Look for 4 Student Services in an Online MBA Program

By Marian Stoltz-Loike, US News

Employees who need an MBA to get a promotion or change jobs may find an online program valuable and suited to the demands of their work schedules. Earning an MBA is about more than just learning relevant academic material; it’s about positioning oneself for career success by gaining access to well-connected individuals and valuable resources. The following support services should be components of any online MBA program students pursue.

https://www.usnews.com/education/online-learning-lessons/articles/2017-06-23/4-student-services-online-mba-students-need

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Personalized Learning Starts with Less Teacher Talk, More Student Voice

by Matthew Lynch, tech Edvocate

Personalized learning is becoming a big part of the 21st century classroom. It’s a new approach to teaching and learning that involves less teacher talking and more input from students, and it’s changing the way students are learning around the world. The idea behind personalized learning is simple. Students guide their own learning, going at their own pace and, in some cases, making their own decisions about what to learn. Ideally, in a classroom using personalized learning, students choose what they’re interested in and teachers fit the curriculum and standards to the students’ interests.

http://www.thetechedvocate.org/personalized-learning-starts-less-teacher-talk-student-voice/

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Cyber education class teaches parents about internet safety

by Emily Sorensen, Union Tribune

Parents received a wakeup call on technology and internet safety at a free cyber education presentation hosted on June 13 by the Rancho Bernardo Community Council. Held at the Remington Club in Rancho Bernardo, parents were educated on everything from the importance of monitoring their child’s online activities to how to find hidden applications on cellphones and computers. Jon Moffat of Cyber Education Consulting conducted the seminar.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/rancho-bernardo/sd-cm-pow-cyber-education-20170621-story.html

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Google buys machine-learning company Moodstocks

By Peter Sayer, IDG News Service

Someone at Google really likes sneakers: The company has just bought a French machine-learning startup that taught a computer how to recognize 15,000 different types of them. Paris-based Moodstocks builds image and object recognition software using deep learning techniques, and offered an Android app and visual search API that could recognize certain kinds of objects. By analyzing video from a smartphone camera, and correlating it with accelerometer readings to determine how the camera is moving around, the software is able to infer information about the three-dimensional shape of objects in the video, facilitating their recognition.

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3091077/internet/google-buys-machine-learning-company-moodstocks.html

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Online students should be open with their employers, since both can benefit.

By John LaMar, US News

Making the decision to pursue an online program can be intimidating for students. Online Learning Lessons offers tips and advice from online students and educators on everything from finding a program and paying for it to what happens after enrolling.

http://www.usnews.com/education/online-learning-lessons/articles/2016-07-06/4-lessons-about-balancing-online-education-career-needs

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How Microsoft Uses Social Analytics, And How You Can Too

by Andy Vale, Audiense

In 2016, mature social media teams can adopt a myriad of roles across marketing, communications, customer service, audience research, product development, and much more. At the core of this activity is using social media data intelligently to extract smart insights. As the demands of this role grows, so does the social media data and analytics understanding required by social media teams. Ben Donkor is a social media analyst at Microsoft, and is adamant about the importance of social media analytics for all businesses. In this exclusive chat you will discover why social analytics is something every organisation should be looking at, how Microsoft are using it, and how you can start.

https://www.audiense.com/interview-media-microsoft-uses-social-analytics-data-twitter-marketing-case-study-tips-you-can-too/

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Telepresence Robots Attend Campus Tours, Classes and More at Oral Roberts U

By John K. Waters, Campus Technology

A growing number of colleges and universities have been experimenting with emerging virtual reality technologies, such as the Oculus Rift, and the virtual campus tour is emerging as a potential use case. But for the Information Technology Department at Oral Roberts University, the promise of the virtual tour pales in comparison with the potential of real-time, streaming, mobile telepresence tech. “Virtual reality presents too much of a learning curve,” said Michael Mathews, chief information officer at ORU. “The telepresence robot, on the other hand, is essentially just standard Web conferencing, but through an iPad mounted on a Segway. People just naturally get it. Students pick it up in minutes, and faculty don’t have to go to special training sessions or feel embarrassed about their level of expertise, because the students are the ones controlling it.”

http://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/07/01/telepresence-robots-attend-campus-tours-and-more-at-oral-roberts-u.aspx

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Harrington Park plans to start online math program during the summer

by MARC LIGHTDALE, North Jersey

The school district is putting together a new online mathematics program this summer to extend and supplement lessons from the academic year. Called mZone, it will use online resources to help 20 students work on math instruction beginning in July. “Parents are excited to see that this district never rests on its laurels and we’re looking to lead the way,” Superintendent Adam Fried said. The school district charges $200 to cover the costs for staffing and material.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/district-plans-to-start-online-math-program-1.1366890

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How Georgia students are taking summer school online

by Atlanta Journal Constitution

In Cobb County, students can take a “blended learning” program that combines online classes with direct teaching. Students can click through lessons at home and at Wheeler High School, which is staffed with teachers from 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Cobb spokeswoman Jennifer Gates said. For students making up a full class, that means 60 hours of online instruction and 60 hours with a live teacher at Wheeler. For students making up half a credit, it’s 30 hours of each.

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The Effect of the ‘New’ E-Learning on Soft Skills Training Premium Content

by Stephen Meyer, ASTD

The pull of the past is strong, but we’re on the cusp of a paradigm shift in soft skills e-learning. Most learning professionals now realize that short form is better. They’re acutely aware that multiconcept learning creates cognitive overload, making it tougher to get users to engage in e-learning, sustain their interest, and retain what they learned. We now have viable models for short-form e-learning, and the recognition has set in that learning events don’t have to present a broad range of concepts; you can learn important things in eight minutes. E-learning’s dirty little secret—poor utilization—is out, and if learning departments want to use e-learning, they’re going to have to demonstrate higher engagement. The new e-learning is the path to an exciting breakthrough.

http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2014/07/The-Effect-of-the-New-E-Learning-on-Soft-Skills-Training

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Facing New Technologies in the Classroom, Teachers Seek Help Online

By Alexandria Neason, Games and Learning

One of the major challenges facing game developers hoping to get their tools used by teachers is the level to which teachers are comfortable using those technologies. In this story from the Hechinger Report, journalist Alexandria Neason reports from this week’s edtech conference in Atlanta about what some teachers are doing to answer the training gap.

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Learning-Disabled Siblings Graduate Thanks To Online Classes

By BILL ZEEBLE, KERA News

Melissa was eventually diagnosed with autism and auditory processing disorder. This high-functioning autistic girl started improving in online learning. “This is a platform and technology that makes sense to them,” explains autism expert Tandra Allen with the University of Texas at Dallas. Then there’s Melissa’s brother, William, who’s 22, diagnosed as a youngster with dyslexia and dysgraphia. Those disabilities impair reading and writing, even though he tested in the genius range, according to his mother. William tried online school like his sister. “I was able to pay attention, and didn’t have to deal with people yelling, screaming, using bad grammar,” William said. “Most of the time I was in the living room with my headphones on listening to music.” For students like William, music isn’t a distraction, it’s an aid.

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