Technology in the classroom can be a burden or a relief. It can be an element of fear for educators, or an instrument of success for students, faculty, and institutions…
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Tag Archives: Blended learning
Two Critical Benefits in e-Learning Resources
From Adobe to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the education community is discussing a new generation of e-Learning. Across disciplines and sectors, educators are beginning to understand how to…
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International Leaders Believe the Future of Education is a Hybrid One
At the Princeton-Fung Global Forum that took place this April, where roughly 300 college administrators, professors, and education experts primarily from the United States and Europe gathered to discuss the…
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Helping International Students Improve English Proficiency Outside the Language Classroom
As the recently released 2013 Open Doors Report on student mobility reveals, the number of international students attending US colleges reached a record high last year. As a result of…
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German Government Trying to Boost American Interest
Study of the German language is in sharp decline in American classrooms. In 1997, a quarter of US high schools offered German in their language-learning programs. Today that number stands…
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Rosetta Stone and ACTFL Find Common Ground
Recently, Rosetta Stone CEO, Steve Swad, sat down with the executive director of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Marty Abbott, for an all-encompassing Q&A interview…
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Preparing Students for a Global Community: Leadership and Language
Free webinar on March 18th, featuring Nakia Douglas, principal of the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy. In 2011, the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy in Dallas, TX began using the…
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Online Language Learning is a Recipe for Success
It’s no secret that the world is becoming more connected. Your students’ success in adulthood might very well depend on how they can perform internationally. But what benefits does language…
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2013 College Explorer: What Does it Mean for Language Learning
Marketing agency re:fuel recently released highlights from its 2013 College Explorer report that looks into both student spending and technology use. Was there any information that language instructors and institutions…
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Is Online Software the Next-Generation Textbook in Language Programs?
A recent survey by the Babson Survey Research Group showed that over six million students took at least one online course in 2012, and that number seems set to rise.…
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