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      best matrimonial website in india: Aggarwal Wedding Style On With Hindu Marriage Customs - 0 views

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      Martin Burrett

      To blog or not To blog - 0 views

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        An exploration of the benefits and hurdles to blogging in the classroom and using blogs as a teaching tool
      Zsolt Kulcsár

      I Am a Slow Blog : Ruminate - 0 views

      • There’s a bit of magic in the process where wholes become more than the sum of their parts and tools and creativity are melded.
      • I just want to make sure we don’t forget that these characteristics are driven by our behavior, not the tools we use, which remain inert whether we sleepwalk through their use or not.
      • All the study in the world won’t produce a painting by itself, so figuring out the tools is necessary. But the end result is mostly interesting without any knowledge of the brand of paint, the weight of the canvas, or even the particular tools used to transfer paint from the palette.
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      • Slow blogging is mindful wandering is meditative reflection is an attempt to face the fear, to take a stab at the heart, take responsibility and risk, and in the process create a gift of immense value to others, a manifestation of our particular truth.
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        Slow blogging makes sense to me because it's about practice in both the traditional and meditative senses of the term. It's about going deep and connecting, but maintaining a powerful mental stillness in which we can really hear the world around us: the whispers, the wind, and the sound of our own thinking.
      Glenn Hoyle

      Interaction Equivalency in Self-Paced Online Learning Environments: An Exploration of Learner Preferences - 0 views

      • This exploratory study sought to examine the experiences and preferences of adult learners concerning the various interactions that they encounter in a self-paced online course. The following four primary research questions guided data collection and analysis efforts: 1. What forms of interaction do adult learners engage in most in self-paced online courses? 2. What forms of interaction do adult learners value most in self-paced online courses? 3. What forms of interaction do adult learners identify as equivalent in self-paced online courses? 4. What impact do adult learners perceive interaction to have on their self-paced online learning experience?
      • Deep and meaningful formal learning is supported as long as one of the three forms of interaction (student–teacher; student-student; student-content) is at a high level. The other two may be offered at minimal levels, or even eliminated, without degrading the educational experience. High levels of more than one of these three modes will likely provide a more satisfying educational experience, though these experiences may not be as cost or time effective as less interactive learning sequences. (Anderson, 2003)
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          The perception of high level is key. If a single interaction approach is selected and the learner opts not to engage, then "high level interaction" is not achieved.
      • Participants further noted that they engaged most actively with the instructor and course content, commensurate with findings of previous research pointing to the necessity of such fundamental interactions (Gallien & Early, 2008; Heinemann, 2003; Pawan, Paulus, Yalcin, & Chang, 2003; Perry & Edwards, 2005; Stein, Wanstreet, Calvin, Overtoom, & Wheaton, 2005). The results of this study further strengthen the literature calling for the development of specific competencies not only for those designing online learning but also for those who facilitate online learning experiences of various formats (Klein, Spector, Grabowski, & Teja, 2004; Varvel, 2007).
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      • Research Question 2: What forms of interaction do adult learners value most in self-paced online courses?
      • Participants hailed the blogging and social bookmarking activities as integral to the quality of the overall learning experience, noting the synergy of formal and informal interactions that such activities fostered.
      • Participants noted that although they enjoyed the interactions with other learners and often wished for more, they conceded that in the self-paced, online learning environment such interactions are challenging.
      • informal learning environment that was crafted placed maximum control with the learners. Such informal learning environments provide an open venue for learners to connect with others interested in the same concepts either in a different course section or at a different stage of the course (Rhode, 2006).
      • Participants identified interaction with the instructor and content as very nearly equivalent in a self-paced online course. Participants pointed out that quality interaction with content is indispensable in the self-paced learning environment and can not in any way be replaced. They also indicated that interaction with the instructor could potentially be diminished and compensated for through increased quality interactions with content or learners. Participants further noted that while interaction with other learners is desirable within the self-paced learning environment, the self-paced nature of the course makes such interactions challenging. Therefore, learners were willing to forgo interpersonal interactions deemed by some as tangential in exchange for the flexibility afforded by the self-paced learning approach.
      • In a granular analysis of the various interaction activities, participants generally reported the activity of blogging as equivalent or superior to asynchronous discussion via the discussion board in Blackboard. Such findings add to the burgeoning body of research supporting the pedagogical possibilities of blogging as a flexible asynchronous communication alternative to threaded discussion via a restricted learning management system
      • This mixed methods study explored the dynamics of interaction within a self-paced online learning environment. It used rich media and a mix of traditional and emerging asynchronous computer-mediated communication tools to determine what forms of interaction learners in a self-paced online course value most and what impact they perceive interaction to have on their overall learning experience. This study demonstrated that depending on the specific circumstance, not all forms of interaction may be either equally valued by learners or effective. Participants differentiated among the various learning interactions available and indicated that informal interactions were as important as formal interactions in determining the quality of the online learning experience. Participants also reported the activity of blogging as being equally valued and in some ways superior to instructor-directed asynchronous discussion via the discussion board in a learning management system.
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        Learning takes place through active engagement rather than passive transmission.
      Keith Hamon

      JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching - 0 views

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        As the use of web logs (blogs) becomes increasingly popular, many faculty members have incorporated them into college courses to engage students in discussing course materials, to foster a sense of community, and to enhance learning.   This study, conducted at a business institution, introduces blogs as a tool to help students prepare for meaningful classroom discussion.
      Dianne Rees

      » Resources - 1 views

      • This is a great utility for reading text back to you from any document or screen.  Great for students and also for those of us preparing texts.  A great way to check our work.
      • This is another animation package, a bit like Pivot. Only this one is entirely online, no programmes to install and has a more graphic quality to it. You build up your shape with basic building blocks and then animate. A simple and intuitive interface and when combined with CamStudio a real winner I think.
      • Spybot search and destroy is an extremely powerful malware attack program that allows you to surf the Internet with all the nasties blocked at the browser level.  A great bit of code that needs to be supported.
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      • This is a great looking tool that allows you to add real creativity to your wiki, blog or website.  There is a little snippet of code that needs to be embedded  on your site and then the application runs.
      • This is a great tool for literacy.  It enables students to create their own story
      • This utility allows you to create your own widgets for your website, wiki, social networking site etc.  It allows you to create bespoke widgets, embed Flash or HTML code or simply use an RSS feed.
      • Zamzar:  This is a free online service that allows you to convert almost any file into another format that you wish.  Great for converting .flv video files into something that you can play on your computer or mp3 player.
      • Zoho: Zoho is a complete suite of online tools that are designed to increase your online functionality.  It is free to join and is well worth spending some time with the range of 18 applications for you to choose from to ascertain just how you could utilise these tools in your classroom.
      Allison Kipta

      Professor: Web 2.0 an awkward fit for the academic world - 0 views

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        Martin Weller is Professor of Educational Technology at OU-UK, and was instrumental in developing its first e-learning initiatives. He blogs at The Ed Techie, but his essay was part of a special edition of the education journal On the Horizon. Authors contributing to the special edition (which isn't yet available) were asked to contribute a blog post describing their articles in a condensed form; Weller's post appeared at the editor's blog.
      apnahumsafar

      best matrimonial website in india: Punjabi Weddings | Punjabi Matrimony | Punjabi Matrimonial - 0 views

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        The clock strikes 10pm, and the dancing floor opens. Bhangra beats fill the air, accompanied with that a double headed drum, or better called the dhol. This receives the palatial peg -running and infused blood flow of the audience up, as they dance away the hearty of mutton that was piled on their own plates and awaken on their legs. In the world's eyes, this sums up a Punjabi wedding. A Punjabi Sikh will tell you there's a lot more to the celebration compared to stereotype. Here's the lowdown on a Punjabi wedding what's a Punjabi wedding? First, about the bonding of two souls, a union is in Punjabi households. And by households, families are meant by us. So your sisters brothers daughter is your cousin. There goes all your hope to tell her that you find her appealing. By breaking it down to four rituals, each of them representing a party A Punjabi wedding is explained. With any of these thrilling and elaborate celebrations it's no surprise to find a Punjabi wedding crossing at least 3 more frequently. Turmeric Thursday - The Maiyan aka Oil Ceremony - This function is conducted separately at the homes of the bride and the groom. This cleansing and purification ceremony marks the start of the extravagant wedding parties. Here, oil is brushed in the hair of the groom and bride. In the mean time, turmeric paste is gently smeared all over their bodies. Tipsy Thursday - The Sangeet aka Musical Night - This is probably the best part in some Punjabi wedding. Here is a must have folk number in any sangeet, without which, it'd be like poultry biryani without the drumstick utterly pointless: Choora Ceremony - whilst the sing is going on, the maternal uncle of the bride arrives to complete the choora ceremony. Here, the uncle presents the bride traditional white and red coloured wedding choora. Soon enough, the audience is entertained by a series of thumping performances from families of the groom and bride. The Jaago - With hungry bellies being well fed during dinner,
      David Amdur

