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Learning Trends

I was looking at the Learning Trends and I looked at the work of several people like Bill Kutik, Masie and Mary White. While most of the literature point to the growing use of e learning and web 2.0 tools, I was impacted by the numbers that more and more people are enjoying convenience in fulfilling their various goals in life including that of obtaining education. Increasingly more and more educational institutions are now offering online degree programs in response to the speed of life and unavailability of time. Online learning is gaining ground in the different parts of the world but is more popular than ever in the United States. A report revealed that online enrollment in the U.S. rose from 1.98 million in 2003 to 2.35 million in 2004. Flexibility in the delivery of online education has resulted in more people adopting e learning. The technology used since the introduction of e – learning has also dramatically improved. Current technology fuelled by web 2.0 tools allows greater

The Economy

“It's the economy, stupid ", a phrase developed by James Carville, a campaign strategist during Bill Clinton’s successful presidential campaign in 1992 was the slogan that led Bill Clinton to victory.   While the 2008 campaign reflected President elect Barack Obama’s “ Change we can believe in”, the economy   is indeed worrying every person. And, the markets eagerly await the inauguration of the President Barack Obama on January 20 th , 2009. Newsweek reports that he economic crisis is far worse than what we think. Everyone is so fearful that I wonder whether the self fulfilling prophesies will take effect. When I was a student, I did not quite realize what an economic recession could do, life just went on. Now, when I look back, some of the worst economic recessions were during my college days. The first few years of work life introduced me to the world of economic recessions. I did an economic quiz though it is very American centric and achieved a score of 70% In Asia, the n

Happy New Year

    The Economy “It's the economy, stupid ", a phrase developed by James Carville, a campaign strategist during Bill Clinton’s successful presidential campaign in 1992 was the slogan that led Bill Clinton to victory.   While the 2008 campaign reflected President elect Barack Obama’s “ Change we can believe in”, the economy   is indeed worrying every person. And, the markets eagerly await the inauguration of the President Barack Obama on January 20 th , 2009. Newsweek reports that he economic crisis is far worse than what we think. Everyone is so fearful that I wonder whether the self fulfilling prophesies will take effect. When I was a student, I did not quite realize what an economic recession could do, life just went on. Now, when I look back, some of the worst economic recessions were during my college days. The first few years of work life introduced me to the world of economic recessions. I did an economic quiz though it is very American centric and achieved a score of