Christopher D. Sessums looks at the challenges to moving more learning & teaching online. I’ll start with something from his conclusion: educators are presented with a number of challenges in getting students to adopt skills and demonstrate intellectual and practical dexterity of many complex concepts To get to this point, he’d looked at various aspects,…
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EduBlog Insights : EduBlog Insights
EduBlog Insights : EduBlog Insights I’ve seen some posts from Anne before, but for whatever reason, always had difficulty accessing her site. I’m glad that I’ve found it again, as this is a useful post. While referencing Helen Chen from Stanford, Anne says: that the learning environment that students reside in is one that is…
"Death by Powerpoint"…
Conference Day 2 and a modest proposal” Scott Leslie starts by discussing the tedium of yet another Powerpoint presentation .The link to Alan Levin’s comments about Powerpoint & how projects should be presented are well worth following, though you’ll learn nothing new – just remind yourself about what you shouldn’t do! Leslie then says: We…
All new teachers must have a blog
leigh Blackall reports on an initiative in New South Wales, requiring all new teachers (in schools) to undergo a minimum of 100 hours training (over 5 years). In addition, they have to keep an online log (aka blog) of their professional training needs. All the courses that they attend will have to be evaluated (online)…
Is PowerPoint Evil?
Doug Johnson makes two particularly pertinent points: PowerPoint doesn’t bore people: people bore people and If we are teaching kids how to use this software, it needs to be within the context of good speaking skills, not in a computer class….
Ivory towers will fall to digital land grab
A new approach to learning?. Bill Gates has visions of a $400 tablet (wonder if that will end up as £400 in the UK …?) He suggests that “Within four or five years, instead of spending money on textbooks,” he is quoted as saying, “they’ll spend a mere $400 or so buying that tablet device…
eLearning 2.0
eLearn: Feature Article Steven Downes summarises the changes in eLearning, from initially being a radical idea some 10 or so years ago, to the mainstream product that it is today, invariably delivered via some form of LMS. He looks at both the rapidly changing technology as well as the typical user – who are often…
Powerpoint Alternatives.
Google Groups : Teach and Learn Online Leigh has both a blog & a group on Google Groups entitled “Teach and Learn Online” (TALO). A recent thread has been alternatives to commercial software in general. James Neill-Wilderdom (from Uni. Canberra), has been experimenting with Eric Meyer’s S5 – A Simple Standards Based Slide Show. –…
ePresence Community – ePresence 3.0 has been released
ePresence Community – ePresence 3.0 has been released This is (yet another) program for streaming video alongside a powerpoint presentation. It’s open source, will generate feeds in WMA, RM & QT formats, and uses Flash technology – so Flash Player 7 is required – if you want to participate in VoIP. Just to listen in,…
The Centre for Learning and Teaching Through Technology (LT3) :: University of Waterloo
The Centre for Learning and Teaching Through Technology (LT3) :: University of Waterloo Lots of useful resources here!…