This post will not argue, if theses writing in LaTeX or in Word is better. It would also not stress on the beauty, advantages and disadvantages of the document markup language (prounounced lah-tech). Its main purpose is to provide a template, with instructions for...
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Writing a Thesis
Last week a talk was given in the Research Methodology class of Mrs. Lily Philipose. It materialized upon experience in writing a bachelor thesis and emphasized on conceptual development, case study design and use of specialized academic software. The talk seemed...
Denmark allows internet access in school exams
Danish schools are about to trial exams, where students would be allowed to use the internet. Bertel Haarder, minister of education in the country, explains: "Our exams have to reflect daily life in the classroom and daily life in the classroom has to reflect life in...
Smartphones in eLearning
eLearning materializes the IT development in education and as such constantly evolves. While entering the smartphone era new challenges and opportunities lay ahead for eTeachers and eLearners. Experts argue with webOS everyone, who can build a website, will be able...
Online Entrepreneurship Sources
While reading the article about an experimental entrepreneurship class at the BSEL my interest in the program was inflamed. I also recall Prof. Zaby (a successful entrepreneur) strongly recommending it. However, I am currently finishing another bachelor,...
Finance Thesis and Second Life
Choosing a bachelor thesis is probably one of the biggest challenges for every student. Some professionals I've talked with tend to be very critical, stressing the importance of the topic, as a clear sign for the carrier orientation of the student. Other...
Working for the eLearning Team from St. Petersburg, Russia
INTRODUCTION This short article will be an attempt to describe the challenges I experienced so far, working for the eLearning Team of the Berlin School of Economics and Law from Sankt Petersburg, Russia. In this context, three main aspects will be closely examined:...
iTunesU
"Think outside the classroom" - is the slogan of a service lunched by Apple in May 2007 - iTunesU. It provides free education materials from top universities from the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland to everyone, thus finally creating a platform for...
The Guiding Eye
The World Wide Web hardly bears any boundaries; instead it offers almost unlimited possibilities. The options to present and transfer texts, pictures, videos, audio files and forms are visual means to simplify everyday handling of this medium. This support is meant to...
Immersive Education Initiative London Summit 2009 – Questions and Reflections
Do you know the feeling when your head is buzzing with ideas? It is hard to concentrate on one, for there is constantly another one jumping into your mind and you feel unable to keep the pace of thoughts. That kind of feeling I got at the Immersive Education...