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How to Figure Out Your Learning Style
Learning style refers to your natural preference for having new ideas and information conveyed to you. It does not mean that you can't learn in other ways, only that you have a particular manner that suits you best. When things are not presented in your preferred method, it can become frustrating for both you and your instructor as you struggle to understand concepts which seem to be clearly within your grasp.
OEDb (2007). Articles>Education>Instructional Design
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The new search engines that may stand the best chance to become the next Google all share one common element--the use of Web 2.0 technology that they hope will increase search result relevance.
OEDb (2007). Design>Web Design>Search
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Top Seven Alternatives to Wikipedia
A cultural bias has seemed to have washed over many entries on the site, as general consensus replaces cold, hard facts. These problems, coupled with the almost obsessive behavior of many of the volunteers (try placing an external link on the site without having it removed), have led people to other sources for information. If you are looking for a different kind of online encyclopedia, try the seven alternatives to Wikipedia listed below.
OEDb (2007). Resources>Directories>Education
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Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources
Google, the largest search database on the planet, currently has around eight billion web pages indexed. That's a lot of information. But it's nothing compared to what else is out there. Google can only index the visible web, or searchable web. But the invisible web, or deep web, is estimated to be 500 times bigger than the searchable web. The invisible web comprises databases and results of specialty search engines that the popular search engines simply are not able to index.
