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		<title>Is e-learning a New Concept for Schools?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Nutt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's technologically driven world, children's futures are no longer shaped by only their ability to learn such basics as reading, writing, science, and math. High tech learning must be achieved in order to ensure children have every opportunity to succeed as adults. Now, e-learning is becoming an important part of the classroom for many public and <a href="http://www.hts.on.ca/">private schools</a>s. However, more schools need to implement e-learning into their educational programs.]]></description>
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<p>In today&#8217;s technologically driven world, children&#8217;s futures are no longer shaped by only their ability to learn such basics as reading, writing, science, and math. High tech learning must be achieved in order to ensure children have every opportunity to succeed as adults. Now, e-learning is becoming an important part of the classroom for many public and <a href="http://www.hts.on.ca/">private schools</a>s. However, more schools need to implement e-learning into their educational programs. </p>
<p>E-learning in schools can include a number of different types of technology-enhanced learning (TEL), where technology is utilized to support and enhance the learning process. When a teacher incorporates e-Learning into their classroom, children of all ages have access to the most current and best e-learning material in such study areas as math, science, and reading.  Programs are designed and developed by leading e-learning providers and qualified instructional designers, and reviewed by Educational professionals. Schools can incorporate online courses into their curriculum. Quality e-learning programs are designed to engage children at an appropriate level where they can obtain a wealth of knowledge. </p>
<p>E-Learning lessons are commonly designed to assist students with working through information for better understanding and to help students perform specific functions. Information based e-Learning content communicates information to the student. For instance, content such as math, sciences, and history, focus on the factual information. With performance functions, lessons include the students performing a specific skill.</p>
<p>E-Learning can provide a number of benefits for students, teachers, and parents. It can provide a quality education at an affordable price. The students will acquire the best information from experts in the field they are studying.  E-learning is also self-paced so students have the chance to ask questions and review information as many times as they want or need. Teachers can work with their students on specific skills and children can access the self-paced programs independently.</p>
<p>E-learning programs allow students in rural areas that may be isolated to receive the same quality of information as more urban areas. Teachers can customize courses to meet the students and their teaching needs. They can also meet online with other teachers to discuss learning development strategies. Parents will also be encouraged to get more involved in their children&#8217;s education. Corporations can also make use of e-learning by providing charitable donations to the schools such as computers and learning software. </p>
<p>E-Learning is basically Internet-facilitated learning. Mechanisms can include the distribution of content in numerous formats, as well as an online community of learners, subject matter developers, and knowledgeable experts. E-learning provides faster learning at reduced costs, increased access to innovative learning programs, and accountability for all those involved in the learning process.</p>
<p>More school boards are choosing to participate in e-learning programs. When they participate, they will have access to thousands of resources as well as valuable software programs designed to help students learn. With the world moving to a technology based way of working and living, the importance of e-learning has never been more important for both very young children and teens. Education must adapt to a technology changing world.</p>
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		<title>How Can Speed Reading Help You?</title>
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<p>Just use these hints and youll increase your reading speed:</p>
<p> You can read lines of text, more easily, by reading groups of words at one time than reading a single word, and your reading speed increases when you just widen your eye span (peripheral vision).   </p>
<p>1. Techniques will teach you have to activate hand-to-eye coordination, then youll be speed reading quickly and immediately. Improve your reading abilities for business or personal use with just a little practice. You can double, even triple your current rates of reading without hurting comprehension or retention. </p>
<p>Different speed reading methods for different kinds of reading material:</p>
