A few months ago, I spent two days in an alternative school classroom, substitute teaching a Spanish language class. I read the lesson plans, notes for the substitute that outline how the classroom learning system works in general, and what’s
The United States is world-renowned for its shortcomings in second-language knowledge. It’s not a false stereotype; according to the U.S. Department of Education, out of every 100 college credits taken by U.S. students in a given semester, only 8.6 are
At the start of 2008, about 4 million students were taking online courses in universities and other higher education institutions, many of those courses hosted by learning management systems. How do students feel about online courses, and the experience of
LMS use in both businesses and schools is on the rise. However, though LMSs are commonly used in universities, the spread of standard use in high schools is relatively sluggish. Why is this the case? Lack of school funding and
Most LMS buyers use an authoring tool to create course content, which is then hosted on an LMS. The buyers need to choose an authoring tool that integrates smoothly with their LMS in order for the course content they are
Creative educators and recruiters using LMSs may consider taking into account applications like the ones used by Facebook. Although the most popular activities on Facebook are profile- and picture-browsing, there are many features available that educators and business trainers might
