Professor Mandar Lakshmikant Bhanushe , Assistant Professor-cum-Assistant Director, at the Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) of University of Mumbai’s (MU), recently received the Indian Education Award 2013 for his online course in Mathematics in the Best Webinar Series category, recognizing his efforts to make learning more easily accessible to the distance learning students.… Read the rest
Here is how you can use the WizIQ virtual classroom to teach your students how to make their own website on Weebly. In my last post, I talked about my political and philosophical ideas about why web site creation is so important, and why you would want them to do this.… Read the rest
In many countries around the world schools are operating with minimal resources. Books and multi-media resources from big publishers cost a lot. Some publishers have moved online to sell e-learning products which still cost a lot. The good news is that nowadays we can access a lot of content for free or for low-cost subscription rates online.… Read the rest
The world’s new reality
It all begins and ends with the web. We can engage students in the creation of that reality, and maybe tweak it towards joy and sustainability.
The web has changed our lives. It is the virtual which is also the real.… Read the rest
According to ancient stories, man’s state of being is “most conducive for developing wisdom and compassion because of its particular mixture of pain and pleasure… The combination of pain and pleasure … provides the best circumstances for deep understanding and realization” of what life is all about (see Seeking the Heart of Wisdom by Goldstein & Kornfield, p.… Read the rest
As there are so many benefits to studying online, I decided to opt for the magical number seven so as to keep it all in perspective. This short-list can find a home in your working memory and be expanded upon whenever you are ready for more.… Read the rest
The End of Men
According to Hanna Rosin, a correspondent for The Atlantic, “women became the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history” in the year 2010. Will this continue or will men catch up? Hanna Rosin, was inspired to write a book called The End of Men as a result of her findings.… Read the rest
“bandwidth is such an issue. it always lets us down.” ~ a sad teacher
I am an employee turned user of WizIQ Virtual Classroom and I face similar issues like you do. Issues related to audio/video streaming which happen to be the essence of online education.… Read the rest
Do you know that a great screen is not the only thing that counts when it comes to your viewing experience? Video quality matters a lot when you want to make your online experience life-like. As you turn more to technology to share information and connect with your students, you want the virtual experience to be as real as possible without compromising your privacy or intellectual property.… Read the rest
This is in celebration of National Poetry Month and springtime. My daffodil image is in honour of one of the first poems I learnt as a child called ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud‘. We are, perhaps, less lonely here in our cyber-cloud online, which just serves to enhance our ability to appreciate poetry in the modern age.… Read the rest
