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Networked noughties 2000-2002

Learning with e's

In this short series of blogposts, I want to look back over the years 2000-2009, to map the key moments when the digital decade changed our lives. July 2000 saw the launch of one of the first social networking sites: Friends Reunited. In 2002 there was failure and success for digital TV. We didn't need to wait too long.

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Are we taking into account the culture surrounding our students?

Kapp Notes

We know from a variety of research (Delpit, 1995; Gay, 2000; Nieto, 2004: Villegas & Lucas, 2002) that successful schools place their students' cultures at the center of their missions and curriculum. Culturally responsive teaching: Theory, research and practice. New York: Teachers College Press. Grossman, L. Person of the Year.

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Create Autonomy in Gamification and Other Learning Environments

Kapp Notes

Autonomy refers to the initiative and freedom a person experiences when engaged in an activity in the absence of external pressure with respect to his or her personal goals (Ryan & Deci 2000). 2002) E-learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning. References.

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Humour and Learning in 3 Questions

KnowledgeOne

The latter, however, would be preferable to a teacher who uses humour in an exaggerated ( Ziv, 1988 ; Escallier, 2009 ) or negative ways, such as using sarcasm ( Ziv, 1988 ; Kassner, 2002: Humour in the Classroom), mockery, irony, or so-called malignant humour. Our detailed article on this subject: Do humour and learning mix well?

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Six PowerPoint Add-Ins to Help Educators Create Sleek Slideshows

Raptivity

HTML5Point runs on any PowerPoint version for Windows later than 2002. Opazity works for any version of PowerPoint for Windows from PowerPoint 2000 onwards. You can then use your online presentation on iPad, iPhone and other devices. Good tool when you need to host your PowerPoints as online modules for your students to access!

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Serendipitous revisiting

Clark Quinn

I talked about learning games from about 2002 on, and finally it went from ‘emerging technologies’ to mainstream in the program track around 2008. I’ve been talking about mobile since 2000, and finally have a book coming out in January. I wonder when mlearning will cross the chasm.

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How Moodle LMS open-source design helps learning institutions

eAbyas Info Solutions

When our CEO and Founder Martin Dougiamas launched Moodle in 2002, his vision was to provide educators with a way to create quality education experiences over the Internet while freeing them from administrative tasks so that they could focus on what matters the most: creating great learning experiences.