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Are you a middle or high school math or science teacher? If so, check out these new and innovative online professional development courses from the University of Illinois and the Illinois Math and Science Academy. Courses are available free of charge for Fall 2009.
Anything from Articulate is worth looking at. I suspect this will go toe to toe with Jing.
Build an Online Debate Community for Your Classroom!
Host debates and assign effective homework. Students evaluate, analyze, and synthesize topics on a deeper level through intellectual interaction with their peers.
I learned of this product at either NECC 09, or the Sloan Consortium Meeting in San Francisco. I was impressed with the ideas underlying an online system that promotes the great critical thinking tools of debate. Just got a trial account. Hope to delve deeper soon. Early adopters can probably get the free 90 / 10 seat deal I was offered. This is a startup and I was impressed by the young thinkers behind this idea.
Primary Sources, Where have you been? Why have I never used primary sources? I didn’t use them because I didn’t know where to find the resources.I never considered all of the possibilities.
A great resource for those interested in instructional design. Produced by Evan Sveum, graduate of the UW-Stout E-Learning and Online Graduate Certificate Program.
This page would serve well as an overview of instructional design for any e-learning professional. The use of hyperlinks to models, references and resources make this a deep and rich presentation.
Combine the content with the narrative context provided by Mr. Sveum, Senior Lecturer at UW-Stout, and you have a most useful guide to instructional design tuned to the needs and interests of e-learning professionals.
I agree, this is a fine tool with a short learning curve!
— but they’re right on the money with the fast and easy part.More intelligent and focused information from Tom at the Rapid e-learning blog. Essential idea: follow the expert & build a community. Here's how. Includes link to Articulate's twitter page.
My blog. I post many e-jobs on this blog
Opening the iPhone would make educational apps much easier to publish. Apple's monopoly means e-text-book readers and classroom use of hand held computers (which is what the iPhone and iPod reall are) have to pay a toll to Apple.
Right now, Apple's approval system is cloaked in mystery. Developers have no way to market their products without 'official' approval. Opening up the iPhone and by extension opening up wireless networks around the country will drive down high prices and bring connectivity to more inexpensive computing devices.
I hope this FCC investigation is the domino that kicks open the door to the clouds of connectivity that are already out there!
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n her article, Lessons of a Summer Teaching Online, Dr. Amy Overman describes how she revived her “teaching mojo” as a novice online instructor. An assistant professor of psychology at Elon University in North Carolina, Dr. Overman describes her personal experience as a first-time online instructor. Written for instructors who may have doubts about online teaching and learning as she did, her account is both thoughtful and humorous. Dr. Overman describes her decision to teach an online class and her preparation for the experience. She relates her somewhat unexpected positive experience facilitating the class. She offers comparisons between her face-to-face and online teaching experiences and draws some insightful conclusions. Among them is the realization that reducing the amount of content does not reduce the rigor of the course and online classes take a lot of time, but they’re worth it. Whether you’re a committed veteran of online teaching, or you are at the initial stage of considering its merits, you will find Dr. Overman’s article perceptive and thought-provoking. As she states, “… online courses are not a pale and lifeless version of traditional courses.”
Solid advice about designing with foreign audiences in mind. Bite sized paragraphs of tips that may apply to the native speakers as well.
In the summer of 2000 I began an online Masters program at the University of Phoenix. I wasn’t expecting too many bumps in the online road. After all, I regularly spent time on the Internet; I used chat programs and newsgroups and my job title, District Instructional Technology Coordinator, had me firmly entrenched in all that was new and cutting edge. Or so I thought.
At the end of my first week “in school†I was panicked, confused and overwhelmed. It quickly became apparent that this virtual schooling was not going to be easy. To my colleagues, I am known as one of the most methodical individuals in my school district, yet in the online classroom I was disorganized.
During the first course, I had printed every article, Email, group project, student-to-facilitator communication, lecture, and assignment. I struggled to work within a synchronous and asynchronous environment, while juggling my teammate’s schedules, multiple assignments, and my day-to-day job. Finally, after the first course, I realized I had to make some changes. Otherwise, I would never make it through the full 20 months of the program. Through that initial baptism by fire, I quickly developed a set of tips that my fellow classmates and I found useful.
| EPS411 ELearning Design and Production
Note: Google Voice is not yet available for general use. I've applied for access
Just picked up on this concept. Use of audio in an online class can be very powerful and this might be an slick way to get the job done.
One issue that always nags is the need for a transcript. To be accessible to the deaf, podcasts in courses should have a transcript. I've taken to writing a transcript before I record, even though I'm more comfortable with just winging it.
I remain surprised that the voice to text technology remains so clunky (or expensive) that this isn't a build in feature with recording programs.
If anyone know of a well priced product that produces audio files and a transcript at the same time... LET ME KNOW!
EPS411 is developing ways to use Google Voice to create elearning. In the audio file below - recorded by calling my Google Voice number - I describe the process of how I recorded the message and suggest several uses for Google Voice to create elearning content. Since Google Voice gives so many output options - mp3 file, embed code, transcript, email - the options for elearning production seem unlimited.
How could you use Google Voice for elearning production?
Potential uses include:
Some professors in online courses invent fake students to encourage real student learning, but others in the field cry foul. Critics say they cross an ethical line, and actual students are shocked when the ruse is revealed.
Earn graduate credits via online courses and meet your professional development goals to be certified as highly qualified in the area of e-learning instruction and training.
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