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When learning meets technology
Today, digital learning is now becoming the norm, especially in the age of pandemic and social distancing. While it lets students be in control of their learning, with lesser distractions and more certification options, & is also cost-effective, it is still an evolving discipline. Here's what the future of online education looks like:Gamification: It is the process of introducing game elements - VR, avatars, simulations, &task-oriented approaches - to convert learning into a fun-filled game. Learners can benefit from increased engagement and better retention, (2011 study - University of Colorado).Mobile learning: Cheap smartphones and affordable data packs have galvanised India's digital movement. With learners' convenience in mind, courses will be built to suit the mobile interface, allowing e-learning to reach households without computers.Microlearning: To reduce cognitive load, e-learning has been focusing on microlearning, or converting information into easy, "bite-sized pieces." These nuggets obviate the need for long-course formats and can be easily consumed by learners on their mobiles.Big data: It lets learning systems understand the needs of individual users and brings a personal touch to the learning experience. Assessing the data also helps improve the courses and tackle the challenges almost immediately.Artificial Intelligence: It has been transforming e-learning by integrating smart content, smart tutoring systems, and content analytics and bridging the gaps. Many fear that introducing AI into learning may make human instructors redundant. But AI will, in fact, aid teachers in understanding the learners' competencies and allow them to craft the best instructional approach. Despite all this, we are only beginning to scratch the surface of how technology can revolutionize digital learning.The writer is CEO, EduBridge India, www.edubridgeindia.com
The Ramblings of a Communist
'Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption.' I always find John F. Kennedy's famous quote on communism a rather entertaining one. Not because I find it to be true or because I hate Russia: as a matter of fact, neither of those statements apply to me. What entertains me is the hypocrisy of it all. Did it ever cross JFK's mind that his own country was at war with Vietnam during his entire presidency? Or that the constitutional process of election means that one's chances to enter the US Houses of Congress are driven almost solely by the money poured into campaigning? The very idea that the USA never was/is disrupted by war or corruption is a frighteningly inaccurate analysis.And yet so many of us westerners are as deluded as JFK himself when it comes to communism: deluded by the idea that it is born from some kind of hatred and doomed to fail. Perhaps we can't really blame ourselves for our false preconceptions. After all, what else are we supposed to think when all the West has heard since the Cold War is the same anti-communist, right-wing claptrap churned out like a bar of Dairy Milk at Cadbury's World. The Cold War has left communism with a legacy of hostility and prejudice in the western world. A legacy which is unfair. For communism does not spawn from evil: it spawns from mass movements for the common good, just as capitalism once did. The USSR does not define communism: the failure of communist Russia was not due to communism itself, but due to the failure of Russian leaders to ever implement true 'communism' in Russia. Moreover, for the 99%, communism isn't a hindrance: it could improve your quality of life.This book is not a manifesto of ideologies or a plea for communism. It is the ramblings of a communist living in a capitalist world, and it's only aims are to dispel the myths, teach the theories and provide an alternative to decades of broken capitalism. And if nothing else, at least it kills time.
Achieving New Frontier of Life Journey with Digital Marketing
Everyone has own story to share with the world. Some hopes will flourish for the storyteller and may also be alike for others. Hopefully my story will affect the latter ones.My story started off many years ago and became silent for many years. Now it goes into active mode again. From now on, it should be ever active until the last day of life on earth.I am determined to finish what I start off now as choice for life achievement. Actually what I choose may sound unusual for others. For others, it is more like jump of faith. I finished my school years in physical science, then I took social major during my university years. Then, I made into corporate life which was pretty much linear progress from my personal view.The rise of digital platform should have been embraced earlier. I have been familiar with internet marketing technologies since 2000s. My ideal thought was I would carry it out as passion during the spare time. Well, it didn't spare me the success in any way. Life challenges are unique to each of us. However, it is almost certain that many of us try to meet the need to serve food on the table from day to day for family or loved ones.Change of direction happened as I took the initiative to embrace the internet technologies to serve my purpose in life. Business models surrounding the digital marketing are available for everyone to work with. Creativity and connection make the implementation achievable even for distance space.I consciously took the path of search engine optimization (SEO) service to upscale my chance for long term growth. It is something that may resonate with everyone who stumble upon or find out about this modern concept at the moment. It is good to embark on from perspectives of self-affordability and self-development.Going forward online initiatives will spur more opportunities and disruptions we may only see now in movies. We need to unleash our mind potential to cope with good chance we detect early for new playing field!