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Importance of education in the society

Started this discussion. Last reply by sophica Apr 21, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes

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Online education, is it the future of education?

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sophica replied to Sam Krening's discussion 'Importance of education in the society'

Yes its true. And Education is most important for every one to survive independently.

Apr 21, 2011

Deborah J. Boyd replied to Sam Krening's discussion 'Importance of education in the society'

AH! You hit the nail on the head. Diversity is appreciated by positive people and seen as a threat by negative people. Now when I say negative I mean these people are usually not well educated and usually do not make much income. It is easy to be…

Sep 17, 2010

Adam Bostock replied to Sam Krening's discussion 'Importance of education in the society'

We occasionally ask ourselves: what should we be doing with regard to Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. Here's one approach: The Singularity University teaches the adoption of innovation via exponential technologies: article in…

Sep 17, 2010

Mark Barnes replied to Sam Krening's discussion 'Online education, is it the future of education?'

People here obviously embrace this. I've been using a classroom website for years and now teach this in online college courses for teachers. The problem we face is administrators who aren't willing to take the next step into new-millennium…

May 18, 2009

Sukhpreet Kaur replied to Sam Krening's discussion 'Online education, is it the future of education?'

Yes, of course, online learning is the best and most convenient way of learning. I have seen that learning through internet is very easy and it provides you the opportunity of self-paced learning. In today's world of information technology,…

May 18, 2009

Robert Zenhausern replied to Sam Krening's discussion 'Online education, is it the future of education?'

Whether Education is the last to change depends on what you mean by Education. By the late 1980's K-12 education was alive and flourishing especially those with special needs. Email pen pals and interschool projects were all done by text. The…

May 14, 2009

Sheila Gatling replied to Sam Krening's discussion 'Online education, is it the future of education?'

Absolutely! Online education is another way of learning. If we use online learning in a f2f classroom in a blended fashion, we can extend the learning of students. Learning online is a viable method for learners of all ages.We are living in a global…

May 8, 2009

Kimberly Greene replied to Sam Krening's discussion 'Online education, is it the future of education?'

Education is always the last big part of society to accept real change. Folks may talk and dream up wonderful ideas, but innovation in the classroom is a hard sell for more reasons than there are fish in the sea (especially today with that giant…

May 8, 2009

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At 9:20am on January 27, 2009, Deborah Bernard said…: The possibilities are endless! I am just starting class blogs with my students...I can only hope that the energy that I am finding on my own Ning networks is the same for my students on our class blogs.

I realize that educators need to work across boundaries with our students and surround them with information and communication technologies in order to make them successful in the 21st century workplace.

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