<p>1. Fiction, especially the romance novels. Try speed reading a hot and passionate love scene. You cant! I dont speed read romance novels. I dont know anyone who does.</p>
<p>2. Non-Fiction. Speed reading is perfect in this dimension. Where there is something to learn that is not based on the emotions speed reading is great. And it comes in various forms: newspapers with narrow columns, magazines, with slightly wider columns, books, computer screens, and in the mail and email.</p>
<p>Slow readers struggle. They cant identify the techniques to success and they struggle due to slowing down to identify words that dont understand &#8212; they will see a particular word, slow down, think about its meaning, then restart the reading process. Perhaps they wont sound out all of the words theyve been reading, but they will spend more time on some phrases than others. Thats because, they are just skimming across those small sections that are easy to understand.</p>
<p>Creating balance in comprehension and reading speed is what gives us our base reading speed. You will also need to establish a base-line reading speed for what you read the most. There are different techniques for different types of reading, with varying speeds, and comprehension rates.</p>
<p>Study speed reading, and practice doing the exercises, they will increase your reading speed drastically with practice. But, before you begin practicing the actual speed reading techniques, that we teach in The Complete Speed Reading Program, let me suggest that you learn to coordinate your eye-to-pacing finger movement. </p>
<p>In the beginning suggest you reread the same material over and over, until you develop a well-coordinated reading speed. When you feel comfortable with it, your rate of speed will increase almost immediately almost 50%. Then, once you are comfortable practicing at that rate, move on to more advanced techniques that will increase your reading speed further.</p>
<p>Deliberate this:</p>
<p>1. You will be reading very fast (scan read) pre-reading for important facts 300%. </p>
<p>2. You should use a 50% over normal rate when reading for information overload. </p>
<p>3. Post-read for quick review will be fast reading; just a fast scan 300-400% quicker.</p>
<p>4.   For testing, scan before prepare for tests your rating speed will be medium fast 200%.</p>
<p>Thats how easy it will be. Your mind will be trained to be the perfect learning machine. Just start right now with Complete Speed Reading Course, a beginner course, and intense in-depth program, and audio reinforcement. Its guaranteed to bring you greater triumph.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Polmar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do we teach one another? How can it be that we were instructed in everything that we now know?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style='italic;' class='schoolbyline'>by Jay Polmar</div>
<p>How do we teach one another? How can it be that we were instructed in everything that we now know?</p>
<p>At some points in history, knowledge was elitist and even a forbidden concept. In 399 BC, Socrates explained that he was known as the wisest of all men since he understood that he knew nothing. Socrates was ultimately executed because of his unyielding questioning to the Athens population to find out how they knew all the things that they knew. </p>
<p>Today, we still ask Socrates questions and have yet to fully understand the answers; however, technology is bringing us closer and closer.</p>
<p>Science and technology discovered is that the human brain is capable of processing 10,000 to 50,000 units or single words in one minute. But, these are older statistics from the 1980s, but new technology studying speed reading combined with brain development research indicates that you can most likely read even faster. Most high school graduates read 200 words per minute, down from 252 wpm from 25 years ago. College students, only one or two years older, have improved to 120% words per minute simply from having to read so much and the brain practicing reading so much. Regardless, of your beginning reading speed &#8220;increases for 50-60% the first day is more than likely, in two days of reading practice &#8221; youve doubled your reading speed.</p>
<p>The brain is a computer composed of human organic materials. If you were to consider your brain as the hardware (CPU = Central Processing Unit or a computers own brain) and your mind (the thoughts you think) as the software, you wouldnt be far from what the scientists evaluating the brain think; that the mind and brain are component parts of our physical bodies is to give us an efficient way to learn more things. </p>
<p>The human mind is connected to our physical bodies to make life more useful for us to learn and thrive. This amazing tool allows us to absorb a universe of knowledge in many different ways.</p>
<p>Childhood education creates the first limitations to reading ability. Heres what the first two years usually look like to a young learner of language:  1. First, we are introduced to the alphabet and how each letter sounds.  2. Then, we move on to put letters together into syllables and hear their unique sounds.  3. Later, we formed words and their individual pronunciations. 4. Then, we progressed to sentences and lastly paragraphs, which we read aloud. </p>
