Category Archives: E-learning

Cross country classes

Posted on July 19, 2013 by knlistman

Working on training projects with teams members across the US and Canada gave me a  taste of the difficulty that occurs with on-line collaboration.  At first, I was reluctant to bother other team members except as required. However I soon … Continue reading →

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Unwilling to share

Posted on July 18, 2013 by knlistman

When secondary students think about collaboration on the Internet, it might mean spreading news about a party using Facebook, or spending a night battling in StarCraft with players across the continent. Throw the word “education” into the mix and they … Continue reading →

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Collaborative confusion

Posted on July 17, 2013 by knlistman

My husband related to me what happened when he accompanied our daughter into the establishment of an “exclusive” tea vendor. Her conversation with the clerk about variations of gyokuro, roibos, oolong and yerba left him bewildered; it was so much … Continue reading →

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The limits of e-learning

Posted on June 14, 2013 by knlistman

With the glut of information offered on the Internet, including  MOOCs (massive online open courses) offered free from prestigious universities like Harvard and MIT, many educators are beginning to fear for their lively hood. There are reasons that human educators … Continue reading →

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Is Internet access the new leveler of society?

Posted on June 12, 2013 by knlistman

Most schools would love to have the complications of e-learning in a classroom that happen when the dream of an iPad for every student actually occurs.  But due to lack of funding they are scrambling to figure out how to … Continue reading →

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