Category Archives: Teaching

03.03.13. Principles of Good Teaching and Online Design

Tony Bate’s post on his  “no-5-aha-moment-the-web-as-a-universal-standard” strikes a chord with me because it is so reflective of my history with online course design and development. I still have the books Tony mentions in the post and have been immersed in online teaching and learning … Continue reading

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02.08.13. mLearning

Good post by rjacquez: http://rjacquez.com/mobile-learning-is-where-the-puck-is-going-to-be-mlearning/ I am always trying to get my head around how to design learning for mobile. Trying to incorporate it into the work I do now (ie. instructional design, software used, responsive web sites, etc.). Hope … Continue reading

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02.08.13 Thoughts on the “Online Teaching” MOOC

I’ve been analyzing a number of MOOC’s and enrolled in the “Fundamentals of Online Teaching” MOOC. It was a bit of a train wreck. Debbie Morrison outlines a good analysis of some of the problems in “The MOOC Honeymoon is Over: Three … Continue reading

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01.30.13. Tips – “Recording Audio”

http://knowledgeone.ca/blog/post/Talk-This-Way-Tips-to-Recording-Good-Quality-Audio-Narration.aspx

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01.29.13. Animoto – Course Intro

Good overview of Animoto and good example of how it can be used effectively in a course: http://edcetera.rafter.com/the-online-teaching-welcome-mat-energizing-learners-with-animoto/    

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01.28.13. Screencasting and the Flipped Classroom

  http://www.flippedclassroom.com/process/creating.php

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01.28.13. Screencasting apps for the ipad

  http://www.technologywithintention.com/2011/09/screencasting-apps-for-the-ipad/

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01.21.13 – Powerpoint – ID Tips from Tom K

“3 PowerPoint Shortcuts I Always Have at My Finger Tips” by Tom Kuhlmann (Articulate): http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/3-powerpoint-shortcuts-i-always-have-at-my-finger-tips/ In this post, Tom also includes a link to more tips for using Powerpoint to developing elearning. Check out these tips at: http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/over-40-rapid-e-learning-posts-with-free-powerpoint-templates-e-learning-assets/

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01.18.13. Tool for Screencasting – ZoomIt

Here’s a screencast by David Anderson (Articulate) about ZoomIt. ZoomIt is a tool that you can use to zoom/pan and add annotations during your screencast. Check it out at: http://www.screenr.com/V1N

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01.11.13. Assessment – Multiple Choice Testing

Good ideas on multiple choice testing and assessment in general. I’ve always liked the idea of “open book” tests and having students condense notes to one page, and hand it in, makes sense. Having students submit sample questions is also a … Continue reading

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