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		<title>The Flexible Learning Institute (FLI)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Flexible Learning Institute (FLI) inspires and promotes excellence and innovation in blended and flexible learning, through pedagogical scholarship, promotion and sharing of good practice, policy advice, standards for blended and flexible learning and applied research. URL: http://www.csu.edu.au/division/landt/flexible-learning/]]></description>
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good practice, policy advice, standards for blended and flexible learning and applied research.<br />
URL: <a href="http://www.csu.edu.au/division/landt/flexible-learning/">http://www.csu.edu.au/division/landt/flexible-learning/<span id="more-80"></span></a></p>
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		<title>The important role played by online educational software</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Educational software is one of the technologies that enhance the manner in which people learn. Even though there is a social stigma attached to it due to disregard for education as people get older, the fact that education is a lifelong experience allows educational software to remain relevant. Its main purpose is to impart education ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Educational software is one of the technologies that enhance the manner in which people learn. Even though there is a social stigma attached to it due to disregard for education as people get older, the fact that education is a lifelong experience allows educational software to remain relevant. Its main purpose is to impart education in a manner that is exclusively interactive. The good thing is that it is available online and it is therefore no longer necessary to enroll in a trade school or college in order to learn something since you can use online educational software.</p>
<p>This software plays an important role in business entities that need to train their employees. Note that conventional methods of training are repetitive, and they consume a lot of time and money. For this reason, most companies come up with small training budgets because they consider factors such as materials to be used, travel and the salaries paid to trainers. Online education software eliminates these costs and it is therefore beneficial to a company since it will spend less to train its employees without sacrificing the knowledge that employees gain from training.</p>
<p>Using online educational software is also beneficial in that a company can reach many people at the same time. Employees can easily access the training manuals and figure out how to use them. Another good thing about using this software is that if offers flexibility. With the software, employees can choose to complete training during breaks or when they get home. In addition to this, online education software ensures accurate data input and output. Employees can also relax as they listen to or read through the virtual tutorials in their training programs.</p>
<p>Online education software comes with systematic instructions that help users to navigate the system. This includes how to access slide shows, training folders, tutorials and presentations among other features. With this software, companies can control the training courses without having other obligations apart from training and educating their employees. This software is also useful for students because it allows them to take classes miles away from colleges or trade schools.</p>
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		<title>The impact of technology on education</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Education, in its core meaning means sharing of information. That piece of information has to be relayed from point A to B with the hope that its content will remain intact. These days, an element that has totally transformed this transfer of information is technology and it has surely blurred the lines of distance and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Education, in its core meaning means sharing of information. That piece of information has to be relayed from point A to B with the hope that its content will remain intact.</p>
<p>These days, an element that has totally transformed this transfer of information is technology and it has surely blurred the lines of distance and the reliance of physical elements in getting things done.</p>
<p>Gone are the days when learning only involved a boring and authoritative teacher standing in front of a classroom and talking for hours.</p>
<p>Teachers must always be there yes but the four-corner classroom has become irrelevant these days.Lessons, tutorials, revisions, questions, can be offered through video conferencing. A student in Africa gets the same lessons as the one in Singapore and Venezuela in real time.</p>
<p>Not only that, classes don&#8217;t come to a close when the bell rings and the teacher goes out. Learning continues round the clock as students can send emails to seek clarification and indulge themselves in research on the internet.</p>
<p>Furthermore, students also have the liberty to interact with their fellows on particular lessons through messaging and social media. Others have taken a step further to create class or course blogs and sites where they conduct group discussions.</p>
<p>Teachers as well can do in-depth research online before they present the information to students.</p>
<p>Being a money involving exercise, education was in the past costly in terms of stationery, traveling and other expenses. Today, you don&#8217;t need all that. The use of paper has been curtailed because handouts, memos, application forms and many other academic documents can be circulated online.</p>
<p>Instead of traveling, students can take a virtual trip to places and grasp the information anyway.</p>
<p>Technology has also aided presentation of information especially figures and statistics. These days, information can easily be classified in tables, histograms, bar graphs; all this in a click of a mouse.</p>
<p>It is therefore undeniable fact that technology has greatly changed the education landscape.</p>
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		<title>An Evolving Trend &#8211; virtual education</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In these days of artificial intelligence and nanobots, virtual education is the latest advent in the field of education. Gone are the days when students used to sit in a class all day long listening to the professors go on and on about egyptian civilization while wondering all the time what the inside of a ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In these days of artificial intelligence and nanobots, virtual education is the latest advent in the field of education. Gone are the days when students used to sit in a class all day long listening to the professors go on and on about egyptian civilization while wondering all the time what the inside of a pyramid looked like. Virtual education aims at educating a person through electronic means i.e., instant messaging, email, video conferencing, multi-media resources, etc especially when the student and the teacher are separated by a considerable distance.</p>
<p>Education happens when there are two people, one who teaches and one who wants to learn. The concept of virtual education focuses on that. The course material is divided up and with the aid of visual aids, diagrams, projections, sketches, etc the process of learning becomes an enjoyable process. The important thing is that the student and teacher can both stay at their respective homes and still interact with each other. For all we know, they might be in opposite corners of the world!</p>
<p>Virtual education may be paced synchronously or according to the pace of the student. There is an efficient feedback system so that the teacher can know what all the student has grasped.</p>
<p>The use of technology in this type of education enhances the ideas of the student regarding the actual view of an object/concept. The visual and audio aids help in clarifying the doubts and also build a strong foundation of the concepts.</p>
<p>Even though this system of learning aims at improving a student&#8217;s overall concepts, still it also tests the student&#8217;s self-discipline and motivation both of which are very important for a systematic manner of learning. Therefore, it can be mentioned here that students who are thirsty for knowledge, living in underdeveloped countries and cannot afford to attend their choice of school, can use this method to get educated by their favorite professors minus all the stress and investments.</p>
