Lifelong Learner
Lifelong Learner is an E-Learning development company. We provide the skills and knowledge you need to complete any educational project. In addition to our background in planning and developing digital educational projects such as interactive websites we have significant expertise in hiring freelancers to provide those missing pieces for your project such as graphics, animation, content writing, or programming. Lifelong Learner was founded by Elisa Geffen Gopin when she decided after a decade in web development and client training to focus her skills on educational technology.
E-Learning means using the best of technology to enhance learning. This can include a teacher creating a power point presentation that includes images and video clips to illustrate a topic, a computer program that kids can use to practice skills, or even an online course that students can attend from any location. E-learning can be delivered via CD-ROM, Intranet, or the Internet. It can be text-based, or include graphics and animation, or even take place in a virtual environment.
There are two basic forms of E-Learning: Synchronous, which means students attend courses at the same pace as other students, and Asynchronous, or Self Paced Learning, which means one student can take the course at their own pace without ever interacting with other students.
An emerging form of e-learning is called Blended Learning, and it combines different delivery methods. This is common on college campuses where lectures might be delivered once a week to the entire class, follow up discussions might take place in an online forum, and supplementary readings might be posted on the class homepage. This form of learning can combine the best of Traditional learning and distance learning.
Lifelong Learner believes that whether you are in a corporate environment or educational setting there is an E-Learning solution for you.
Read Our Blog - Brain Based Learning
- Playing games CAN be educational
A recent study has found that regularly playing the computer puzzle game tetris can boost planning skills, critical thinking, reasoning and language skills. The study followed a group of adolescent girls for a period of three months and also found growth in the brain cortex, which is a sign of increased grey matter.Sounds interesting!
- Play First, Then Eat
A recent article in the NY Times discusses the differences in childrens’ behavior depending on the timing of recess and lunch. It seems obvious, but apparently if they eat and then run out to play they rush through lunch, not necessarily finishing all their food, and many feel nauseous during recess and don’t run around [...]
- Stem Cells Successfully Wired With Neurons
Science News reported Sunday that researchers were able to grow neurons from embryonic stem cells that successfully connected with existing brain cells in newborn animals. Directing stem cells to grow into a specific kind of cell, in this case brain cells, is only the first step. Confirming that they can indeed be integrated into the [...]
- Does Age Matter When Learning Online?
So here’s an article that pretty much contradicts my last post – http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/instant_mentor/weir7In it Rob Weir argues that older students tend to be more successful than younger ones and complete more online courses than his younger students, despite less familiarity with the technology. He claims that younger students love the idea of learning online but [...]
- Adapting to E-Learning – Generational Differences
One of the hardest things about distance e-learning is trying to stay focused and motivated when sitting alone in front of a computer. There are several factors that can determine whether distance learning is appropriate for a particular student, including self motivation, ability to filter out distractions, and strong reading comprehension, among other skills. But [...]
- WatchKnow.org – Videos for kids
Watchknow.org is a website that aims to collect free, educational videos that can be used by teachers in schools and organize them by topic. This allows teachers to find pre-screened videos on specific topics instead of having to spend hours in front of Youtube to find appropriate materials.WatchKnow is a non-profit online community where anyone [...]
- Alice – Through the computer screen
Alice is a 3D environment for easily creating animations using drag and drop tiles, where instructions correspond to standard programming statements. Students focus on understanding concepts behind what they are doing rather than memorizing syntax or debugging typos.Alice is a free program developed by MIT in order to encourage beginning programming students to get past [...]
- Embracing Social Media As An Important E-Learning Tool
Digital Humanities Quarterly has an interesting article on “The New Economy of Attention” . It discusses the effect of technology and specifically Social Media on students’ attention to a lecture and whether a “distraction” really takes away from learning. Perhaps focused, relevant distraction can actually help a student to learn better. The article suggests that [...]
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