Class at the beach - why not?

I’ve noticed the term mLearning progressively more and more lately.  mLearning is short for Mobile Learning.  It’s likely that due to advances in mobile technology, applications and affordability, that the adoption of mobile learning in education is beginning to accelerate.

So is mobile learning the same as distance learning?  I would argue that not all distance learning is mobile learning, yet all mobile learning is distance learning.

So what does this mean?   Distance learning has already allowed for students to remove themselves from the classroom and substitute learning in their home environment as a matter of convenience and some would say luxury. Read more »

Online MBA graduate from Benedictine University

Meet Joann Lewis-Massey, a Legal Supervisor and a 2008 online Graduate from Benedictine University’s MBA program.

This video commentary filmed during her graduation ceremony in August ’08, attempts to portray some of the positive benefits Lewis-Massey ascribes to her experience with the online program from Benedictine.

Here below I’ve summarized her response to the four questions posed to her in the video, and contrasted whether or not the same benefits could be attained as well from a bricks & mortar school as from an online school. Read more »

I decided it would be fun to review some online videos about various aspects of distance learning.

I’m a fan of documentary films, and so to narrow my initial selection for the first of three video reviews in this three part series, I simply typed in the words “distance learning” + documentary to see what I would pull up on YouTube.

The first video I chose wound up being a total parody, though it took me a good few minutes of watching before I even realized it.  The next video I landed on was the one you will see below. Read more »