News tagged with learning communities

Study: Strengthen quality of instruction, opportunities for 'deep learning' to improve community college completion rate

(PhysOrg.com) -- Continuing to boost the quality of teaching in community colleges is essential if students' degrees are to have the desired impact on society and the economy, says a new report from The University of Texas ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Online educational empowerment

Online learning communities flourish best if individual learners have self-governance. That is the conclusion of a US study published in the International Journal of Web Based Communities.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Exposure to two languages carries far-reaching benefits

People who can speak two languages are more adept at learning a new foreign language than their monolingual counterparts, according to research conducted at Northwestern University. And their bilingual advantage persists ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 5