Concise definition of self-directed learning, six bullet points, and a nice infographic of self-directed learning. An important point mentioned:
"One of the misconception about self-directed learning is that learners learn in complete isolation from others while in fact the core idea behind SDL is that learning is driven by intrinsic motivational factors stemming from the learners own desire to learn and drive his/her learning experience beginning with recognizing a need to learn."
Dr. Kimberly Tyson shares 10 Do's and Dont's for teachers doing vocabulary instruction. Nice summary. The blog post also connects to other known effective instructional approaches (including Marzano).
"The rise in e-Learning's popularity isn't showing any signs of slowing. In fact, judging by the following Top 10 eLearning statistics for 2014 article and infographic, the future of the e-Learning Industry is brighter than ever."
Helpful look at some of the reasons we need to help students learn how to engage in online content through blended and asynchronous learning environments.
Great visual and description of how to use Google Drive in creative, effective ways with students. Don't forget, Google Apps also export in MS Office formats.
"An infopic is a photo with text layered on top that is designed to communicate a message. The message might be a summary, quote, definition, notes, data, weblink, hashtag, or other informational tidbits. The information might come from a conference, workshop, activity, lesson, video, book, a conversation, etc. Your blog, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Google Plus are great places to share infopics." Tony shares how to create infopic in a great video. He is an amazing teacher!