In three weeks time (Friday 17/10) I’ll start teaching the Design and Develop Learning Resources (DDLR) and Design and Develop eLearning Resources (DDeLR) subjects for the Diploma of Vocational Education and Training. (Dip VET) It’s […]
http://bit.ly/1iQSjDY Now this is a MOOC that I approve of – study seven courses (9 lessons each) at Hogwarts online. via Delicious (via IFTTT)
http://jasonrenshaw.typepad.com/jason_renshaws_web_log/2012/02/moodle-tutorial-page-design-to-avoid-the-scroll-of-death.html via Delicious (via IFTTT)
http://laurelpapworth.com/how-to-moderate-forum/ A very practical and informative guide to effectively running and moderating an online community from someone with a lot of experience in the field. via Delicious (via IFTTT)
https://create.kahoot.it/# Kahoot is a very simple but highly interactive online tool that enables teachers to create quizzes (or survey questions) that students are able to access via mobile devices. It takes a fairly gamified approach […]
http://ht.ly/pWmjI Stephen Downes pulls few punches as he discusses how the current iteration of the MOOC is far removed from the original ideas behind it. This has also been a concern of mine – the […]
http://davidtjones.wordpress.com/2013/10/09/technology-enhanced-learning-workloads-and-costs/#comment-6535 A sensible overview of long overdue research into the real costs (time and money) for teachers developing and delivering eLearning. The number one issue that our teachers raise with me is that they would […]
http://mfeldstein.com/mooc-discussion-forums-barriers-engagement/ I’ve often felt daunted by the volume of posts and chaotic nature of discussion forums in MOOCs – glad to see that I’m not the only one. Interesting that posters tend to be higher […]
http://www.moodlerooms.com/resources/blog/best-practices-effective-use-fonts-online-course-design Some interesting points about legibility and readability of font-types (serif vs sans serif) for online learning. I’d always been lead to believe that serif based fonts were better in printed material and sans serif […]
http://acreelman.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-silent-majority-why-are-mooc-forums.html Some well thought out ideas about the issues surrounding the use of forums in MOOCs – what happens when there are hundreds of pages of posts on the first day or subject experts dominate […]
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