      Using Blogs to Promote Authentic Learning in the Classroom - 14 views

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        Great list of resources for blogging in the classroom. (HowTo, Stats, Academic articles, Examples, etc...)
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        Resources for those educators wishing to learn more about blogging Rubrics
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        http://treehousecottages.co.in/ Tree House resort- World's largest, most unique, 5 Star & Luxury Tree House Resort. Located atop "trees", the tree have several live branches running through the rooms making nature universal in the Lap of luxury. Jaipur Airport is 40 km from Tree House resort Jaipur
      LUCIAN DUMA

      BLOG USING GR8 WEB 2.0 TOOLS AND APPS IN XXI CENTURY EDUCATION by Lucian http://xeeme.com/ecurator/: #curation is #socialmedia king . Top 10 #edtech20 tools who will change research this year - 0 views

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        #curation is #socialmedia king . Top 10 #edtech20 tools who will change research in #education20 this year . I invite you to subscribe free to our monthly newstelller http://bitly.com/edtech20newsteller . This post was made after 1 year research in #edtech20 #socialmedia #curation project . If you are agree that #curation is #socialmedia king leave a comment and share with #PLN . Also I invite to read every week on this blog about  gr8 tools . Also all my blog post are now on scoopit http://bitly.com/edtech20projectresearch
      Tesseract Learning

      Neuroplasticity And Its Role In Learning And Memory - 0 views

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        Neuroplasticity has been a topic of discussion in the areas of brain research and development in the last few years. It refers to the ability of the brain to develop new connections between synapses due to various reasons. Few examples on the relationship between neuroplasticity and learning are shared in this blog.
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        Neuroplasticity has been a topic of discussion in the areas of brain research and development in the last few years. It refers to the ability of the brain to develop new connections between synapses due to various reasons. Few examples on the relationship between neuroplasticity and learning are shared in this blog.
      Abhijeet Valke

      Presenting UpsideLMS Version 4.0 | Upside Learning Blog - 0 views

      • Today we reach a significant milestone as we release UpsideLMS Version 4.0 - a comprehensive, fully-featured learning management system delivered on a robust, scalable and reliable architecture. It’s extremely satisfying for me personally as the chief architect of the system since its first release.  Here I am sharing a quick overview of what’s new in Version 4.0 and I encourage you to take a tour OR a trial and let me know of your thoughts on the latest version of our product.
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        UpsideLMS Version 4.0 now comes in two variants (that run on the same robust and scalable architecture) - UpsideLMS Professional and UpsideLMS Enterprise. UpsideLMS Professional is designed and packaged specifically for SMBs and Training companies where the need for an LMS is to efficiently manage learning data, large number and churn of users and the need to quickly configure training with a high degree of flexibility. Additionally, it meets the needs of training companies for an easy way to manage multiple customers through a single system that include licensing and branding control and to have an eCommerce module. UpsideLMS Enterprise is for large enterprises that need the LMS to manage learning within the context of an organizational hierarchy, and tight links to a competency framework; they also tend to require solutions that are scalable.
      Dennis OConnor

