Modern technology has had a dramatic impact on the education sector and greatly improved learning opportunities. In recent years, educators have been incorporating technology such as the internet into their lessons to create a more engaging and connected learning environment. "Gamification" is the method of using video games, or game-related elements in an educational setting to motivate learners and maximise enjoyment. With this in mind, here are the top five benefits of gaming with the education industry … Read More »

Regardless of what level of education you are in, effective studying will help you to raise your grades. Sometimes you don’t have to use conventional ways of study to get the success you wish for. Studying doesn’t have to mean extensive and tedious hours at the library. Thanks to technological advancements, there are new inventions that come every time to help make everything easier. Students barely have time to spend in a library. Therefore, it only makes perfect sense looking for alternative means of acquiring knowledge. … Read More »

Educators are always concerned about finding ways to increase the student engagement in the classrooms. They are continuously molding their teaching methods so that the students can feel confident about what they learn and can stay motivated to do better and better and Gamification is a great way of motivating students of all ages in their learning. … Read More »

College isn’t easy by any stretch of the imagination. While certain social aspects of college are a lot of fun, obtaining a degree will certainly require a lot of work. In this article Kevin Faber looks at how you can improve your grades with a few simple tweaks to your lifestyle and study patterns. … Read More »

What are the qualities and characteristics that make a good student? This is the question that we are going to attempt to answer in more detail in this article. Perhaps you are already enrolled in a course or you are looking to take one in the near future. Whatever the case, if you already possess some of the qualities that we talk about here, you should already have a head start on the road to success. If you don’t, you shouldn’t worry about it too much as you can always work to improve no matter what stage of life that you are currently at. … Read More »

If you struggle to retain information from a lecture, or find that you can only learn if you're "fiddling" with something then you may be a Kinesthetic Learner. In this article H. Davis looks at some techniques that Kinesthetic Learners can use to aid in their studying. … Read More »