Encouraging Collaboration in an Online Course
Faculty Focus produced a great report titled “Student Collaboration in the Online Classroom.” I especially liked the article by Dr. Teshia Young Roby which gives advice on peer collaboration in...
Digital Storytelling: What’s It All About?
Storytelling has been an important custom for centuries. With the emergence of web technologies, Digital Storytelling has become more commonplace and can be an engaging activity for students and teachers....
Passive to Active Learning – Web 1.0, Web 2.0. Web 3.0
Web 1.0 was the static, expert knowledge web. Web 2.0 is the interactive, user knowledge web, and, Web 3.0 is already being described as an always connected technology and total...
Integrating Technology: Lesson Ideas
Ideas for Using Social Media in the Classroom Class Blog. Create a class blog and share it publicly to let others know what your class is learning and doing. Add...
Benefits of Using ePortfolios for Authentic Assessment
Some of my notes on ePortfolios from "Innovate to Educate: System [Re]Design for Personalized Learning." There are 5 Essential Elements of a Personalized Learning System Flexible, Anytime/Everywhere Learning Redefine Teacher Role...
Engaged Learning
Engaged Learning is learning that happens when students collaborate, communicate and cooperate. Web 2.0 applications let students remix and re-purpose content in ways that are meaningful to them, and their...
Inspiring Video: A Vision of 21st Century Teachers
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Reflective Writing with Blogs and Journals
Edith Cowan University's Center for Teaching and Learning has great Academic Tip Sheets available online. One of my favorites is, "Blogs, Journals et al." Their tip sheet: looks at how...
21st Century Education Remix
Great video about what 21st Century Education could be or should be: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkJHXmHi8j0&feature=player_embedded]
Use #Technology To Raise Public Awareness
Technology has played an important role in raising public awareness about significant issues. Digital networks have encouraged the creation of social communities. The larger community—the people, the culture, the physical...