Education
Scoyo: Private online lessons for fun… and money
A new online learning platform - scoyo - has been up for nearly a month now in Germany. It’s a service for private lessons for kids around 12, claiming that “learning can be fun”. There is a US-version in the works for the “near future”. The core concept of scoyo is bringing the learning [...]
Connectivism: Education as an act of liberty
How about a glimpse into the future of online education? Stephen Dowes’ article about “The Future of Online Learning: Ten Years On” is an informative read about recent trends in eLearning. It also gives quite plausible predictions for things to come. Besides statements about “informal learning” (have a look at our factsheet for all these [...]
Language is a human right: A printable English primer for US Spanish-speakers
In all the hullaballoo lately about the democratization of foreign language education through the internet, one issue that tends to get left by the wayside is: What happens if you want - or really need - to learn a language but don’t have access to a computer?
Under the banner of “Language is a Human Right”, [...]
