This week, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), both based in Cambridge, Mass., announced that they are forming edX, a platform to deliver online courses to learners all around the world. This program, which facilitates online learning, collaboration and assessment will allow students to take quality courses while also providing data [...]
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You Can Learn How to Improve Your Memory
Do you always feel like you’re forgetting something important – like your keys, something for work, or an important date? Let’s face it, life is filled with information. According to the A.C. Nielsen Co., the average American watches 28 hours a week, or 2 months of nonstop TV watching per year. That’s nine years of [...]
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How to Improve Your Chances of Success with 5 Tips from Successful People
The belief that we are entitled to the “American Dream” is in fact holding us back as individuals and as a collective. Despite our lofty goals, many of us don’t take the steps needed to achieve the ideals set forth by our forefathers, and believe that we simply deserve to have the life we dream [...]
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You Can Learn – Fantastic February Recap
The month of February has been very exciting here at You Can Learn labs. There have been several exciting developments that I can’t wait to share with you! Most importantly, we released several courses for your viewing pleasure. As of right now there are nine You Can Learn apps on the iTunes store for you. [...]
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Basic Grammar – A lost art in the Information Age
Without fail new colloquialisms are added to the dictionary, making phrases that were once improper acceptable to teachers, professors, and our handheld devices. Who could forget the addition of muggle, or the controversial inclusion of ya’ll? Since most of our computers and handheld devices are calibrated to automatically spell-check or auto-correct as we write, most [...]
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Tablet Generation: The Rise of Blended Learning
“K-12 education is shifting from classroom-centered to student-centered learning models,” according to CompassLearning, a longtime leader in software used to augment classroom instruction. Trends in education show an increase in student-directed learning via personalizes technology. These ‘blended learning models’ leave students in hybrid-environments, utilizing educational software as often as classroom instruction. Today, teachers still drive [...]
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