Category Archives: TEL Research
Virtual Read Alouds – #WRAD & “Read With Me”
They were virtual read-alouds done over the internet using my Elluminate vroom Continue reading
Virtual Literacy Initiative – Connections Wanted
Now I want to take the idea forward, in a more formal way. I’m curious about the logistics necessary to provide an online intervention solution in a typical classroom as well as breadth of possibilities for assisting students. Continue reading
Low Cost – High Impact Technologies for Education
For sometime now, I’ve been following two projects (OMPT & FrontlineSMS) that have the potential to impact large numbers of resource challenged classrooms in the world. These are the types of projects I like to share when I’m working on International Educational Technology Contracts so if you know of others, please share in the comments! Continue reading
Camp CLOE – Day 3 of Learning Object Bootcamp
Only 32 hours left to pull together our Paper Prototype… YIPES!! I’m at Camp CLOE this week with about 30 other ‘campers’ from CLOE member-institutions. Our main task is to learn about GOOD PROCESS in developing learning objects while at … Continue reading
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Social Constructivism vs. Self-paced Learning
After attending the TLT Conference in Regina, I realized that I have been ignoring a whole genre of online learning – self-paced learning. Admittedly, self-paced learning does not have to occur online, it has been a mainstay of correspondence courses … Continue reading
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Cider Connections – An “Aha” Blogging Experience
This is absolutely amazing to me…. A few weeks ago I was trying track down software to help me analyze my online discussions… I came across some work by Dr. Allan Jeong who was using an excel macro to strip … Continue reading
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Assessing Discussion Threads
Last week I was trying to track down software to help me analyze my online discussions. Right now, Participation in the Discussions is worth 30% of the student’s total mark. Students get full marks for providing one new message and … Continue reading
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“New Technology vs. The Blackboard”
How does our new technology measure up to the introduction of the blackboard in the 1860′s? Bill Buxton has a noteworthy angle on this. I recently came across some archived presentations from the Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI) out of … Continue reading
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Analyzing WebCT Discussions
I’m wrapping up several online courses this week so to aid in my marking, I thought I would look for a “technology fix†to help me take a deeper look at the discussion boards which I use to mark the … Continue reading
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