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This is an interesting read for anyone who teaches Second Language Speakers. :)

A great read on the acts of great teachers! I thought most of this list spoke to how we could create immediacy in the classroom.

While several federal laws address web accessibility, the most widely adopted and comprehensive technical standards have emerged not from a law, but from the W3C Web Content Accessibility Group. The WCAG standard is the most detailed, up-to-date guideline for creating accessible web content.

I created this webpage for an in-service I presented to my colleagues at a faculty development day. It offers several simple ways to integrate technology into lessons, with a focus on revivifying those lessons we get tired of teaching over and over. I hope you may find it useful!

Follow this blog for tips, templates, and discussions related to e-learning.

Here's a free PowerPoint template I built for a recent workshop. I used it to show how to create interactive conversations in PowerPoint using hyperlinks. In this example it's a simple back and forth conversation. This free template could be used as a way to share manager/employee information or perhaps as an FAQ interaction.

Prezi designs and creates presentation software that is enabling millions of people to be great presenters.

Online teaching is increasingly common at many types of higher education institutions, ranging from hybrid courses that offer a combination of in-person and online instruction, to fully online experiences and distance learning. The following resources provide guidelines for creating an online course, best practices for teaching online, and strategies for assessing the quality of online education.

This article by Clive Thompson was referred to in "Twitter for Academia"

One of my colleagues likes to create a "Wall" for major topics in his course such as the Cold War. This takes the places of a conventional classroom bulletin board where instructor and students can post photos and web sites and their own work.

There are a couple of different programs from this vendor that will allow you to capture a screen demonstration with or without an audio track, and then create an avi output file that you can publish (see autoscreenrecorder). Also, some snapshot captures and animators.

Cautions about medical use of Social Media.

This is a fun site that you can use to create a cartoon. I have used this for my teach back and it has received great reviews. Takes some time to get acquainted with it. But for those that likes a creative side of presentation, here it is.

I think this is a great site. You can make study aids and share them with the students, students can make thier own based on what they need to study--then share them with each other, or you can just use the site for personal enjoyment by makeing flash cards for...oh, say, studying Latin (reason I originally bookmarked the site).

Review of Extracting Information From the Social Web for Health Personalization Luis Fernandez-Luque1, MSc; Randi Karlsen1,2, PhD; Jason Bonander3, MA 1Northern Research Institute, Tromsø, Norway2Computer Science Department, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway3Division of Knowledge Management, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States Luis Fernandez-Luque, MScNorthern Research InstitutePostboks 6434 ForskningsparkenTromsø, 9294NorwayPhone: 47 93421287Fax: 47 77629401Email: In recent years the Web has come into its own as a social platform where health consumers are actively creating and consuming Web content.

This article provides 10 strategies to integrate Twitter in the College Classroom. My favorites include: a) creating a course hashtag to build learning community and share relevant news and content with the class me.mbers, and b) provide basic Twitter training and an overview of Twitter terms and language

Create and play quizzes, discussions or even surveys (which we call Kahoots) using any device with a web browser… including a laptop, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Android, Chromebook, Windows Phone or PC and more.

This thorough discussion on the types of plagiarism errors, with examples, is the most updated article I have found in terms of incorporating current issues created by the massive amount of information available online. It's a fantastic resource for both students and instructors.

This is an excellent resource to identify what type of plagiarism mistakes are common among student. One important aspect of this article is related to misuse of online resources, in this age of technology students often use online resources, and also make mistakes in using them properly, which results in plagiarism. Thanks!

UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone--not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs.

Explore European culture to see how World War One challenged traditional views of heroism and created new kinds of heroes and heroines. Produced in collaboration with the University of Leeds.

Many readers use synchronous e-Learning tools to deliver instruction live and online. However, there are many other uses for these tools in education and in corporate settings. This article relates the success of one particular tool, and offers a number of best practices that you will be able to put to work in creating and delivering effective, competitive e-Learning.