      Martin Dougiamas Keynote at Moodlemoot Canada | Some Random Thoughts - 0 views

      • Martin Dougiamas presented the keynote at the Canadian Moodlemoot in Edmonton.
      • Martin updated us with the current stats on Moodle 54,000 verified sites worldwide. 41 Million users 97 language packs (17 fully complete, the rest are in various states) 54 Moodle Partners who fund the project and its going very well ensuring the project will continue into the future. (such as Remote-Learner who I work for) USA still has the highest raw number of installations and Spain has half of that with much less population. Brazil is now 3rd in the world and has overtaken the UK now in total installs. 3 of the top 10 are English speaking per head of population, Portugal has the largest number of Moodle installations.
      • As many may have seen before, there are 10 steps of pedagogical usage of Moodle, which is outlined on Moodle Docs. It details the typical 10 step progression which looks like: Putting up the handouts (Resources, SCORM) Providing a passive Forum (unfacilitated) Using Quizzes and Assignments (less management) Using the Wiki, Glossary and Database tools (interactive content) Facilitate discussions in Forums, asking questions, guiding Combining activities into sequences, where results feed later activities Introduce external activities and games (internet resources) Using the Survey module to study and reflect on course activity Using peer-review modules like Workshop, giving students more control over grading and even structuring the course in some ways Conducting active research on oneself, sharing ideas in a community of peers
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      •  ”a lot of people find that giving students the ability to teach is a valuable learning process” – Martin Dougiamas.
      • A lot of people want that secure private place in the LMS with big gates, with students needing to gain competencies and knowledge.  Many people really want this “Content Pump” focus, becuase it is what they need. Others use it as a community of practitioners, connected activities, content created by students and teachers alike and many methods of assessment. These are the two ends of the spectrum of usage.
      • Moodle has two roles: to be progressive and integrate with things coming up, and a drag and drop UI, with innovate workflows and improve media handling and mobile platforms to be conservative and improve  security and usability and assessment , accredition, detailed management tracking and reports and performance and stability
      • Since Moodle 1.9 came out three years ago,  March 2008 and most are still using the three year old code which has had fixes applied since then (1.9.11 is the current release.) The support for 1.9 will continue until the middle of 2012 as it is understood that it will be a big move to Moodle2.   “If you are going to Moodle2, you may as well go to Moodle 2.1 as it is better with 6 months more work” .
      • However, the ongoing support for each release will be 1 yr moving to the future. Moodle will be released every 6 months which enables the organisations to plan their upgrade times ahead of time.
      • What will be in Moodle 2.1? Performance Restore 1.9 backups Quiz/question refactor Page course format Interface polishing Official Mobile app (there now is a Mobile division)
      • HQ are working on an official app which uses Moodle 2 built-in web services. This provides a secure access to the data in Moodle 2 for people who have accounts in Moodle which greatly benefits mobile apps.
      • Moodle HQ has looked at what is Mobile really good at and identified them one by one and implemented them.  This includes messaging, list of participants in your course, marking attendence (in class roll call). This will be for the iPhone first and then someone will make it for Android so it will lag behind, but will be the same.
      • What is going to happen in 2.2 and beyond?
      • Grading and Rubrics Competency Tracking (from activity level, course level, outside courses to generate a competency profile) Assignment (planning to combine all 4 into one type and simplify it) Forum (big upgrade probably based on OU Forum) Survey (to include feedback/questionnaire – being rewritten currently) Lesson Scorm 2 Improved reporting IMS LTI IMS CC (although it is in 1.9 needs to be redone)
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        An important overview for any one using Moodle, especially useful for those contemplating an upgrade to 2.0 .  (I'll make the move when we have 2.1 or 2.2.)  
      Martin Burrett

      QuadBlogging - 0 views

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        If you have a class blog, you may want to add an extra dimension by blogging collaboratively with three other classes from across the world. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools
      David Wetzel

      Wiki or Blog: Which is Better? - 0 views

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        Both wikis and blogs provide teachers with a a dynamic process for integrating Web 2.0 technology in their science and math classes. These two types of online tools offer students a more engaging process for learning. Both are relatively easy tools which do not require teachers or students to learn any special program tools or computer skills. Their uses and applications are only limited by the vision and purpose for helping students learn.
      Allison Kipta

      Ed tech quarantine? (Techlearning blog) - 0 views

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        This MQF (gotta love those government acronyms!) got me thinking about whether we technology early adopters need a self-imposed moratorium on talking about new technology tools, at least in certain settings. One of the most common refrains heard from teachers or administrators who listen to us talk or blog about all of these new cool tools is "Why do I care about this as an educator?" In our eagerness to share our nearly-palpable glee and excitement, we often struggle to adequately answer the "So what?" question in ways that are substantive and meaningful to the average teacher or administrator.
      Tesseract Learning

      Converting Classroom or ILT sessions to Impactful eLearning nuggets - Tesseract Learning - 0 views

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        With the current situation and social distancing norms, more organizations are preferring online mode of learning or are looking to convert their existing ILT to eLearning programs. In this blog, I will share few best practices on converting ILT sessions to impactful eLearning to impart knowledge and concepts quickly.
      anonymous

      5 Benefits for Creating a Classroom Environment for Student Blogs - 9 views

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        Benefits for creating a classroom environment for student blogging begin with establishing a foundation for their success. Why is this important? Integrating blogs transforms a classroom into a learning community where students become self-directed learners and thinkers. This in turn, causes students to use higher order thinking skills as they create and post entries in their blogs, along with commenting on other student's blogs.
      Martin Burrett

      PLNning to Inspire - 0 views

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        Blog post that encourages all teachers to get online to improve their practice and sharing what they do to a personal learning network. Download the PDF poster to put in your staffroom.
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