<p>In that learning technique, we move our lips slowly and carefully so that we would pronounce each syllable and each word clearly. There were entire classes dedicated to learning how to read out loud.  </p>
<p>We did pronounced every single word correctly, and then we were praised by our teacher and we felt the thrill and excitement because we were learning so well.  Soon, it was determined that we could indeed read, so we no longer read in the classroom out loud. Most of us, however, were still concentrating on the syllables and reading each word out loud to ourselves for confirmation. This phenomenon, called sub-vocalization, is what causes us to have the 200-300 words per minute limitation to our reading speeds in high school and University. Interestingly, its the same speed at which most people talk (unless you live in the Southern US and have learned the Southern Drawl that slows you down even more).</p>
<p>Theres been research to show that high school students that use speed reading methods can double their reading speed. When these techniques are practiced on a regular basis, the results are even more impressive. </p>
<p>With the power of the brain and mind combined, you can stretch out and achieve far greater abilities. In fact, the amount of words that can be read per minute has no bounds. It is only a persons inner voice that can limit us, stop us and confuse us while reading or studying.</p>
<p>These voices tend to Babble On while you are striving to perform tasks, such as reading. It is the same voice that can make you panic before an exam. It is only when you quiet this Babblers voice that you can truly transfer and speed read material at a phenomenal rate. </p>
<p>SPEED READING can assist you to overcome slow reading habits created from your early education. You can then retrain yourself to read faster.</p>
<p>It is remarkable how your brain and mind have the ability to absorb thousands of bits of information in a small amount of time. You are like many people that read slowly on account of early education. You are slowed down when you are mouthing syllables and words. Even though you have developed these bad habits in early education, its great to know that from this moment on, you can retrain yourself to be a powerful SPEED READER and your potential is limitless. </p>
<p>One benefit of Speed Reading is that it can assist you in reading and understanding written information faster. Speed Reading is useful in careers, especially where you are required to master large volumes of information quickly. Many people run into burn out from information overload. Speed Reading assists you to absorb and retain, for later recall, all the information that you read.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Dr. Jay Polmar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What started as a university lecture seminar has evolved into an affordable do-it-yourself course designed to make everyone "from stay-at-home moms and dads to administrative assistants to MBAs to CEOs" more valuable to their company in the form of The Complete Speed Reading Program.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style='italic;' class='schoolbyline'>by Dr. Jay Polmar</div>
<p>What started as a university lecture seminar has evolved into an affordable do-it-yourself course designed to make everyone &#8220;from stay-at-home moms and dads to administrative assistants to MBAs to CEOs&#8221; more valuable to their company in the form of The Complete Speed Reading Program. </p>
<p>The Complete Speed Reading Program, Family Edition, contains four books (available both as a PDF download and &#8220;if desired&#8221; in print): </p>
<p>Speed Read in Only One Hour teaches the basic techniques and has multiple reinforcement exercises.  If You Can Read This, You Can Read Faster is specifically designed for children. It is written at a third-grade reading level to help give young brains the best chance to re-learn how to read. It also teaches the basic techniques of the program. Be Dynamic Through Speed Reading is essential for anyone looking to go to college or go back to school. Focusing on concentration, note taking, and recall, this book will help students wade through the millions of words that need to be read each semester and give them time to not only finish their studies, but also to have a social life.</p>
<p>Think Right is a book not on speed reading, but as SpeedRead America takes a holistic approach to everything we do &#8220;helps one develop one&#8217;s own self-power and provides an ethical viewpoint on technology&#8221; Think Right focuses on learning to help set your thoughts on what you want and then accomplish whatever that might be.</p>
