[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] There is no doubt that one of the main problems that deter a person’s success is their lack of concentration.Lapses can encourage disturbances to get in the way and stall progress. However if ones wishes to proceed on their road to success, it is imperative they learn how to concentrate. Here are some…
Does your “shadow” love you?
[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] The psychologist, Carl Jung, had described the hidden part of our psyche as “the shadow”. It is the part that sometimes frightens us with the things we do not know, or do not want to know about ourselves. Essentially it is our unconscious mind, telling us what it wants. Sometimes it comes in…
Microsoft in education action
Microsoft has announced and got involved in the following three educational initiative: Youth Spark Atlanta Launched [responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] Today at Washington the Microsoft Corporation has hosted the kickoff event for its Microsoft YouthSpark initiative in Atlanta, by bringing together more than 150 leading educators, government officials and non-profits to discuss the state of youth education…
4 Effective ways to prepare for a telephone interview
[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] Before we get to the root of this article, you will need to understand the reason for the telephone interview. Most people think that the phone interview is what is going to get them the job. This is a common misunderstanding. When a company is considering taking on a new person, they…
How to get started with home schooling?
Education being a very important aspect of a human being’s existence is needed to nurture the child’s craft, hone his/her talents, and provide him/her with all the possible answers to all of the wonders of this world. We, the parents know this fact, and this is why we would always want the best for our…
Khan: Education in 2060
[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] Salman Khan, founder of the Khan Academy, a not-for-profit online education provider, shares his thoughts on what the educational landscape will look like in 50 years. By 2060, he predicts three major shifts in education: a change to the classroom model, a change to the credential model and a change in the role of…
U.S. Educators adopt Windows 8
[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] Today, the Microsoft Corporation has announced that 10 K-12 school districts and higher-education institutions have signed on to use Windows 8 for more than 540,000 students and faculty to prepare students for futures in college and careers. Microsoft’s expanding community of Windows 8 education adopter includes: Apollo Group, Atlanta Public Schools, Barry…
Tips to search and compare online colleges
[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] When a student looks for an online college to get a degree or masters, he or she needs to look at different aspects of the colleges that are important before joining a particular programme. Sometimes joining the first online college that you find may result in not getting a proper degree, being…
Online adult education spectrum
[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] By definition adult education involves the training and development of adult individuals in certain vocations or subjects for a variety of reasons. Adult education is not the same as the traditional education of young individuals, since the methods that are employed in capitalization on the accumulated knowledge and life experience of the adult individual…
Can e-learning make the academic cheating a history?
[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Play”] The first thought that comes to one’s mind when someone mentions academic dishonesty is cheating and plagiarism, the theft of ideas and other forms of intellectual property, which occur within an educational setting. In high or secondary school, a standard penalty for academic dishonesty is a failing grade, where as in college it…