New Language:

Six Quick Tricks for Learning a Language

Do you think that you cant learn a new language? Think again. Our brains maintain the capacity to soak up new knowledge of all types far into our advanced years. No matter what your background or past learning experience, you CAN learn to speak ... Read article

Learning for Adults:

Comparing Costs: E-Learning Vs Traditional

It is important for managers and organizations to consider a number of different factors when determing the best training delivery approach for their staff or organization. Factors include: efficiency, timeliness, consistency and ... Read article

Adult Learning and Continuing Education:

Why It's Never Too Late To Start Distance Learning

Sometimes, it's really difficult to take a step backwards. There are some decisions that simply can't be undone or even corrected. But distance learning and elearning have impacted the way many adults are getting and furthering their educations. ... Read article

The Future of E-Learning:

What's behind the Explosive Growth in Distance Learning?

There is a ground swell of support globally to support the growth of distance learning. Market research firms, government agencies, public and private companies, and even venture capital firms those companies that invest in new and emerging ... Read article

Learning Online:

E Learning: Why Choose Online Education?

The Internet boom is far from over, although it has been taking a slightly different slant in the past few years; hardly surprising as technologies advance and trends change. The World Wide Web is the largest resource of information in the whole ... Read article

Online Learning:

Six Reasons Why Distance Learning Makes Sense

More and more people are finding that knowledge really is power, and that they can accomplish their education goals online.Best of all, these online learners are finding that degrees from accredited colleges and universities are increasing ... Read article

E-Learning for Adults:

How to Save Money on Training

1) Use a live instructor. Adults learn best by doing, practicing, and experiencing. Effective instructors customize their programs to meet peoples needs, provide counsel on individual challenges, and respond to questions. Videos, CDs, and ... Read article

Learning from Home:

Distance Learning, Online Education, Electronic Education, Electronic Learning Call It What You Want

Whatever you want to label "learning at home" and however you want to define the latest buzz words for non-traditional education, you can find a program and method that suits your needs. Right now over 1.2 million people in the U.S. participate ... Read article

The 6 Basic Steps:

Being Present Determines Success in e-Learning

e-Learning requires the same six basic steps as classroom or self-study learning. Educational researchers tell us that each step, I prefer the word stage, each stage is independent of the other, nonlinear, and open to the amount of time spent in ... Read article

E-Learning:

How to Max Study and Learning Productivity

e-Learning is doubling yearly. Classes, e-courses, e-books on how-to and what-tos appear by the thousands online weekly. In-person seminars and workshops are limited to location and access. And all because e-Learning allows easy access, ... Read article

Internet and Online Learning:

Techniques to Help e-Learning

e-Learning is doubling yearly. Classes, e-courses, e-books on how-to and what-to appear by the thousands online weekly. In-person seminars and workshops are limited to location and access. e-Learning allows easy access, creation, and ... Read article

Continuing Education:

Accelerated Learning and Webucation

Webucation is a relatively new word, coined from the combination of the words web and education. Many people have previously referred to any form of education via the web as e-education or education (eed u k' shun), however, the new term ... Read article

Continuing Education and E-Learning:

How Distance Learning Offers Flexible Opportunities

The opportunities for continuing education are incredibly diverse, thanks to the technology of distance learning and elearning. Because of the sheer number of people who are looking to improve themselves, it was inevitable that a large number of ... Read article

Adult Learning and Continuing Education:

10 Reasons Adults Go Back to School

Over two million adult Americans go to school every year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. People start or return to school for many reasons. The following list is a sampling.1) To learn more about a hobby or an ... Read article

Continuing Education Online:

Adult Education: School Never Ends!

Some of us thought that when we graduated from high school, we would no longer be required to sit in classes for any more days of our lives. Others of us went on to college, sure that this would be the end of our education days. No. Once we ... Read article

Adult Contunuing Education:

Why is Online Learning so Popular (and is It for Me)?

Why Keep Learning?Theres no doubting that adult education is a huge industry nowadays. With the job market growing ever more competitive, and employees being expected to continually develop themselves professionally (whatever their ... Read article

Distant Learning Series:

Online Education and Online Degrees - Many Options Available for Distance Education

Online education is the latest trend in alternative education choices. Also known as distance learning, options in online education are being pursued by people from all over the world who are looking to further their education. And its never ... Read article

Distance Learning Series:

Distance Education & Online Degrees - The Business of Distance Education

The business of distance learning online education courses offered by colleges, universities, and trade schools is an up and down affair. On the surface it would seem that distance learning providers are doing quite well, but according to a ... Read article

Preschooling Basics:

When, What, and How to Begin Teaching Your Preschooler

A while back LeeAnn from Las Vegas asked my opinion on just when is the right time to begin teaching her 2-year-old daughter. She has already begun teaching basic concepts such as alphabet, colors, and numbers, but some members of her family feel ... Read article





WKU Increases Access With More Online Learning Opportunities - As part of Western Kentucky University’s effort to reach non-traditional students and improve access to education, the University is offering an ever-increasing number of online programs at the associate, baccalaureate and master’s levels. More