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Ten Ideas for Exercises in the Virtual Classroom — Web Conference Guru

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:46:10 -0000

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If you have either attended or facilitated training in a virtual classroom you know that maintaining a high level of interactivity is key to keeping participants engaged. Here are ten ideas for exercises to try in your next virtual classroom session:

- Maggie Rouman

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1. Discuss a picture

2. Discuss a video

3. Play a game

4. Poll before revealing content

5. Prioritize a list

6. Scavenger hunt

7. Whiteboard squares

8. Partner chat

9. Virtual role play

10. Chat takeaway goal

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by: Maggie Rouman

Pong for corporate training? - Fortune Tech

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:38:35 -0000

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Video games training vs. corporate views. - Julie Kling

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by: Julie Kling

Shining a Light on Your Assignments | Faculty Focus

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:36:14 -0000

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Ideas about building in teaching how to learn into assessments. - Debi Griggs

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dents also can develop learning skills and an awareness of themselves as learners through the assignments they complete in a course

Research, like that summarized by Pascarella and Terenzini in their integrative reviews of How College Affects Students, indicates that students do develop critical thinking skills (and other learning skills) this way, but they develop learning skills faster and to a higher level when those skills are explicitly taught and students have ample opportunities to practice.

I’d start by identifying one or two learning skills I’d like to work on developing throughout the course

1) Does this collection represent the best possible way to develop content knowledge; and 2) What kind of explicit instruction could I provide and what sort of assignment alterations could I use to develop the learning skills I’ve targeted?

Tags: assessment, assignments, objectives

by: Debi Griggs

I2Mag - Internet & Design Inspiration Magazine

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:37:43 -0000

Tags: web 2.0, e-learning, information fluency

by: Karan Chopra

Is the Internet hurting children? - CNN.com

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:25:35 -0000

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by: Kris Peachey

Ugly Learning | Educator, Learner

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:49:49 -0000

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Talking about the 'flipped classroom' Brian Bennett discusses how students and others responses to change are likely to be negative at first. He goes on to say that grades are not necessarily the best indicator of learning taking place (learning is messy). "Do not sacrifice what you know is right for your students for a number".

"good pedagogy, collaboration and reflection" are emphasised.

- Paul Jinks

Tags: flipped classroom, TEL, blended learning, pedagogy

by: Paul Jinks

Busting the Myths of Digital Learning

Sun, 20 May 2012 03:44:23 -0000

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Survey from JogNog reveals schools unprepared to support digital learning - EdTech Times - Cara Whitehead

Tags: digital, learning, JogNog

by: Cara Whitehead

Assignment Strategies: Giving Student Choices on How Assignments Are Weighted | Faculty Focus

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:32:43 -0000

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Letting students choose weighting on assignments - Debi Griggs

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Giving students choices about assignment weights does confront them with who they are as learners.

chose to put more weight on those assignments that build on their strengths or their preferences for how they like to learn

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by: Debi Griggs

Creating Assignments That Work for Digital Learning Environments -- THE Journal

Sat, 12 May 2012 16:18:06 -0000

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Teachers who spend time actually thinking through assignments that align with the learning outcomes of a course are the most effective at assessing the learning that has taken place. Now, however, even the most creative teachers are being stretched like never before in regards to creating assignments that work in technology-rich learning environments. While evaluating learning in the purest sense might never really be possible given the scope of variables, new technologies are making it more achievable than ever before. - Maggie Rouman

Tags: technology, e-learning, assignments, assessment

by: Maggie Rouman

E-Learning Certificate Program: Where and How to Find Online Teaching Jobs

Fri, 11 May 2012 07:16:15 -0000

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I try to keep our students informed of new jobs as I find them. However, when I search I find thousands of online teaching jobs. I can't republish them all on my E-Learning and Online Teaching Jobs Blog. Instead, I want to show you where you can find those job leads for yourself. (Don't miss the RSS feeds highlighting e-jobs found in the right hand column of this blog.) - John Porterfield

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by: John Porterfield

FayObserver.com - Hoke County students encouraged to bring their own computers to class

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:37:34 -0000

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This school year, the system instituted a "bring your own device" program that allows students to use their own laptop computers or handheld devices, such as tablets and smartphones, in the classroom and tapping into the system's wireless Internet.

Atkinson said teachers have had to undergo training to catch up with the technology that their students are already so well versed in when they enter school.

Tags: computers

by: Kris Peachey

Should Kindergarteners Use iPads in the Classroom?

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:32:16 -0000

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Bernajean Porter, an education consultant and former educator, said schools that want to integrate mobile devices into classroom curriculums need to do more than simply distribute them to students — schools need proper communication and strategies for using them before students receive the devices.

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by: Kris Peachey

"Assessment as a Form of Teaching and Learning" - HigherEdJobs

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:33:54 -0000

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Importance of assessment and feedback. Discusses purpose of feedback. - Julie Kling

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Feedback too often comes too little and too late. As it is, students have minimal opportunity to engage with professors and receive feedback early in a course

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by: Julie Kling

David Brooks / The campus tsunami: Online education is the wave of the future, even at elite universities - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:29:46 -0000

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I think David Brooks pretty much nails it when he mentions the challenges of moving online learning beyond the transmission of information toward creating the kinds of online social/emotional environments that foster higher-level learning. - Ann Kenady

Tags: online, education, future, brooks

by: Ann Kenady

Google+ Safety Center – Google+

Sun, 06 May 2012 18:20:31 -0000

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Social experiences require multiple players and so does safety. We all need to do our part. These resources are here for teens, parents, and teachers to learn more about how to use Google+ in a fun, smart, and safe way.

Tags: Google+, safety

by: Dennis OConnor

10 Apps for Learners Who Struggle with Reading and/or Writing | Free Resources from the Net for EVERY Learner

Fri, 04 May 2012 12:41:09 -0000

Tags: apps, reading, writing, education, Resources

by: Jenny Staley

Elearning and Instructional Design

Fri, 04 May 2012 12:35:41 -0000

Tags: elearning, instructional design

by: Jenny Staley

Don't say "Think"! | Habits of Mind

Thu, 03 May 2012 05:13:54 -0000

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It may seem counter intuitive, but the word “think” is something that should only rarely be used in a classroom. The reason: students don’t know how to think, and you can’t teach them to do it!

My suggestion: Don’t say think, say what you mean!

So next time someone asks you if students think in your class you can respond with, “Of course not! They are too busy questioning, describing, analysing, judging, hypothesising, predicting, generating, using their 6 Hats, performing PMI’s, drawing mindmaps and so much more!

Tags: think, habits, mind

by: Kris Peachey

Critical Friends: A Novel Approach to Improving Peer and Instructor Feedback | Faculty Focus

Tue, 01 May 2012 18:11:13 -0000

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Using peer and instructor feedback in developing quality assignments - Debi Griggs

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We have observed that the skill of giving peer feedback requires instructor scaffolding and cultivation

One of the key questions on the student course evaluation inquires whether the instructor’s feedback provided assistance in improving the quality of assignments

Cultivating a learning environment where receiving critical feedback is invited and well received enhances the level of learning that is experienced in a class.

Tags: feedback, scaffolding, peer, critical

by: Debi Griggs

Always Write: An Original Writer's Notebook Lesson from Corbett

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:00:12 -0000

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WRiting - Patricia Christian

Tags: Writing, six, traits, notebook, lesson, howto, resources, education

by: Patricia Christian