Tag: online learning

byki – powerful online language-learning system – Thanks JMRL!

Have you ever wished for an easy way to learn a foreign language? —and would you like it to be free and available 24/7 in your own home? Well, if you have internet access and a library card for the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, then you have it! This year I am a volunteer tutor for…

November 15, 2010
A lot of summer learning at a great price – A Plate of Shmoop with a Side of Mash-Up, Please

I love tech toys, but my favorite so far is my Kindle! I have spent so much time with it that reading a paperback seems cumbersome to me. I now have the Kindle software installed on my netbook, so for traveling I just need the netbook for web, email, and light reading. Perfect! Read below…

May 26, 2010
Online learning for seniors? Yes!

As I read the paper this morning I was reminded of my success with a “blended” online course several years ago. I had taught Biochemical Nutrition, a course for pre-nursing students, for about eight years before I tried the blended approach. BIO 204 was a three-semester-hour course, but for the blended course the students came…

February 22, 2010
Now is the time to check out all those online learning opportunities

For many people it is simply more convenient to participate in online classes – which are available where they want them and when they are ready for them. We have all known about the convenience factor, but now it seems that some students actually learn more in online classes than they do in the traditional…

August 29, 2009
Computer School for Seniors – Lifelong Learning from the comfort of your home

The Computer School for Seniors offers online computer and Internet instruction for Baby Boomers, Senior Citizens or anyone who would like to gain more enjoyment from their computer and the Internet. Learn from home, at your leisure, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Nancy is passionate about Lifelong Learning… “Many people ask me…

July 11, 2009