https://slid.es/
Quick and easy to use online tool for creating slideshow based presentations
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http://www.edudemic.com/web-tools-for-teaching-without-student-logins/
Some useful login-free online tools for use in teaching – I’m a particular fan of Padlet
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http://jasonrenshaw.typepad.com/jason_renshaws_web_log/2012/02/moodle-tutorial-page-design-to-avoid-the-scroll-of-death.html
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http://laurelpapworth.com/how-to-moderate-forum/
A very practical and informative guide to effectively running and moderating an online community from someone with a lot of experience in the field.
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The first in our series of CITFLN TeacherNet Show and tell sessions went well with Jo Whitfield sharing some ideas about using the Feedback tool for more than student evaluations and I presented Padlet, an embeddable interactive wall.
Here are the videos from these presentations
Kahoot is a very simple but highly interactive online tool that enables teachers to create quizzes (or survey questions) that students are able to access via mobile devices. It takes a fairly gamified approach with time limits for responses to questions, points for faster responses and leaderboards
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Allison Morris has shared a very interesting infographic that she worked on about digital research with regard to U.S college students.
She discusses this image in a blog post at Infantium – http://www.infantium.com/blog/2013/05/25/students-and-digital-research/
It clearly illustrates the challenges that both teachers and learners face as our digital literacy and information management skills struggle to keep up with emerging technology.
Image sourced from http://www.onlineeducation.net/2013/03/11/digital-research-a-double-edged-sword
Stephen Downes pulls few punches as he discusses how the current iteration of the MOOC is far removed from the original ideas behind it.
This has also been a concern of mine – the much touted innovation seems like anything but. While I remain unconvinced of the strengths of the connectivist model – at the very least for my preferred learning style – the original form of the MOOC was very much about embracing a substantially different learning paradigm than we see today.
Among other things, he says “I think they are marvels of marketing and of the naivety of venture capitalists. Looking at the platforms from a technological point of view, I see virtually nothing innovative. These courses [reach] 100,000 or more people, but use video lectures and old-style threaded discussion lists. The idea of Moocs as an experiment in pedagogy and educational organisation has been completely abandoned by the new platforms, to the detriment of Moocs.”
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A sensible overview of long overdue research into the real costs (time and money) for teachers developing and delivering eLearning. The number one issue that our teachers raise with me is that they would like to do more with eLearning but don’t get the time to do it. While this research is incomplete – in that it doesn’t come up with solid figures – the fact that people are on the same page is encouraging.
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http://mfeldstein.com/mooc-discussion-forums-barriers-engagement/
I’ve often felt daunted by the volume of posts and chaotic nature of discussion forums in MOOCs – glad to see that I’m not the only one. Interesting that posters tend to be higher achievers though.
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