Three weekly lectures will address best practices for online learning, how to prevent video game addiction and set screen-time boundaries.
8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Online Courses
Stimulating classroom participation is already a challenge in person, but it is even harder in an online course. The video conferencing platforms create additional obstacles as it becomes harder to plan when to speak, or to guess how our message …
Analyzing Students’ Interaction and Performance Based on Moodle Logs
In this paper, we analyzed the data in Moodle logs of University of Computer Studies (Taunggyi) to evaluate the interaction of the students with LMS and to predict performance of the students.
Designing A Home Video Studio For Online Synchronous Teaching
This document describes my attempt to create a home video studio to more closely approximate the on-campus experience, and provides recommendations for a minimally-sufficient studio.
https://seanwillems.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Willems_DesigningHomeStudio_Final.pdf
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Moodle Reports 165,000 Using Its Software, and Announces Improvements on Usability
Moodle has reported that there are over 165,000 learning websites around the world built using its open-source software. The platform was launched 18 years ago.
https://iblnews.org/moodle-reports-165000-using-its-software-and-announces-improvement-in-usability/…
Using Macros to Make Correction Faster and Easier on Microsoft Word
When it comes to correcting, the out-of-the-box options offered by Microsoft Word are interesting but extremely time consuming. Luckily, Word offers a way to streamline this process considerably: macros.
Visual Classrooms: Collaboration and Community While Students Are Physically Apart
In today’s remote learning reality, enabling students to work in groups, share their work, and provide feedback to each other is of utmost importance. Visual Classrooms is an online computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) platform that allows students to interact …
Engagement – most used yet most misunderstood word in learning?
Engagement is an odd word in learning. It is clearly a good thing to be engaged with a learning experience but just because people are engaged, does not mean they are learning. Engagement can be a positive sign in learners …
Learn More about Distance Education with These Excellent Reads
The question is not only about which technology to use for effective distance education but more importantly whether our digital practices as implementers of this technology in education are theoretically grounded within sound pedagogical foundations.
https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2020/10/learn-more-about-distance-education.html…
With ‘Interactive Book’ Type, H5P Continues To Delight Open Source Educators
The “Interactive Book” activity type allows you to create a large H5P activity made of any other activity, arranged by pages or chapters. It is undoubtedly the boldest of H5P interactive types to date.
Student Engagement and Tools for Pivoting Courses
One of the main challenges with switching to alternative forms of teaching at a distance is getting students to participate, to get them engaged and to maintain their motivation. Selma Hamdani and Cory Legassic from Dawson College shared the strategies …
CEGEP students become test subjects as they grapple with mental health, cheating, and their futures
As a large swath of Quebec adapts to life in the red zone, thousands of CEGEP students are trying to tune out public health announcements and focus instead on upcoming mid-term exams that could affect their futures.
Tips and Tricks for Teaching with Google Jamboard
Google Jamboard is a tool being used by schools worldwide as a way to engage with students better. This applies both to the physical touchscreen display itself, in class, and the Jamboard platform that also works across devices remotely. This …
AI Is Inventing Languages Humans Can’t Understand. Should We Stop It?
Researchers at Facebook realized their bots were chattering in a new language. Then they stopped it.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90132632/ai-is-inventing-its-own-perfect-languages-should-we-let-it…
Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027)
The Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027) outlines the European Commission’s vision for high quality, inclusive and accessible digital education in Europe. It is a call to action for stronger cooperation at European level to learn from the COVID-19 crisis during …