In the 21st century, the most perceptive educational thinkers recognize that something new is happening to learning. Models of providing an education that developed to meet the needs of students of the last two centuries, while not irrelevant, are increasingly being transformed and infiltrated by the introduction and integration of new tools and technologies, and novel approaches to work, many of which are now commonplace in business and consumer spheres. The emphasis on collaboration and critical thinking to solve problems, and the flattening of the world of commerce are challenging the fundamental assumptions of what an education must provide to its young people in order for them to succeed or even cope in a complex world. Find out more here: www.pearsonfoundation.org

Due to popular demand I have re-posted this article.  Note the new download location.

If you run a website or blog you need to have a basic understanding of PHP and SQL.  This free ebook is required reading for you.

No I don't think you need to be a programmer writing applications.  You just need general information about how PHP works and the syntax of the language.  This information is extremely important if you run Wordpress as your platform, as wordpress is a PHP based platform.

The author doesn't really HATE PHP as you will quickly find out as you read through this book.  I would consider it on par with the Dummies Guide on PHP and SQL.

I ran across this ebook a while back and want to share it with others.  I am starting my ebook and software store back up at EbookPackageDeals.

I am keeping track of the number of downloads through my eStore Application at the site so just follow the link and register as a user, add the book to your cart and follow the checkout to the end.  Then you will be presented with a download link.  (you must give a legit email address, this keeps down the spam and leechers)  This ebook is in .pdf format and is about 50 pages in length.  Let me know what you think about this book!  If you have any difficulties, just send me an email and I can get the book to you another way.  Give it a read and let me know what you think!

Another educational offering by TheTeachingBox.com

-Loren  

Download the file HERE or click on the Graphic above.

I am a big proponent of online learning.  It provides students with flexibility and opportunity that the traditional classroom doesn't always have.  This is a good video that gives some strategies that could prove useful in the world of online teaching. 

enjoy!

-Loren

Emelyn C. Stalnaker, M.Ed., a Senior Instructional Designer from the Lone Star College-University Park in Houston, TX, discusses Online teaching strategies educators can use to help address individual learning styles and multiple intelligences in the online classroom.

A clip from the PBS documentary "Growing Up Online."  This was a really interesting documentary about today's Internet Generation. 

I am starting a new video tutorial series.  It is called Web Traffic Secrets.  In this series you will learn techniques that will help you increase the number of visitors to your website or Blog.

As with my other offerings, these videos are flash based and the links will open in a new window.

Video 1 – What Is Web 2.0?
Time: 6m 13s

• Learn what Web 2.0 traffic techniques are
• And understand how they are good for your business and can massively boost your traffic almost instantly

• Learn exactly what you need to do to make Web 2.0 traffic techniques work for you
• Know what people who use Web 2.0 sites are looking for and how you can give it to them

I hope you enjoy these first two installments as much as I did.  Let me know what you think!

-Loren