Gatlin International » social media http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk A World of eLearning Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:51:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Twitter’s Greatest Education Technology Feeds http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/2011/06/14/twitter%e2%80%99s-greatest-education-technology-feeds/ http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/2011/06/14/twitter%e2%80%99s-greatest-education-technology-feeds/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:17:39 +0000 Jacky Cohen http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/?p=670 Last week we talked about Twitter and how this social media website can be a great source of news and information.  As promised, I am going to share a list of Twitter feeds that provide great information for anyone with an interest in education and technology.  This list was partially adapted from an article at [...]
]]> http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/2011/06/14/twitter%e2%80%99s-greatest-education-technology-feeds/feed/ 0 Rethinking Online Course Marketing: Build a Tribe in Six Steps http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/2010/04/19/rethinking-online-course-marketing-build-a-tribe-in-six-steps/ http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/2010/04/19/rethinking-online-course-marketing-build-a-tribe-in-six-steps/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:00:29 +0000 Jacky Cohen http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/?p=483 Being the best matters. Having customers who are convinced you are the best, and who will convince others of this, matters even more. By rethinking your sales strategy, positioning yourself as a thought leader, making your Web site stand out, and using social media the right way, you can build an intensely loyal tribe of [...]
]]> http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/2010/04/19/rethinking-online-course-marketing-build-a-tribe-in-six-steps/feed/ 1 Economy forces tuitions higher; students and teachers suffer http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/2010/03/08/economy-forces-tuitions-higher/ http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/2010/03/08/economy-forces-tuitions-higher/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:27:16 +0000 Jacky Cohen http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/?p=419 March 4th, student protestors in Oakland picketed as part of  ‘National Day of Action for Public Education.’ Protests started back in September 2009 at UCLA, and has now spread across the United States as an all-out movement to fight increased tuition costs for college students. The protests  migrated to Colorado last week when about 600 people marched from [...]
]]> http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/2010/03/08/economy-forces-tuitions-higher/feed/ 0 Eight ways social media is credited for cutting student drop-outs http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/2009/10/27/eight-ways-social-media-is-credited-for-cutting-student-drop-outs/ http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/2009/10/27/eight-ways-social-media-is-credited-for-cutting-student-drop-outs/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:11:02 +0000 Jacky Cohen http://blog.gatlininternational.co.uk/?p=397 Sean Coughlan, a BBC News education reporter, recently wrote an excellent article on how Facebook and social media platforms are reducing student drop-out rates. He sighted eight major reasons for this phenomenon. 1.) Social networking sites are successfully being used to keep students informed and connected with instructors. 2.) Using Facebook pages for information on [...]
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