Salman Khan talks about how and why he created a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula in math. He shows how using the videos students can watch lectures "at home", and do the interactive exercises "in the classroom" with the teacher or peers.
Very useful page detailing items to consider in building an online community. Most interesting of all is the comment that 'good content is spread by your community'.
A resource I developed in order to effectively convey to students the task they would be undertaking as part of the coursework. This enabled students to mentally prepare for the task at hand.
This is the second post in a three part series on group work in online learning communities. Post one, featured why we need group work in online learning, and post three will be on how to evaluate.
An interesting video showing students views on feedback and assessment. This is a good resource to inform educators of factors to account for when designing these learning elements.
A good online-paper which explains learning and teaching theory applicable to engineering educators. Most importantly describes how practical or hands-on learning is essential for engineering students.
Good breakdown and explanation of Blended Learning as an approach to learning and teaching. This combines and aligns learning undertaken in face to face sessions with learning opportunities created online.
Humanism - Carl Rogers - "best known contribution - the 'core conditions' for facilitative (counselling and educational) practice - congruence (realness), acceptance and empathy)."
"We cannot teach another person directly; we can only facilitate his learning"
This guide describes the standards that designers must achieve when designing a learning object for the NLN. Worth a glance - as pedagogy certainly comes first.
The Effective Practice Resource Exchange supports users of the Effective Practice in a Digital Age publication by providing a supplementary suite of online recourses that can be updated and added to over time. These resources explore through different themes and viewpoints the elements that underpin effective designing for learning.