Distance Education – Are You Ready to Hit the Digital Books?

Distance learning is broadly defined as the provision and process of learning when the learner and the information source are separated by distance, time, or both. If any of this learning content takes place on-site for any reason (including taking exams), the learning is referred to as “blended” or “hybrid” learning. The internet has made … Read more

How does learning a foreign language help with cultural awareness?

Contrary to popular belief, learning a foreign language is not just about being able to speak it. It’s about understanding and experiencing another culture and society and thereby broadening one’s own view and view of the world. Many aspiring language learners grossly underestimate what it means to be culturally aware. No matter how familiar you … Read more

Four Factors Which Can Negatively Impact English Language Teaching and Learning

Pity the poor English teacher? The poor English teacher of today, with so many demands on his time and expectations. Sometimes we hardly know where to turn. There are more and more students in fewer and fewer classes, and even those classes are expected to be taught with fewer and fewer resources or fewer hours. … Read more

Driving Distance and Time Calculations Using Microsoft Excel and MapPoint

Microsoft Excel’s “user-defined functions” can be used to perform many tasks related to address and zip code-based information, such as: Some of these are discussed in my colleague Ian Roberts’ ezine article, Using Microsoft Excel to Manage Mailing Lists. User-defined functions, also known as user-defined functions (UDFs), perform complicated calculations or tasks and are used … Read more

Online Marketing and eLearning Presence Can Be Optimized With the Best Online Link Checking Service

Why is linking important? Anyone who has a website, be it for personal use or for marketing and e-learning, you know how important it is to link to search engines and other websites. Linking is one of the ways to optimize your search engine potential and attract traffic to your website, which in turn brings … Read more

Be social social

Staying away from the digital world today can have a negative impact on social, economic and even professional well-being. In today’s world where all links lead to various social media platforms, whether it’s a job ad, a dinner recipe, or a quick guide to fixing a problem in a device, the internet has become the … Read more