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J.Randolph Radney

How Twitter in the Classroom is Boosting Student Engagement - 8 views

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shared by J.Randolph Radney on 12 Mar 10 - Cached
  • J.Randolph Radney on 12 Mar 10
     
    Although this article is about the use of Twitter in the classroom to provide a backchannel for discussion during lectures, I find that the Chat tools in MOODLE work really well for students who are in my face-to-face sessions. They love the possibility of chatting during class (with my permission--and they are aware of my monitoring the discussion), and students who must miss class staying home with a sick child, etc. can ask questions and get answers from students who are in the session.
  • Janet Bianchini on 12 Mar 10
     
    Thanks Radney for this. I found this article very useful especially the quote "the integration of Twitter has been a virtually bureaucracy-free endeavor". I also liked this "Twitter helps to overcome the shyness barrier" - a good point.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 12 Mar 10
     
    Yes, the shyness factor is a major one in engaging students in class activities. I find that the more text-based the participation, the more engaged shy students become.
eabyasinfosol

How to Add Course Content in the Moodle LMS - Eabyas - 0 views

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shared by eabyasinfosol on 31 May 22 - No Cached
  • eabyasinfosol on 31 May 22
     
    How about having an engaging course on your Moodle LMS? And who doesn't like to create such a course if they are a teacher, an admin, or a course creator? Hence the contents of your course play a king's role in the successful engagement of your course. So, how to add content to your Moodle course? If you are a beginner in the Moodle administration, make no mistake. Add some content to a course as we show you in the following step-by-step beginner guide. Let's get started and create a wonderful course on Moodle LMS...
Janet Bianchini

Moodle Tutorials - 5 views

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  • Janet Bianchini on 05 Apr 12
     
    Excellent set of tutorials on how to set up an engaging Moodle course on a specific topic, via Jason Renshaw
eabyasinfosol

9 Moodle Reports Related to Courses on Moodle LMS || 9 LearnerScript Report Types For M... - 1 views

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  • eabyasinfosol on 19 May 22
     
    9 Moodle Reports Related to Courses on Moodle LMS   Welcome to the LearnerScript feature explanatory short video, In this video, you will see 9 most common Reports Related to Moodle Courses on LearnerScript   Let's dive into the video now...   #1. Course Activity Summary:   This report summarizes all course activities in a single report, with all the related course metrics. Use this Activity column sort option to check all course activities and their metrics.   #2. Course Competency Summary   Using this Course competency summary report Teachers/managers can check who has completed which competency in a particular Moodle course.   #3. Course Participation   The Course Participation tile/statistics report shows us how many completions have happened out of the enrolments at the site level, at any given period.    #4. Course Performance | Topic-wise   In the Course Performance report, check each student's progress in each topic of a course. Also, see the performance (topic-wise) of your folks enrolled in their respective courses available in your Moodle LMS. Use the filter above to change the course report.   #5. Course Profile   the Course Profile showcases the number of enrolments, completions, the progress of the course, various grades, badges, total activities, total time spent on it, enrolment methods, and sundry. Moreover, do make a comparative analysis of two or more courses at a time on LearnerScript.   #6. Course Views by Learners   Course views of your students help you know how they engage themselves with the courses they enrolled in.  This Moodle report shows up the number of hits i.e. number of times the Course is visited by your student.   #7. Course-wise User Time-spent   The Course-wise User Time-spent reports the amount of time spent on it by its learner. Use the course filter from above to find out any particular course-related most amount of total time spender and the least total time one.   #8. Courses   the Courses report
J.Randolph Radney

Students prefer good lectures over the latest technology in class | University Affairs - 3 views

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  • they want lectures. They want to listen to a professor who’s engaging, who’s intellectually stimulating and who delivers the content to them,” says Vivek Venkatesh, associate dean of academic programs and development in the school of graduate studies at Concordia University.
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 21 Nov 12
       
      Perhaps what students WANT is not what is best for them. Are they being lazy learners to expect a teacher to 'deliver content', as compare with more active learning strategies?
  • The reporter fails to mention that the majority of both teachers and students like technology in the classroom. And then tries to turn this report into one that is anti-technology.
  • But frankly when I find an eager proponent of, say, group work and student-directed discussions, I often (although not always) find a professor who simply can't lecture; and, worse, is not liked by their students.
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 21 Nov 12
       
      It is possible, however, to be a professor who lectures well and still prefers the use of more active learning in the classroom.
Dr. Nellie Deutsch

Moodle for Teachers (M4T) Hands-on Workshops for April & May - 4 views

Spring is a great time to follow old and new dreams. Mine has always been to teach online. Teaching online is a great way to make extra money or earn a living by creating your very own online cours...

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J.Randolph Radney

Cybergogy - EduTech Wiki - 0 views

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shared by J.Randolph Radney on 12 Jul 10 - Cached
  • J.Randolph Radney on 12 Jul 10
     
    This is a special approach for engaging online learners.
J.Randolph Radney

Technology a key tool in writing instruction | Community | eSchoolNews.com - 1 views

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shared by J.Randolph Radney on 22 Jul 10 - Cached
  • The report found that the use of Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, and comics-creating software can heighten students’ engagement and enhance their writing and thinking skills in all grade levels and across all subjects.
  • “The experience of these nine teachers reminds us of the central role they play in true education reform. It’s teachers who are the technology drivers, seeking out digital tools, learning them, testing them, and finally implementing them successfully in their classrooms,” said Sharon J. Washington, executive director of NWP.
  • Students also must have an opportunity to write about real issues and for a real audience outside of their classroom. They should be able to get responses from other students in and out of the classroom, and to collaborate on writing projects. All of these things, Eidman-Aadahl said, can be done by using the internet.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 22 Jul 10
     