<p>In addition to the books, the Complete Speed Reading Program includes a dozen audio files designed to be listened to at any time &#8220;during a commute, during &#8220;down time&#8221; at work, or even during sleep&#8221; to buttress not only the speed reading, but the other topics covered in the books. Some of the audio files supplement the speed reading program while others cover reading comprehension, accelerated learning skills, memory enhancement and intuitive development. Others take on a more spiritual bent, offering tips and conditioning to aid in relaxation and stress relief, developing self confidence and self power, and eliminating the inner negative dialogue.</p>
<p>The Speed Read Complete books and courses have been sold all over the world, and have been translated into six major world languages. Developed by Dr. Jay Polmar, an expert in the fields of self-improvement, continuing education and self-growth, The Complete Speed Read Program for Families presume a success rate unheard of in its industry and offers a full money back guarantee that you will be reading noticeably and significantly faster in only 21 days.</p>
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<div class='schoollinks'>Teach your child to become top performers in College and in the Corporate America. Make sure to check out Dr. Jay Polmar&#8217;s most excellent course: The Complete Speed Reading Program &#8212; there are personal and corporate editions with goal planning <a href="http://www.speedreadcomplete.com">The Complete Speed Reading program </a>, and <a href="http://www.speedreadcomplete.com">be a top performer in College and business</a>- be powerful!</div>
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		<title>How to Choose an Online College</title>
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		<dc:creator>Daniel Z. Kane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is terrific news for adults who wish to advance their careers by earning an <a href="http://www.college-scholarships.com/ssac.htm">online degree</a>. There are more distance and online education options than ever before.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style='italic;' class='schoolbyline'>by Daniel Z. Kane</div>
<p>Here is terrific news for adults who wish to advance their careers by earning an <a href="http://www.college-scholarships.com/ssac.htm">online degree</a>. There are more distance and online education options than ever before.</p>
<p>Currently, almost 400 two-year and four-year colleges award <a href="http://www.college-scholarships.com/ssac.htm">online degrees</a>. While that gives students lots of good choices, it sometimes slows adults from returning to college because they are confused about how to determine which <a href="http://www.online-colleges-and-degrees.com">online college</a> will best meet their educational needs. To avoid that confusion and wind up making a good college choice, just follow the 7 steps below. </p>
<p>1. Start by going online and selecting between five and a dozen online colleges which offer the major of your choice. Make sure all are accredited by agencies approved by the U.S. Department of Education. </p>
<p>2. Spend some time carefully reviewing the websites of the colleges on your initial list, and take good notes. Drop from the list any colleges about which you are not enthusiastic. However, do not eliminate any colleges on the basis of cost at this point as financial aid may make them more affordable than you think. </p>
<p>3. Request information from any college or university remaining on your list. Do not be concerned if your list is still long: it probably means that you have done a good job making your initial selections. Similarly, do not be concerned if your list includes only a few colleges. Remember that, in the end, it just takes one.</p>
<p>4. Prepare a list of questions. In most instances, the colleges will call you. If not, call and ask to speak with an admissions representative.</p>
<p>5. Do not neglect to inquire about student graduation rates, tutorial services, academic advising, job placement rates, CLEP (credit for life experience), and any other issues of importance to you. Be a &#8220;comparison shopper&#8221;. </p>
<p>6. Apply for admission to the colleges with which you are most impressed. Be aware of deadlines. </p>
<p>7. Carefully fill out the FAFSA (Free Federal Financial Aid Form) and request that the results be sent to the colleges to which you applied for admission. Although you can complete a paper FAFSA, it is easier to make corrections, if necessary, if you do it online.</p>
<p>It is not difficult to select an online college or university which will help you achieve your professional goals. Neither is it hard to apply for financial aid. Just follow the tips above, ask for help if you need it, and don&#8217;t rush to judgment. It&#8217;s really that simple.</p>
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<div class='schoollinks'>Daniel Z. Kane is a career educator who has been a high school counselor, a prep school and college admissions director, and a university dean.  He currently publishes websites on <a href="http://www.online-colleges-and-degrees.com">online degrees</a> and <a href="http://www.online-degrees-and-scholarships.com">online colleges</a>.</div>
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