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Note-taking: Keyboard or Pen? The Verdict of Science!

KnowledgeOne

Between keyboard and pen note-taking, which method is the most effective for learning? Before the advent of the intelligent digital pen, this question would not have been of any interest to a majority of young learners – and many not so young – for whom the laptop is an essential working tool.

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7 Technical Tips for Creating Video Lectures

eLearning Brothers

Check out 7 tips for creating video lectures on how to put together text, visuals and audio for the ultimate video lecturing experience. Creating video lectures these days is a piece of cake. There are a bunch of software tools that will accommodate most of your needs, and more. Engaging text is half the battle.

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Importance of eBooks in education

Kitaboo

Multiple Interactive Features: eBooks are not just plain reading materials, they have all the right tools to help students make notes and highlight content. eBook reading devices have a lot of interactive features , like annotations, pen tools, page zoom, search option, read aloud etc. Paper does not come into the picture.

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How can professors use technology to boost learning?

QuoDeck

Expecting teaching methodologies to have changed as well, I sat through a couple of lectures. In the age of mobile learning and eLearning, professors continue to follow head to head classroom learning using pen and paper. By Yashodeep Talele , Software Developer at QuoDeck. Is there a solution available?

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Top Picks for 2016 – E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

Best Web Conferencing Tool. I’ve tried a lot of web conferencing tools and this one finally delivers. . Best Authoring Tool. They call themselves publishing platform, but first and foremost it is an authoring tool. Course standards include xAPI and PENS, besides the standards of SCORM. .

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

The Macintosh, with its free HyperCard program, also helped a generation of tech-savvy teachers make their own software and tutorials for students. Commercial software companies were quick to develop computer-based educational materials and learning games as well. 1990: The Development of Multimedia PC. Yes, the Web 2.0

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Transforming Reading to Learning with a Publishing Platform

MagicBox

Classes no longer need to be strictly designed for lectures, requiring the physical presence of students. From engaging devices to interactive digital textbooks, teachers have a lot of tools at their disposal. Some platforms allow students to convey opinions and even discuss and argue with the authors.