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"Available now: a guide to using Twitter in university research, teaching, and impact activities"

"Experience our award-winning "Global Conflicts" computer game series that empowers your teaching and ensures engaged students!"

"theory and Practice of Online Learning, edited by Terry Anderson and Fathi Elloumi, is concerned with assisting providers of online education with useful tools to carry out the teaching and learning transactions online."

A global network of centers | creating opportunities in research, scholarship, teaching and service | engaging across borders and across disciplines | expanding Columbia's mission as a global university

Kiran Bir Sethi shows how her groundbreaking Riverside School in India teaches kids life's most valuable lesson: "I can." Watch her students take local issues into their own hands, lead other young people, even educate their parents.

Summary of the two surveys " 2010 Sloan Consortium Report" and "Managing Online Education (MOE) survey" -use of online courses rises (more increase in future expected) -institutions make money on online education,others uncertain of profitability -students take "traditional" courses online -restructuring of universities´ online program are happening -> triggered by budget issues and change in leadership ... -objective assesment (comparison) of online/traditional courses not possible -half of faculties who teach online must complete a mandatory training program (for students?, 22 hours) -> awarness that online education is different from traditional education "Managing Online Education (MOE) survey" : http://www.campuscomputing.net/item/2010-managing-online-education-survey-wvideo%20

Educating the poor is more than just a numbers game, says Shukla Bose. She tells the story of her groundbreaking Parikrma Humanity Foundation, which brings hope to India's slums by looking past the daunting statistics and focusing on treating each child as an individual.

Auroville Educational Resource Center (AERC) , Pondicherry District PONDICHERRY Project Description The schools in Auroville for village children have been working with alternate teaching techniques for around 15 yrs.

Science educator Arvind Gupta uses simple toys to teach. Arvind Gupta is an Indian toy inventor and popularizer of science for kids. Creating simple toys out of trash and everyday goods, he illustrates principles of science and design in a memorably hands-on fashion. He works at the Children's Science Centre in Pune, India.