Thursday, December 5, 2013

Open and Distance Learning




The description from their website states, “Academy Bridge has thousands of learning modules covering all business subjects.  The content originates from leading business schools, universities, and corporations.  Everyone can benefit from this free on-line educational resource.” 

The reason I chose this site is because I was very impressed with the amount of information that is provided and the number of subjects it covers.  The information is relayed to the learner through video and each video is equipped with a comment section below it where students can engage in discussions about each topic.  There are also different levels of information.  The site suggests that students start with the 24 hour business school and then move to the next level.  Here is the information from the site on each level:


24h Business School  In 24 hours of viewing the Academy Bridge user community can get all the information needed to begin their business education. Most content items are 5 minutes long. All important business topics are covered. When viewing the 24h Business School content, it is recommend that you watch videos in the order they are presented. Bringing your cursor over individual video titles allows you to see the content of that video (pop-up box).
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Academy Welcome to the Academy. A large share of Academy content originates from the world’s leading business schools. The depth and detail of content goes beyond just delivering quality information. The Academy supports knowledge accumulation. Knowledge is the last step before achieving mastery (Master Class). The Academy will require from you much more perspiration in comparison to 24h Business School. “Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration” ~Thomas Edison (Thinkexist.com).
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‘Understanding business’ was the goal when designing Master Class. Depth and detail are provided primarily in a lecture format. Master Class content originates mostly from the world’s leading business schools and Universities. Master Class course quality is enhanced through the use of virtual textbooks. The majority of content in Master Class is in the form of academic lectures, however, because we have not identified lecture series for every topic you will occasionally be viewing a compilation of videos within a section (Social issues).
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The main driver of economic growth and jobs in our world is the small business sector. Small Business Academy is a resource to support small business growth and internationalization. The personal development of current and future small business owners will benefit the world.
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In each section there is literally hundreds of videos that cover the following subjects:  sustainability/responsibility, innovation, marketing, economics, finance/accounting, organization/ethics, leadership/management, entrepreneurship, international business, strategy, technology, law, business history and biographies.  Students can choose to view any section or all sections depending on what they would like to focus on. 

In addition to the educational videos, the site also has two more sections called my development and food for thought.



My Development is the ‘coach’ for all Academy Bridge community members. Self-improvement and the realization of each community member’s dreams is the ultimate goal. However, My Development also recognizes everyone’s duty to support the development of others.
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All Academy Bridge community members can benefit from ‘out of the box thinking’. Food for Thought provides the mental stimulus to look beyond a problem or challenge and discover new meaning. Food for Thought also reminds us of our obligations to others.
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This site has literally covered all aspects of the business world.  As an educator, I would definitely use this site as an enhancement to the subject matter I am using in class.  The videos can be used to help students get a deeper understanding of the business world that may not be covered in textbooks.  Also, I would have my students use the my development and food for thought sections to explore topics that they may have never thought related to the business world but actually do.  These videos would be a great addition to the classroom and could easily be used to for group discussions or journal entries. 





This link actually connects to a blog written by Christopher Pappas.  The reason I chose it is because Christopher has written this particular blog about free educational technologies for teachers.  I liked it because he has listed 8 different links that connect to www.eLearningindustry.com. These links include guides for teachers and how they can effectively use Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, gamification, keeping students safe online, Flipped Classroom, blogs and Wiki.  The guides are very helpful and show teachers how they can use each of these ideas in their classroom. 

Considering that I plan to teach online courses, I think these guides will be a great addition to my classroom.  My grant project focus has been on gamification, so I would definitely use the gamification guide to help come up with different gaming ideas for my students.  In addition, I would like to incorporate the use of Twitter and Facebook as means of enhancing the distance learning aspect of my classroom.  The Twitter guide alone includes 15 different ways to use Twitter in the classroom as well as 17 videos on how teachers can use Twitter.   These 8 links along with the various other tools on elearningindustry.com have great potential for helping teachers enhance adult learning. 

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