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Virtual Learning Environments Adopting the Cloud in Thailand - Office 365 for 8 million students and 400,000 teachers. Thailand's Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) has just announced a sweeping cloud education partnership with Microsoft, one that will provide 8 million students and 400,000 teachers throughout the country with free access to the world's best cloud-enabled productivity software, Microsoft Office 365 for Education. This will allow students and teachers throughout the country to create, connect and collaborate on a safe and secure platform. It is the largest cloud education initiative ...

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Virtual Learning Environments Virtual University Webcast: Promoting 21st Century Skills If you haven't signed up already, please consider coming along on January 14th. There are two sessions so hopefuly you'll be able to find one that suits you. January 14, 2014 | 7:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, 1 hour This event is available at 7:00 am PT or 5:00 pm PT. Session details are the same. Please join at the time most convenient for you. Technology and the skills needed to survive in the workforce continue to evolve at an ever increasing pace. Students today require skillsets that are ...

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Virtual Learning Environments Improving Student Learning Outcomes Why innovate? While we might have many reasons to explore innovation in our classrooms and schools, such as competitive advantage, meeting parent expectations or keeping up with neighbouring schools. The only reason we actually need is to pursue innovation to improve student learning outcomes. Learning outcomes that are not possible without modern technology In the last post in this series I challenged the view that schooling and curriculum hadn't changed in the last hundred years. In fact, ...

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Virtual Learning Environments Virtual Learning Environment Give students equal chance We are Salesian School in Hong Kong. We use Cloud Computing Technology to build up a seamless learning environment for students. Aim: Ensure all students have same resources and environment for learning. Breaking the digital Gap Linked the school and home to become "one" environment for students and teachers. They can teach and learn no matter they are at school or at home. Help students to develop 21st century skills. How to do this? We build Virtual PC in our school server. The ...

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