25 Essential Free iPhone Apps for College Students

February 17, 2010

Now that you’re in college, it’s time to leave the iPhone bubble wrap app and other gimmicky noisemakers behind. If you own an iPhone or an iPod Touch, you can get ahead of the game with some of the most productive apps around. This list of twenty-five essential free — yes, free — iPhone apps for college students provides you with an edge. [click to continue…]

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Top 50 Global Education Blogs

January 20, 2010

Technology as well as the ability to travel has helped many students and educators reach out to learn and to teach others how to institute a global learning environment. The following list of top fifty education blogs show the broad reach in this effort, with blogs listed in categories that range from studying abroad to e-learning technology and from international diplomacy to cultural resources. Each blog chosen has been updated recently to provide current resources and information.

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The Definitive Kindle Guide for College Students

January 18, 2010

The Kindle, from Amazon, ended up being surprisingly successful. Indeed, the Kindle might have even begun a publishing revolution. The ability to access millions of books from a single device that can be held in your hands is, indeed, amazing. And it can be a very helpful thing for college students to have. If you [...]

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Top 50 Official University Blogs

November 16, 2009

Making a commitment to a two- to four-year college degree is much like getting married. If you do not know what you’re walking into, that commitment may fail. Getting to know a college is imperative for success in many instances. This is why colleges open their doors for inspection to new recruits before the college [...]

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The World’s 50 Best Open Courseware Collections

November 15, 2009

Do you ever wonder why the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) might be more memorable than other technological schools? To become memorable, a school must reach out to people in ways that seem beneficial. Alumni organizations can help spread the word about their alma mater. Great sports teams and debate teams also can help boost [...]

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Top 10 Free Open Courseware Directories

September 23, 2009

Movement way back in 2002 started by MIT to propagate and launch the concept of free online learning soon developed into a revolution of open course ware imbibed by other universities and educational institutions. Following are some of the websites of directories for open course ware as a result of initiative taken by MIT.

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Top 10 professors to follow on Twitter

September 10, 2009

The tradition of open course ware that was started for the professionals and specialized courses by MIT way back in 2002 has picked up the stream and courses weaved around that concept are readily available with other universities and social media sites. Twitter though new at this concept, however, has well adapted to this development. [...]

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Online University Rankings

September 2, 2009

Online universities have received a significant increase in the number of enrolments in the past few years. This is because people have realized they can still obtain their degrees from learning online. When it comes to the choice of an online university, students have a hard time selecting a suitable one but online university rankings [...]

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