Whether you’re an adult who has emigrated to an English speaking country or a student completing an exchange, learning English can be a challenge when you have to do it outside your home country. It can be difficult and nerve-wracking working up the confidence to talk to native speakers, and sometimes courses and programs are…
There are many websites dedicated to adult learning, offering a range of learning programs in different areas and disciplines. Depending on what you need, you can be sure to find an inexpensive option that specifically targets your interests, study habits and lifestyle. Whether you’re looking to pick up a few extra skills or to immerse…
Memory is one of those latent skills that most of us don’t really think about – or think of it as something that simply varies from person to person. While this can be true to some extent in terms of natural abilities, it’s also something that can definitely be improved through focused exercises. Some people…
Lumosity is a website that offers a host of different activities in the form of a training program that’s designed to improve your mental capacity and facilities. Created by scientists working in collaboration around the world, the project is known as the Human Cognition Project. The goal is to create accessible, simple ways that the…
Starting school is a huge step in the life of both parent and child, and marks the start of a huge formative factor in their young lives. Choosing the right school and ensuring your child is ready to meet the challenge is one of the best things a parent can do. Of course it’s up…
One of the most popular genres of TV shows across multiple audiences is brain games or knowledge quiz shows. In these, a contestant is putting their mental acumen and knowledge to the test for money or prizes – but the real enjoyment comes in the audience being able to participate and say “see, I knew…
With such a wide range of programming available for children – including channels that run literally 24 hours a day on paid services – it’s hard to know which shows are good choices. Almost all of them fulfil a basic requirement of entertainment and introducing some learning concepts, but some certainly offer more value than…
Neopets.com doesn’t claim to be a children’s learning website, but it actually has a range of educational benefits that are even stronger because it is, in essence, a game. As a huge text-based world, the basic premise is raising and customising a family of virtual pets and earning in-game currency to buy different items. There…
Parents are always looking for ways to kickstart their child’s learning, and one of the best ways to do this is to encourage them to start reading. Kids enjoy reading, and by devouring a range of materials they will naturally add new concepts, ideas and vocabulary to their growing young mind. Children who are the…
Based in the Waikato, Massey is known for being a world-class university. It also offers a range of courses designed for distance learning that benefit just as much from the expertise and experience of the lecturers, as well as wide range of resources that a full university institution can offer. They’re often adapted from courses…