effectively and clearly in your own environment and comfort zone may seem challenging enough‚ but it increases exponentially in a different culture. Globalization is unavoidable in this day and age‚ and therefore being able to communicate in the face of cultural diversity is more important than ever. There are two parts of communication that hold true no matter what culture you are in. Verbal and nonverbal communication exists regardless of the surrounding environment. Last summer I studied abroad
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Virtual Learning Environment Introduction VLE can be defined as a platform that is used for learning and interaction between students and teachers by a developed online computer-web technology. There are some factors that instigated the development of VLE and it dates back as far as the internet development itself. VLE – Past‚ Present and Future Due to the need of improvement in educational systems and research‚ online learning has developed just as the internet and the World Wide Web has developed
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in the teaching and learning process. The benefits that accrue to students in universities and other learning institutions using e-learning are well documented. Over the past years in majority of countries‚ academic institutions and other institutions of higher learning have been diversifying in delivery of instruction to learners through internet media. These internet media include Virtual Learning Environment system (VLEs)‚ online classrooms and asynchronous distance learning amongst other growing
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Advantages of having grades K to 12 are: 1. Children receive an education that starts with the simplest concepts and build on them each year as they get older. 2. All children can be educated. Disadvantages of having grades K to 12 are: 1. In a classroom setting‚ subjects are often separate and students do not see how one subject relates to another. 2. A classroom environment is an unnatural learning environment. 3. Students most often do not get to explore their own talents
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• The Advantages of Learning English 29 Jan 2010‚ 7:00 pm There are 1 billion people in this world who are just like you. One billion people trying to conjugate verbs. One billion people trying to understand the difference between much and many. One billion people trying to pronounce TH and make it sound natural. Yes‚ that’s right‚ one billion people trying to learn English. This is because English has become the most important language in the world. 1.5 billion people already speak the language
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Virtual Learning Environment Virtual Learning Environment is one of the many learning strategies or methods. Virtual Learning Environment or online learning is part of blended approach of leaning. The other methods include self-managed learning where a person learns independently with the help from tutors‚ peers and using course materials and a face to face learning method is a strategy where learning takes place in an actual classroom with the tutors. Online learning started four
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Diversity Diversity in its simplest terms means variety. Diversity is everywhere‚ in neighborhoods‚ our workplace‚ schools‚ and communities. To address diversity in relation to people would be to say that diversity is a variety of characteristics that make an individual unique. According to the University of Tennessee (2003)‚ these characteristics consist of a person’s age‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ physical traits‚ language spoken‚ relationship status‚ cultural and economical
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E-learning advantages First Draft E-learning education has spread widely (through the years) and its advantages still increasing. Virtual teachers and classrooms and to study in the comfort of your living room are only a few examples of the good points of this educational system‚ things that you would never have thought in the past. The flexibility to study by e-learning is unapproachable. You can do it anywhere and at your own time. Learners can go at their own pace‚ not at the pace of
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1. Introduction 1.1. Overview of Online learning Online learning is a method of delivering educational information via the internet instead of in a physical classroom. There are many different applications for online learning‚ ranging in scope from simple downloadable content (like iTunes U at http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/itunes-u/) through to structured programmes that include assessment and award. E-learning refers to the use of electronic media and information and communication technologies
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[Title] Executive Summary This report is based on the online & distance learning mediums‚ VLE’s. It’s focused on three open source and proprietary VLE software platforms: Blackboard‚ Moodle and Fronter. All three are analyzed by presenting their functions‚ advantages and disadvantages. The report concludes with a comparison of them and their position in the market share showing how these learning environments have developed over time. Contents Executive Summary 2 Introduction 4 Moodle
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