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04.18.15 free images and image tools

Here’s an awesome list of free image sites and image tools: http://thenuschool.com/free-stock-photos-websites-awesome-list/ I particularly enjoyed playing with the Pablo tool (https://buffer.com/pablo). It’s an online tool by Buffer that allows you to add text to images and post to social media. … Continue reading

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02.15.15 on visual thinking for eLearning

If I had a sabbatical coming up …. wishful thinking …. or maybe … retirement??? … keep dreaming …. or just more free time ….. I would love to experiment and explore more visual thinking techniques. Once again, Tom Kuhlmann has … Continue reading

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12.24.14. online

Ideal length of everything online via Stephen Downes http://blog.sumall.com/journal/internet-zoo-ideal-length-everything-online.html So agree with the 3 minute video! Pet peeve is the 1 hour “lecture capture”.

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10.18.14. Blackboard and Lynda.com

We finally got a college subscription to Lynda.com this year. Yay! It was getting a bit costly for me to subscribe on my own. It also means that I can share the videos with my students in my courses. I … Continue reading

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10.13.14. Tools for Learning

The Top 100 Tools for Learning 2014 by Jane Hart is now available. I find this to be a great resource for checking up on any tools I might have missed over the year. I also enjoy the analysis to see … Continue reading

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10.02.14. Blackboard and Group Work – Tips

Good reminders and tips for setting up Groups in Blackboard: http://www.torriabond.com/2013/10/28/blackboard-tips-for-group-work/

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09.13.14. Instructional Tips for Online and FTF

I’m teaching both online and FTF this year, so these “Instructional Techniques for Maintaining Learner Focus” are good reminders for both venues: http://www.langevin.com/blog/2014/09/03/5-instructional-techniques-for-maintaining-learner-focus/ This article entitled “Make the Most of the First Day of Class” was also timely as I … Continue reading

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09.09.14. Scenario Tool and Activity

An “oldie, but goodie” from Cathy Moore: http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2011/07/sample-branching-scenario-cool-tool/ The above post describes and reviews a tool for creating scenarios. I think the best part is the learning activity that Cathy included in the posting. Very brilliant. Check it out at: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cathymooremedia/zeko.html … Continue reading

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09.06.14. Online Learning Skills

http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2014/08/31/are-you-ready-to-learn-online-five-need-to-have-skills-for-online-students/

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08.14.14. ipad lecture capture

http://condor.depaul.edu/jmoore/ipad-capture/

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