Donna F's List: Online teaching/learning

Implementing Authentic Tasks in Web-Based Learning Environments\nImplementing Authentic Tasks in Web-Based Learning Environments\nThe instructor's inclusion of authentic activities improves the quality of student interaction and learning in online classrooms

The Quality Matters Rubric\n\nQuality Matters created a set of forty specific elements, distributed across eight broad standards, by which to evaluate the design of online and hybrid courses.

Facilitating online communities/resources/facilitating online communities for education

Scribblar is great for\n\n* Online training and tutoring\n* Revising artwork and images\n* Creative brainstorming\n* Sales and product demos\n* Interviews and tests\nLearn more or get started\n\n \n\nFeatures include\n\n* Real-time multi-user whiteboard\n* Image upload and download\n* Text chat with userlist\n* Crystal-clear live audio\n* No downloads, no user limits

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Online e-learning platform using video webcam and shared whiteboard, perfect for science, maths and language tutoring.

Elluminate Teacher Certification Program

The Elluminate Teacher Certification Program is designed to help teachers acquire the skills and knowledge needed to teach and learn online. Participants will learn how to use Elluminate Live! to deliver interactive, engaging online learning experiences for K-12 students. The program requires participants to demonstrate a superior command of the use of the Elluminate Live! moderator tools and feature set. Additionally, participants will learn to apply those tools and techniques to create learner centric online classrooms that will increase student achievement and satisfaction. The Elluminate Teacher Certification Program is for anyone, not just Elluminate customers, who wants to excel in the virtual classroom. No prior Elluminate product purchase is necessary. UCSD Extension Education is offering 2 units of credit for completion of the certification.

Onlignment has just issued this free download e-book, a facilitator’s guide to live online learning. In 55 pages it covers:

* Whys and wherefores
* Planning your session
* Communicating with voice and live video
* Communicating using images and text
* Sharing resources
* Building in interactivity
* Building up to the session
* Facilitating the session
* Following up

"Create virtual classrooms with pre-recorded, rich multimedia lessons. It is fast, easy, and affordable!"

"When teaching online, she says, “You have to pay more attention to the navigation of the course, the clarity of the course, the objectives of the course, the reason why you’re assigning activities and assessments, [and make] certain everything is perfectly clear to the students. In a face-to-face situation, you can get by with just coming in and not having prepared and winging a class session. You can’t do that online.”"

"1. What is Academic Earth?

Academic Earth is working to bring together the best available content across many subjects and distribute it in an engaging and useful way to learners worldwide.

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