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21-03-2012 13:19 The gaming expert shares insights into why video games are such effective learning tools. Be sure to click "like" if you enjoyed this video!

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22-03-2012 01:15 EduKart.com is one of India's leading online education EduKart.com is one of India's leading online education portal, run by alumni of Stanford University and Indian Institute of Management. We provide high quality and industry relevant courses in areas such as Financial Management, Retail Management , Digital Marketing, Programming languages such as PHP, Javascript and more. Check out this video that takes you through the portal in just above a minute. Visit us at http://www.edukart.com or call us at +91-11-49323333.

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I remember my seventh grade science teacher. I remember the jokes she would make and the experiences she would share. Everyone has these memories of their teachers. Yet, soon this will be no more. Soon, kids will be saying that the name of their science teacher was Mac or PC, and the only experience that they will remember is sitting in a barren computer lab. Education as we know it is being reformed, and for the worse. More and more schools are shuffling kids into cold computer labs, and knowledge is being halted at the door.

I had the horrific opportunity to experience online learning for a few weeks when, after my Advanced Placement biology teacher took a leave of absence, my principal decided that online learning would be the best alternative to hiring a new teacher right away. Just as fast as I was shoved into a computer lab, I realized the biggest issue with online education: cheating. We all know that many people cheat throughout their academic education. However, online education provides a catalyst for cheating. Spanish class? Use a translator. Math class? Plug the problem into Wolfram Alpha. Biology? Go to Yahoo Answers. Not only are students cheating themselves, they are cheating the system. Students who are not enrolled in these classes may have lower grades because they are honest. Is that fair? The online interface just provides you with a digital copy of a textbook and then quiz after quiz, test after test. With unlimited time to take these quizzes and tests, all one has to do is copy and paste the questions into Google -- and your answer awaits you. No one bothers to read the material and absorb information. Why would they, when the correct answer is just a click away?

Online education turns a center for learning into a diploma factory.

Advocates for online education may say that the cost of forcing kids into a computer lab is much cheaper than paying for a teacher, paper, textbooks, etc. But wait. This sounds a lot like what Greg Smith recently said in his New York Times Op-Ed "Why I'm Leaving Goldman Sachs."

"I attend derivatives sales meetings where not one single minute is spent asking questions about how we can help clients. It's purely about how we can make the most possible money off of them," Smith said.

It's a shame that this exact quote applies not only to millionaire clients but curious, innocent kids in schools. Not a single minute is spent asking questions about how we can better educate. It is purely about how we can save the most possible money. Education is being held hostage to greedy principals and chancellors. These people only care that on a transcript it says that a student received an education. They don't care one iota about the quality or medium of that education.

It holds true that online education provides an alternative opportunity to kids who are homebound or cannot access education due to location. Other students may not have adequate teachers, sufficient learning materials or limited course offerings. However, rather than putting these pupils into a computer lab, why can't we take the money being spent on online education and put it towards new materials, new teachers and better training?

The social implications of online learning are also detrimental. Personal experiences with the topic to help the student better understand the materials are not shared. There is no one a student can ask a question relating to the subject or just an interesting tangent. Part of growing up is questioning and being curious. Online education limits that childish curiosity, Interacting with your teacher also teaches you social queues and how to respect adults. When you are sitting in a cold computer lab, what social interaction are you getting?

Online education also has fewer deadlines or none at all. Students are often given the entire term to complete all the material. This means that someone can do no work for months but then complete all of the assessments the week before the due date. How is this teaching kids proper time management? This does not teach kids how to be responsible and how to efficiently complete their work.

There is no thought being put into quality education anymore. Any school that uses online learning systems should not be called a school. Online education is growing at an exponential rate. If this continues, not only will our children be not as intelligent, they will not have learned appropriate social skills. Students at a young age need living, breathing teachers. Students need this not only so the teachers can nurture the student's brains appropriately, but also so they can mold students into well-rounded leaders of the future.

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21-03-2012 12:55 More than 100 students from 41 states and six different countries around the world are attending New Mexico State University, enrolled in the only online master's program for Spanish in the United States. Jeffrey Longwell, an associate professor of Spanish in the language and linguistics department and online graduate adviser at NMSU, talks about the program and how it got started.

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WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Consumers are being deceived by fraudulent online "schools" offering high school credentials that have little or no value. GED Testing Service has filed a lawsuit to stop this abuse and protect those seeking to further their education.

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"With the filing of this lawsuit, GED Testing Service has taken action to help protect adults who wish to improve their lives by earning a high school equivalency credential," said Randy Trask, president of GED Testing Service. "In these tough economic times, competition for jobs is intense and a high school credential is typically the minimum educational requirement for employment. It is reprehensible that fraudulent websites are taking advantage of those who are seeking a credential that will help them be better positioned to find jobs and support their families."

