Category Archives: Education

Social Media Tools for Education: Public or Purpose-Built?

Posted on April 10, 2011 by anwerkotob

In a previous blog entry I argued how social media and the use of social media can have a great impact on students, particularly in the areas of developing key skills such as “collaboration”, “teamwork”, “leading by influence”, “communicating effectively … Continue reading →

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Video and “The Inverted Classroom”

Posted on March 7, 2011 by anwerkotob

The use of video and interactivity holds lots of promise for education transformation. This is quite evident by now. In this update I will present a particularly powerful and transformative use of video in education. Research shows a direct correlation … Continue reading →

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Social Media and Education

Posted on February 23, 2011 by anwerkotob

Can using social media improve math scores? As in TIMSS and PISA standardized test scores? A friend posed the question above as we were debating the topic of education transformation and where education systems were destined to. What struck me … Continue reading →

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