Take a Dental Assistant Degree or Diploma to start a remarkable career

If you are interested in having a career in dental assisting then you need to get a dental assistant degree or diploma. This page provides information about these programs and helps you to find a school and training that suits you.

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Take a Dental Assistant Degree or Diploma to start a remarkable career

Studying Special Education Degree Programs Online

Special education programs online - how they prepare teachers of students who are learning disabled, developmentally challenged, or gifted and talented.

Find out more at: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/special-education-programs-online

Remove Any Image Background and Create a Perfect Silhouette in Minutes: ClippingMagic

Easily remove the background from your photos to create masks, cutouts, or clipping paths, all done instantly online with ClippingMagic.  Free to use on the web whilst in alpha.

Try it out at: http://clippingmagic.com/

Stewart-Marshall's insight:
Quite easy to use. Some images are easier to clip than others, but this does a pretty good job of finding the outline for you. You can then refine the results to get the final outline you want.

About Teaching Online

Find out about the range of Internet technologies available for teaching online and enabling exciting online classroom activities to be developed at all levels.

Read more at: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/teaching-online

‘Digital natives’: An Asian perspective for using learning technologies

Authors:
D.M. Kennedy, James Cook University Australia, Singapore Campus
R. Fox, The University of Hong Kong

Abstract
Students entering universities in the 21st century have been described variously as digital natives, the millennial generation or the net generation. Considerable study has occurred around the world to determine the knowledge, skills, understanding and the purposes to which this group of individuals makes technology work for them. A number of researchers have begun to question some of the claims made for this group in terms of their ability to engage with and use technology for learning. To date there has been little information specific to the Asian learner and their use of technology. This paper begins with a description and analysis of a survey that examined the knowledge, skills and understanding of students entering first-year undergraduate studies at the University of Hong Kong. This description is followed by a discussion of the potential impact this has for the design of learning environments in higher education.

Published in the International Journal of Education and Development using ICT - Vol. 9, No. 1 (2013)

Read more at: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu//viewarticle.php?id=1558

Andy Kessler: Professors Are About to Get an Online Education

In The Wall Street Journal, Andy Kessler says Georgia Tech's new Internet master's degree in computer science is the future of education.
"Education is going to change, the question is how and when. Think about it: Today's job market—whether you're designing new drugs, fracking for oil, writing mobile apps or marketing Pop Chips—requires graduates who can think strategically in real time, have strong cognitive skills, see patterns, work in groups and know their way around highly visual virtual environments. This is the same generation that grew up playing online games like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, but who are almost never asked to use their online skills in any classroom."

Read more at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324659404578504761168566272.html

OpenCurriculum: A K-12 Learning Content Hub

OpenCurriculum is a place to create, access and share K-12 learning materialOur mission is to bring openness and innovation to K-12 education around the world
We believe that every child in the world deserves access to a high-quality early education. Such an education empowers individuals to grow and get access to opportunities better than ever before, and thus drives economic development.
A crucial aspect of every individual’s education journey is WHAT he/she learns. It defines not just the instruction and testing, but also each individual and the society on the whole. It is our sincere belief that openness and innovation in curricula is fundamental to moving humanity forward, and affecting positive change in the community. And thus, we are committed to making it happen.

Find out more at: http://www.theopencurriculum.org/

Open Source Software and Open Educational Resources

Open source software (OSS) and open educational resources (OER) share a common heritage and philosophy - they are both about giving everyone access and permission to use, change and re-use material.
Find out more about open source software and open educational resources (OER), so that you can use them in your teaching and learning.

Read more at: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/open-source

Freeform Animation and Motion in Autodesk Character Studio Online Course

This ALISON free online 3D animation course is ideal for anyone who wishes to learn how to create freeform animations and modify these animations using layers, motion flow and the motion mixer. It is a follow up to the course Introduction to Autodesk Character Studio. This course will be of interest to IT and digital media professionals or people who are interested in 3D character animation.

Read more at: http://alison.com/courses/Freeform-Animation-and-Motion-in-Autodesk-Character-Studio

Open Educational Resources: Opening Access to Knowledge

IRRODL, Vol 14, No 2 (2013). Special Issue - Open Educational Resources: Opening Access to Knowledge

Special issues give our readers and our authors an opportunity to focus on a theme of particular relevance. Certainly open educational resources, open courses, open publishing of scholarly works, and most recently open courses are particularly relevant issues to all distance educators and researchers.

The issue was aptly edited by Rory McGreal, Athabasca University,  Wanjira Kinuthia, Georgia State University, and Stewart Marshall, The University of the West Indies, with technical assistance from Tim McNamara.

Issue published at: http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/issue/view/56