This lawsuit is not the first or only step GED Testing Service has taken to protect consumers from these scams. Over the last few years, GED Testing Service has issued alerts, provided information to states' attorneys general about fraudulent "test" providers, and shared information nationwide.

"Along with our efforts to educate those at risk of being scammed and with this lawsuit, we are asking the federal court to take action to protect well-intentioned adults," added Trask.

On February 14, 2012, in Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, the lawsuit was filed jointly by GED Testing Service and the American Council on Education, which originated the GED test in 1942. The complaint alleges that a network of websites in connection with Senford High School and Sunshine High School are engaging in deceptive and misleading business practices to defraud consumers under state and federal law.

Through this action, GED Testing Service seeks to shut down the network of allegedly fraudulent websites and order these businesses to cease their illegal practices. GED Testing Service expects that court action will put other online programs on alert to alter their false advertising practices and misuse of the GED trademark.

These programs advertise widely on popular search engines and falsely promise a quick way to obtain an "alternative" high school credential, using the GED trademark to lend credibility to their scams.

The GED test must be taken in-person at an official GED testing center. Those individuals successfully passing the complete battery are issued a credential directly by the state. If the credential is not issued by the state, it is not associated with the GED testing program and is unlikely to provide any benefit to those seeking better jobs or admission to college.

Unfortunately, the activity in this case is not an isolated incident. Similarly misleading websites purport to offer a GED credential a fact that Denise Richardson knows all too well. "When the college admissions officer told me that my diploma wasn't valid, I was extremely disappointed and angry," said Richardson. After taking and passing the real GED test at an official GED testing center, Richardson has this advice for potential GED test-takers: "I was fortunate to have the support from my local adult education center. Everyone should use this new online resource from GED Testing Service to find official testing centers and to report suspicious websites. The only way to prevent possible fraud in the future is to educate people about this problem."

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3ce1698a/adult_education) has announced the addition of the "Adult Education - Global Outlook" report to their offering.

The global outlook series on Adult Education provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers a birds eye view of the sector, highlights latest market trends, challenges, and growth drivers of adult education industry. Market discussions in the report are punctuated with fact-rich market data tables.

Regional markets elaborated upon include the US, Japan, Denmark, Norway, the United Kingdom, China, Korea, India, and South Africa. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 118 major companies worldwide.

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1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

- Introduction

- Comparison with Formal Education

- Importance of Adult Education

- Shift towards Knowledge-Based Society

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21-03-2012 07:17 Tap Knowledge, Derive Wisdom! Gnosis, pronounced as 'know-sys', is an online, collaborative learning platform that helps organizations tap into the in-depth, tacit knowledge and experience of their experts to empower learners. Gnosis is a Greek word that means 'Knowledge'. And that is precisely what our easy-to-use, collaborative platform is based on. Using Gnosis, people can share knowledge, experience, and expertise in real time. Based on a 3Cs architecture: Create, Collaborate, and Collate, Gnosis provides an avenue for collation of information, which, otherwise, lies in silos - mostly with experts and top performers. This diverse information is organized into structured content that can be easily referred by the entire community, forever! All this, just by getting experts to spend a few minutes of their time as available on Gnosis using any connected device - laptop, PC, phone, or tablet!

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20-03-2012 05:52 What is CampusIn? Serious about teaching or learning? Find courses, teachers and e-learning resources right here. Campusin enables you to deliver and coduct live sessions online. Engage learners and faculties in this virtual ambience and enhance the teaching and learning modalities. Join Now : http://www.campusin.com

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20-03-2012 07:17 ArKaos MediaMaster - is a professional program that will turn any powerful computer into a full fledged media server capable of controlling or programming shows, synchronizing multiple streams of HD video with music and light in real time. This video shows how to calibrate image and adjust projection for multiple screens. For many more videos head to audiovisualacademy.com online educational program on new media and audiovisual arts available FREE of any charges immediately upon registration at Audiovisual Academy's site.

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20-03-2012 07:26 Since their foundation in 2003 United Visual Artists (UVA) has been very active globally, developing new software solutions and creating visuals for the world's leading artists, such as Massive Attack. In this interview provided by The British Council they will talk about their venture beyond technological and creative frontiers and will explain how creativity can contribute to a better and more sustainable living. For many more videos head to audiovisualacademy.com online educational program on new media and audiovisual arts available FREE of any charges immediately upon registration at Audiovisual Academy's site.

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