    This is an article on the use of Web 2.0 tools in writing classes.
J.Randolph Radney

New Jersey Education Association - 0 views

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shared by J.Randolph Radney on 28 Jul 10 - Cached
  • J.Randolph Radney on 28 Jul 10
     
    Using backchanneling in class is like having the chat session in a WiZiQ M4T session.
J.Randolph Radney

Teaching in Social and Technological Networks « Connectivism - 6 views

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shared by J.Randolph Radney on 22 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Technological networks have transformed prominent businesses sectors: music, television, financial, manufacturing. Social networks, driven by technological networks, have similarly transformed communication, news, and personal interactions. Education sits at the social/technological nexus of change – primed for dramatic transformative change. In recent posts, I’ve argued for needed systemic innovation. I’d like focus more specifically on how teaching is impacted by social and technological networks.
  • social and technological networks subvert the classroom-based role of the teacher. Networks thin classroom walls. Experts are no longer “out there” or “over there”. Skype brings anyone, from anywhere, into a classroom. Students are not confined to interacting with only the ideas of a researcher or theorist. Instead, a student can interact directly with researchers through Twitter, blogs, Facebook, and listservs. The largely unitary voice of the traditional teacher is fragmented by the limitless conversation opportunities available in networks. When learners have control of the tools of conversation, they also control the conversations in which they choose to engage.
  • Course content is similarly fragmented. The textbook is now augmented with YouTube videos, online articles, simulations, Second Life builds, virtual museums, Diigo content trails, StumpleUpon reflections, and so on.
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  • Thoughts, ideas, or messages that the teacher amplifies will generally have a greater probability of being seen by course participants.
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      J.Randolph Radney on 22 Feb 10
       
      definition of amplification
  • Views of teaching, of learner roles, of literacies, of expertise, of control, and of pedagogy are knotted together. Untying one requires untying the entire model.
  • The following are roles teacher play in networked learning environments: 1. Amplifying 2. Curating 3. Wayfinding and socially-driven sensemaking 4. Aggregating 5. Filtering 6. Modelling 7. Persistent presence
  • The curator, in a learning context, arranges key elements of a subject in such a manner that learners will “bump into” them throughout the course. Instead of explicitly stating “you must know this”, the curator includes critical course concepts in her dialogue with learners, her comments on blog posts, her in-class discussions, and in her personal reflections.
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 22 Feb 10
       
      definition of curating
  • I found my way through personal trial and error. Today’s social web is no different – we find our way through active exploration. Designers can aid the wayfinding process through consistency of design and functionality across various tools, but ultimately, it is the responsibility of the individual to click/fail/recoup and continue.
  • Fortunately, the experience of wayfinding is now augmented by social systems.
  • Sensemaking in complex environments is a social process.
    • J.Randolph Radney
      J.Randolph Radney on 22 Feb 10
       
      Therefore, the teacher helps with wayfinding, but it is also the province of the learning community.
  • Perhaps we need to spend more time in information abundant environments before we turn to aggregation as a means of making sense of the landscape.
  • magine a course where the fragmented conversations and content are analyzed (monitored) through a similar service. Instead of creating a structure of the course in advance of the students starting (the current model), course structure emerges through numerous fragmented interactions. “Intelligence” is applied after the content and interactions start, not before.
  • Aggregation should do the same – reveal the content and conversation structure of the course as it unfolds, rather than defining it in advance.
  • Filtering resources is an important educator role, but as noted already, effective filtering can be done through a combination of wayfinding, social sensemaking, and aggregation. But expertise still matters. Educators often have years or decades of experience in a field. As such, they are familiar with many of the concepts, pitfalls, confusions, and distractions that learners are likely to encounter.
  • To teach is to model and to demonstrate. To learn is to practice and to reflect.”
  • Apprenticeship learning models are among the most effective in attending to the full breadth of learning.
  • Without an online identity, you can’t connect with others – to know and be known. I don’t think I’m overstating the importance of have a presence in order to participate in networks. To teach well in networks – to weave a narrative of coherence with learners – requires a point of presence. As a course progresses, the teacher provides summary comments, synthesizes discussions, provides critical perspectives, and directs learners to resources they may not have encountered before.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 22 Feb 10
     
    This is a discussion of connectivist learning, particularly the teacher's role(s).
sulmahmud1

Importance of Physical Education in Our Daily Life - 1 views

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shared by sulmahmud1 on 26 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • sulmahmud1 on 26 Jan 15
     
    is recently supposed an important issue in our daily affairs. Physical education should be started from childhood education period. Body movement and gaming is the child's familliar works. He feels a huge amusement by gaming and running freedomly. He engages in gaming when he gets a few free moments.
J.Randolph Radney

Why I Don't Have Classroom Rules | Edutopia - 1 views

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shared by J.Randolph Radney on 17 Oct 17 - No Cached
  • I have four of our foundational classroom principles posted on the walls: Be respectful to yourself because it sets the context for being able to participate in a community; to others because it is hard to be a student and everyone’s struggles merit your respect; and to the teacher because although it is a position of authority, the teacher should also be vulnerable and learning. Be engaged, because merely being present in the classroom does not necessarily qualify as participation, and a truly pluralistic community requires all voices. Be prepared, because informed conversation requires prepared members, and preparation transcends just the work that is assigned—and is closer to deep thought, sincere skepticism, and a general willingness to interrogate assumptions. Be courageous, because learning requires acknowledging that there are things we don’t know, skills we lack, and ways in which we might still be foolish—which is a scary prospect for everyone in the class, teacher included.
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