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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Tiffany Hoefer

Tiffany Hoefer

Your Educatonial Tech - 1 views

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    A wiki-based product that would help e-instructors enhance their courses with theory applied educational technologies. Covers theories, practice and resources.
Tiffany Hoefer

Educational Psychology - 1 views

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    This open textbook covers the curriculum for an introductory course on educational psychology. Contents: 1) The Changing Teaching Profession and You. 2) The Learning Process. 3) Student Development. 4) Student Diversity. 5) Students with Special Educational Needs. 6) Student Motivation. 7) Classroom Management and the Learning Environment. 8) Instructional Strategies. 9) Planning Instruction. 10) Teacher-Made Assessment Strategies. 11) Standardized and Other Formal Assessments. 12) The Nature of Classroom Communication. 13) The Reflective Practitioner.
Tiffany Hoefer

Resource: The Learning Classroom: Theory Into Practice - 0 views

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    A series of 13 videos that can be played online and illustrating the application of learning theories to classroom practice. The website also contains extensive support materials that can be used to guide study of the videos. Note that you have to 'click down' a few times to view the videos, but they are good quality and free.
Tiffany Hoefer

Ed Psych Draft - 0 views

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    This site is the result of a graduate class of practicing teachers studying the principles and practices of advanced educational psychology. It offers an overview of Behaviorism, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Biology & Learning, Constructivism, Motivation, Learning & Technology, and Instructional implications. The website links to additional information and related educational materials.
Tiffany Hoefer

accesselearning Tutorial: Overview - 0 views

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    This free tutorial is comprised of 10 modules that offer information, instructional techniques, and practice labs on how to make the most common needs in distance education accessible for individuals with disabilities, and enhance the usability of online materials for all students.
Tiffany Hoefer

PSYCH303: Educational Psychology « The Saylor Foundation - 0 views

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    OER course from Saylor PSYCH303. cational psychologists work to understand how to strcture educational systems in order to meet the mental and emotional needs of students. They study how people learn, identify and suggest efficient teaching methods, and evaluate the effectiveness of various educational policies and practices.
Tiffany Hoefer

Educational Software : Course Home - 0 views

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    Learning module - aim is to provide understanding and practical experience related to the key principles, methods and theories of educational software. Ties major learning theories and principles to the successful use of educational software.
Tiffany Hoefer

Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Technology - 2 views

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    Wiki page housing an entire textbook on learning, teaching and technology. Focus placed on emerging perspectives. Covers traditional, socially oriented, direct instruction and learner-centered theories. Provides strategies for teaching from project based learning to the mind of the learner. Links to modeling, scaffolding, and other learning tools.
Tiffany Hoefer

Learning, thinking and doing - Learning, thinking and doing - OpenLearn - The Open Univ... - 0 views

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    Open education course on learning theories - specifically acquisitive, constructivist and experiential models of learning. Promotes an active approach to learning, thinking and doing versus simply reading information. Theoretical, practical, academic and vocational focuses. Provides strategies for dealing with the demands of learning, but does not focus on general study skills.
Tiffany Hoefer

Learners and Learning: Module | OER Commons - 1 views

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    Module that addresses most directly the central, core business of schooling. The aim of the module is to improve the teaching abilities of teachers. It accordingly promotes a theoretically informed understanding of what learning is,how it takes place, and how teachers may go about organising systematic learning. The module enables teachers to analyse learning, and, in so doing, to reflect on what they can do to improve it. Thus, while the module draws on the learning theories of writers like Piaget and Vygotsky, it grounds these examples, practical exercises, and case studies drawn from schools. From SAIDE
Tiffany Hoefer

Learners and Learning: Section 6, Talking about theory | OER Commons - 0 views

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    Module exploring theory through application rather than focusing on the main theorist themselves. Focus on maximizing and promoting learning. Through SAIDE
Tiffany Hoefer

PSYCH305: The Psychology of Learning and Behavior « The Saylor Foundation - 0 views

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    Actual OER course provided through Saylor. Principles of learning and behavior with emphasis on theoretical foundations of psychology as it relates to human learning and behavior.
Tiffany Hoefer