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		<title>Online high school classes &#8211; Is virtual education good?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many parents are pulling their kids out of the traditional brick and mortar schools and enrolling them in virtual schools. The question is, why do parents enrol their kids in online high school classes-Is virtual education good? Most parents do this mainly because of the following reasons: Talent development Virtual education offers the kids the ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many parents are pulling their kids out of the traditional brick and mortar schools and enrolling them in virtual schools. The question is, why do parents enrol their kids in online high school classes-Is virtual education good? Most parents do this mainly because of the following reasons:<br />
<strong>Talent development</strong><br />
Virtual education offers the kids the liberty to develop their passions. With the drills, assignments and worksheets offered to learners, most traditional teaching methods do not offer the students free time to focus on their talents. On the other hand, most online students are able to finish their assignments in the late morning hours. This leaves them with many hours in the afternoons to work on their passions.</p>
<p>Online High school classes help students to become technology savvy</p>
<p>Technology skills are very vital in nearly every field today. Students have to develop some of these important skills before they enrol in online high school classes, or in any virtual education program. As the students continue learning online, they become skilled in word processors, internet communication, online conferencing and knowledge management programs.</p>
<p><strong>Individual pace is encouraged</strong><br />
When kids enrol in a virtual high school education, they do work at their own pace. The traditional education system does not consider a struggling child. Such a child may be left behind as the rest of the kids proceed. On the other hand, the unchallenged child may feel uninspired and bored as the child awaits the rest to catch up. Online high school classes come with flexibility and individualised learning.</p>
<p><strong>Family bonding</strong><br />
Online high school classes allow the children time to complete their assignments early, at the same time, let them spend quality bonding time with their parents, siblings and friends.<br />
<strong>The students develop independence</strong><br />
High school students enrolled in a virtual education program, develop independence early in life. Students in an online school are required to work independently and ensure that they meet deadlines.. Once they graduate, these kids will have developed the skills which are very vital in the work force.<br />
Technology has changed the way education is undertaken today. Online high school classes have opened up new learning options. Virtual education has brought with it better educational alternatives for parents, tutors and students.</p>
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		<title>How the internet revolutionise traditional classroom based education system</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The internet is able to revolutionise traditional classroom based education system as earlier education was limited to the classroom and teachers. Education system has been decentralised by the internet. E-learning has become the key of a modern knowledge based world. The world famous e-learning methods are web based training, web based learning, learning management system ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The internet is able to revolutionise traditional classroom based education system as earlier education was limited to the classroom and teachers. Education system has been decentralised by the internet.</p>
<p>E-learning has become the key of a modern knowledge based world. The world famous e-learning methods are web based training, web based learning, learning management system and distance education system. Electronic education management system manages each and every activity which is related to the course. It helps to register students, develop students talents, maintain self studies and hold final test.</p>
<p>In the past students had to buy lots of books and refer to libraries. Now they can find any thing by using search engines within second. Online libraries help students to improve their knowledge.<span id="more-14"></span></p>
<p>Students can learn via web based distance education systems and therefore they do not need to go to class. Students can study their lessons any time at any place. Institute provides teacher notes, online assignments, assessments and practice questions for students. Students can learn through these notes at any time they like. Finally online evaluation test are held to give out certificates.</p>
<p>In the classroom students get more theory lessons and fewer practical lessons. Online education depends on multimedia lessons. In online education students are more lucky to get not only theory lessons but also video clips, animation and practical lessons. If a student has a problem about any part of the lesson, they can contact the coordinator of the course via e-mail or online chat. Also, students are able to contact other students via chat.</p>
<p>The internet is the best way to teach and learn. Lots of students can follow the same course at same time which does not happen in the traditional classrooms. And also followers can select the course or part of the course according to their wishes. Internet based education is important to employees because they are unable to participate in classes duting the day. They can simply follow the course via the internet.</p>
<p>The internet is able to cut down barriers in the education system. Now there is no difference between rural areas students and urban area students. Internet is the key feature of the education system.</p>
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		<title>The Advantages of Virtual Classrooms in Teaching</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more people are becoming aware of using virtual classrooms as an alternative for of education. As much as this is happening people still wonder what are its benefits. Among the advantages of virtual classrooms are that one is able to get personalised education. With this option in place, it makes it easy for ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More and more people are becoming aware of using virtual classrooms as an alternative for of education. As much as this is happening people still wonder what are its benefits.</p>
<p>Among the advantages of virtual classrooms are that one is able to get personalised education. With this option in place, it makes it easy for the parents to choose the best choices for their children since every child is unique in their own way and what suits one may not suit another. Personalised education ensures that the child focuses on his strenghts and weaknesses and tries to work on them to improve.</p>
<p>Another advantage of virtual classrooms is the fact that each child is able to learn at their own pace which is not the case with traditional form of teaching. This way the child is given the chance to work at his own pace until they understand what is expected of them.<span id="more-12"></span></p>
<p>Another advantage of virtual classrooms is its flexibility which comes with this form of education. This enables both the parents and the children to create a schedule that suits the both of them and allows the child to learn in a quite environment. It also makes it easy for the children to pursue other interest that they may have.</p>
<p>Support and guidance in an advantage of virtual classrooms. Most parents prefer virtual classrooms because they are able to support their child in any way they want and guide them in making the right decisions. Parents will also be bale to get guidance and support from the mentors and instructors of their children. The child will also be able to get counseling in case they need it at any time while they are still working on their school work.</p>
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