As my own views about education continue to emerge, I understand them best within the context of the conversation about complexity—complexity as a large, transdisciplinary conversation that has been emerging for centuries, but that was made unavoidable by the emergence of relativity and quantum physics at the beginning of the 20th century.…
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Tweetwally’s that is. Tweet Wally is a free Twitter wall that filters tweets via #hastags, usernames or key words.The tool could be used for a variety of in-class activities including as a starter by posing a question at the start of class and asking students to tweet their replies.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...In my most recent dabbling in the world of MOOCs, Art and Inquiry: Museum Strategies for Your Classroom, a five week Coursera MOOC taught by MoMA, we are being asked to think about why we should engage in inquiry around art.…
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Have you designed your online course to promote student retention?
Factors contributing to attrition rates originate from a variety of sources, many that are beyond your control. However, as an instructor and course designer, you do ……
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Openness means quite a number of things to me.
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It means openness to, and availabilitiy for dissent, argument, proof and disproof.
It means open dissemination.
It means freely adaptable.
It means accessible to, and changeable by, influence.…
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I’m late to the party, as always. My name is Keith, I am an eLearning professional, and student, and I’m looking forward to the next 2 weeks.
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In 2011 when I first read Dan Pallotta’s book, Uncharitable, I created a concept map to outline the chapters. After his TED talk in spring 2013 I updated it with links to places on the Internet where this is being discussed.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...If you’re unsure how to excite new students about your online course, here’s a simple solution to spark learners’ intrigue: create an engaging introduction video that makes students want to learn more.
Course introductions are one ……
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Driven by NIACE, Maths 4 Us promotes maths education to adults. The app index does exactly what the title suggests and provides tutors with a categorised list of mobile applications that can be used both in and outside of the classroom.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Developed by the academic services team at Academic Partnerships, Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy is a self-paced course that shows you how to strategically integrate Web 2.0 tools in your online course using the reliable framework of ……
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