Athabasca University Press - The Theory and Practice of Online Learning - 0 views

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    Full ebook available for download under Creative Commons. Theories and practices of online learning. Was part of the curriculum in a recent class I took in my Masters in Educational Technology program.
Tiffany Hoefer

Teaching Assistant's Handbook - Janet Kay - Google Books - 1 views

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    This is a free, online handbook that is designed for those who consider becoming involved in working as a teaching assistant with primary age children. The role of the teaching assistant has been expanded today, and those considering the role may be given responsibility for classroom teaching and management. Although one can purchase the book here, it can be read in its entirety for free. Nice resource to help us reaffirm some basics of teaching. Explains standards and gives some nice basic information.
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    can be read freely and could be a good link/resource for the curriculum. is copyrighted to author.
Tiffany Hoefer

Questioning Techniques for Use in the Elementary School Classroom | Mindgate Media - 1 views

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    This video shows a student teacher demonstrating questioning techniques during a 5th grade history lesson. The video can be used to illustrate both more and less effective methods.
Tiffany Hoefer

Harry & Rosemary Wong: Effective Teaching - Teachers.Net Gazette - 0 views

  • The I Can’t Funeral Amanda ended her first day of school with an “I Can’t Funeral.” “This is a stolen treasure that has worked wonders for my class.  During my years of college I had to bring in a classroom method that I wanted to use in my class.  While browsing the Internet I came upon a true jewel,” she said. The I Can’t Funeral started with every student thinking of one thing they either did not feel successful in last year, or that often made them think, “I can’t do that.”  They each wrote their “I Can’t” on an index card.  Then, while playing very sad music, they placed the card in a “funeral box” and said their farewells to their “I Can’ts.”  They buried the “I Can’t” funeral box in Amanda’s car trunk. Amanda informed her students they were burying the words “I Can’t,” and wouldn’t be seeing them again.  They would dig up the funeral box at the end of the school year and celebrate how they had conquered their “I Can’ts.” Amanda said, “The students really enjoyed this, and I assured them each thing they couldn’t do or felt unsure about would be mastered during the school year.  It was an awesome day.” In January Amanda sent a note saying, “My students often ask when we are going to resurrect our ‘I Can’ts!’ . . . I often hear students saying they just conquered their ‘I can’t’ and we high five.” 
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    Highlighted area is just one good example of a nice teaching tool that some teachers could use for effective classroom teaching. Could be used as an example and ask teachers in the PD certificate to share another one. Teachers.Net Gazette may actually be a good resource as part of the curriculum build (have teachers locate an archived article and choose something they would implement.)
Tiffany Hoefer

Effective Classroom Management - 0 views

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    Website about classroom management - mostly behaviorist theory. Some good graphs and short explanations of behavior management and token reinforcement systems. Not much depth of content, but may be helpful for quick reference.
Tiffany Hoefer

Classroom Management Strategies: Top 10 Rules, Organization Plans - 1 views

  • These lessons may be freely copied and used in a classroom but they remain the copyrighted property of the author.
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    Site offers middle school and high school teachers ideas to help with class syllabus, class policy, parent-teacher communication, and other. Provides many classroom management strategies for grading policies, class rules, classroom procedures, late work, substitutes, managing groups, establishing a safe classroom environment, and so much more. Nice depth of material.
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    note highlight regarding free use - is completely free to use, but copyrighted to owner. owner does not release under cc license
Tiffany Hoefer

Using Discussion Boards and Wikis - 0 views

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    Discussion boards and wikis can supplement class instruction, extend class discussion, or introduce new topics. If they are effectively designed, they can encourage students to think critically about course concepts and deepen their level of comprehension. This document describes ways to implement these strategies within a course.
Tiffany Hoefer

Creating and Using Interactive Lectures - 1 views

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    Interactive lectures include lecture material interspersed with short activities that call upon students to review or develop their knowledge of the lecture topic. This module describes some of the benefits of using interactive lectures. Descriptions and examples of selected interactive lecture strategies are also given.
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