Views: Myths About Fair Use - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views
Real Life College Student Blog: Using Social Media to Create Your Personal Brand | High... - 0 views
Using VoiceThread to Build Student Engagement | Faculty Focus - 3 views
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The advantages of using VoiceThread
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nice little article on VoiceThread, particularly the part on its advantages is really helpful for people who are new to this kind of technology.
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It is a helpful introduction to VoiceThread. In Higher Education we could also give it to the students as an introduction.
Tools and tips for creating high-quality online doctoral programs - 0 views
Error correction and repair moves in synchronous learning activities | International Jo... - 2 views
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This study explores the deployment of correction strategies and repair moves in synchronous learning activities in an online English course.
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When asked to identify the benefits of the synchronous learning activities concerning the correction of errors, the participants point out that events and actions are unpredictable in the online lessons and the online interviews, which provide students with an opportunity to stretch their command of the language.
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The results from the present study show that the preferred correction strategies are explicit corrections and recast.
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Multiple Choice Exam Theory (Just In Time For The New Term) - ProfHacker - The Chronicl... - 2 views
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This doesn't really apply to language level exams, but for those of you who are interested in the MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) and how to get beyond Bloom's level 1 in testing, this article has an interesting idea for multiple choice tests.
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thanks for the article link, Marlene. I am collecting articles/info about assessment and testing for a board I have going on Pinterest and for a Diigo group I have set up for my students here at my school in Chicago. It's a private group, but I am happy to invite you in if you are interested.
Tomorrow's College - Online Learning - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 2 views
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The University System of Maryland now requires undergraduates to take 12 credits in alternative learning modes, including online. Texas has proposed a similar rule. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is pushing to have 25 percent of credits earned online by 2015.
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In a test, there's no one telling you that you can't look at the book, says Ariel Hatten, 20, a junior and nursing major who considers her online class an easy A. "No one enforces you to do the right thing" in an online course, Ms. Hatten says. "It's at your discretion. I care about my grade, so if I don't know the answer, I'm not gonna let myself fail when I have an opportunity to look in the book."
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When Central Florida began experimenting with online courses in the mid-1990s, it didn't expect demand from on-campus students like Ms. Black. Officials figured they'd get students who lived far away. But early on, about 75 percent of online students were already on the campus or lived nearby.
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Online Courses as Good as In-Person Classes - 0 views
The Best Ways to Build Student's Interpretive Listening Skills | Calico Spanish - 6 views
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“Students should practice picking up key words and extrapolating main ideas using the context of what they hear.” @ChristeyHughes responded, “En français, we often refer to ‘la tolérance de l’ambiguité’ to be able to work through, perhaps not getting each word.”
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“…Make sure that you select an appropriate length for novices–small doses of ‘anything.’”
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“Multiple choice requires no production of any kind. Really, it’s only good for finding out what they don’t know.” @LauraJaneBarber said, “I like to do listening as input for a writing or speaking task. Can show true comprehension better than multiple choice.”
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Professors Share Ideas for Building Community in Online Courses - 0 views
3 Easy-to-Use Digital Tools that Engage Learners - 1 views
Online Learning for Whom? Experts Weigh In - 0 views
Texting to New Perspectives (essay) | Inside Higher Ed - 1 views
Criteria for identifying tasks for TBL | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC - 1 views
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" 'The basis of a task-based approach'"
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After reading how much material I could flip and have students do outside of class, I thought it would be good to start looking for more templates for meaning bearing and higher order thinking tasks that could be done in the classroom. Here is some really good stuff Jane Willis.
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