Monthly Archives: April 2013

04.30.2013 flipping moocs

Viewing moocs as content vs. as a learning opportunity makes sense to me. It’s really all about course design …. http://teachingnaked.com/why-flipping-with-moocs-will-change-higher-ed/

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04.10.13 Instructional Guide for Faculty

Thanks to @jrhode for tweeting: “Instructional Guide for University Faculty & TA’s shared freely by #NIU @facdev in PDF & eBook formats http://niu.edu/facdev/resources/guide/

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04.09.13. YouTube channels for eLearning Development

http://www.clarityconsultants.com/learning-technology/the-7-best-youtube-channels-for-ld/

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04.08.13. Queen’s Online Learning Report

Great comments from Tony Bates on Queen’s U Online Learning Report: http://www.tonybates.ca/2013/04/07/queens-universitys-report-on-online-learning/ Favourite comments: “Reading this report was like peering over the wall of a monastery watching the monks diligently tending their vegetables with trowels and hoes, then along comes … Continue reading

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04.05.13. Writing and Moocs

http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/Journal/files/Making_Composition_Massive.html References “Will MOOCs Work for Writing?” by Chris Friend who writes “We cannot teach all students every intricacy of writing — for their future courses, their careers, and their civic engagement — using a MOOC format, but we can use … Continue reading

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04.05.13. Student Persistence in Online Courses

The following article provides a brief overview of factors that lead to student persistence in online course: http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/student-persistence-in-online-courses-understanding-the-key-factors/ Via slesch’s “Trends in eLearning” (http://www.scoop.it/t/trends-in-e-learning ). Thanks, Shirley!

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