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8 Moodle Videos from Bladen Community College and others
Moodle how to videos from Bladen Community College and other organizations.
Framingham High teachers try ‘flipped classroom’ format
Students in Karen Strader’s and Ilana Marcus’s algebra II classes at Framingham High don’t do homework, at least not the traditional kind. And that’s something the teachers were excited to tell the School Committee last night.
Happy Friday: my top 5 favorite Moodle sites
I’ve seen a lot of Moodles. I can’t resist a new Moodle link, to see the theme, the apparent activity on the front page and the various courses
iMoot =C*3 - May 26 to 29, 2012
iMoot is an annual event where the Moodle community of over 32 million users are provided the opportunity to join together on a global scale. This web based event engages a global audience of Moodle practitioners, administrators and decision makers in one event for an online e-conference with a difference!
iNACOL Events 2012
Link to iNACOL events; Leadership Webinars, Teacher Talk Webinars, and Virtual School Symposium, October 21-24, 2012
Managing Instructor Presence and Workload
Increasingly, online learning educators are faced with two key directives that are critical for student success and retention: increasing instructor presence and building a community of learners.
Oklahoma Moodle Moot is coming: June 4th-6th #MootOK12 #Mootusok12
The annual Oklahoma Moodle Moot will be held this year at the Metro Technology Centers in Oklahoma City, OK this June 4th through 6th.
Online groups – Cooperative or Collaborative?
What is the difference between collaborating and cooperating? Online communities and group work in particular has generated much discussion lately,
Why we need group work in Online Learning
This post is 1st in a 3 part series on the topic of group work in online learning communities. Post 2 will be about strategies for effective group work, and post 3, successful evaluation and outcomes.
Current Online Learning News
Education Unplugged: Learning Through Conversation
Sherry Turkle's essay in Sunday's New York Times, "The Flight From Conversation," raised several critical questions about how our desire to be connected via technology can also be a powerful mechanism for avoiding significant human contact. Turkle, a psychologist and professor at MIT, is no technophobe.
How Adaptive Learning Technology Is Being Used in Online Courses
Convenience is another of the benefits that is found with internet educational institutions. Adaptive learning is an essential component of distance learning.
How Much Does Blended Learning Cost?
Many public schools are running to implement blended learning out of the belief that it will save them money. In this time of bleak budgets, who can blame them?
Innosight Institute Releases Updated ‘Blended Learning’ Definition and Models for Implementation
Innosight Institute – a non-profit think tank co-founded by innovation expert Professor Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School
Moodle 2.2.2 released!
Just a quick note that several updated versions of Moodle are now available: 2.2.2, 2.1.5, 2.0.8 and 1.9.17. The oldest of the two updates are only now receiving security fixes.
Social Media infiltrates education: It has Arrived…
Social media as a teaching methodology for Higher Ed and K12 has arrived, whether we are ready or not
The Long (and Open?) View on Blackboard
Blackboard’s four-part announcement on March 26 – launching an Open Source services unit, acquiring Moodle service firms