The online discussions will get you started on the project and provide the opportunity to receive feedback while learning the basics of Moodle through the development of your own course site. I am working on a project for my Ed Tech class at SDSU which is putting me a little out of my comfort zone. The project requires the design of an eLearning course including a synchronous portion where the facilitator and learners meet online using web conferencing software. Create social learning activities such as Forums, Chats, Wiki's, and Blogs. Post link to your project site in forum posting. MORE >>

Articulate has definitely proven that it provides what I was looking for and many other benefits that I was not aware of. I'm just finishing up my test drive of Articulate Studio 09 and I am sold on driving my own version off the lot. As I discussed in my post " Articulate, Captivate, Both, Or.? ", I have been using Adobe Captivate but would like something that integrates with Power Point and speeds up the development process. Here are 5 reasons why I decided to pay the price for Articulate Studio 09. This is no problem with Articulate. Related Posts: Articulate, Captivate, Both.or? MORE >>

Being that I am the lone instructional designer/eLearning developer in my company I don't have as many opportunities to learn from others in a formal learning environment like this class provides. At work, I mainly develop self paced eLearning courses so that project will provide the opportunity to use a work project and kill 2 birds with 1 stone. I'm excited about the class taught by Dr. Bob Hoffman because it really dives into the development side of eLearning by applying principles from the textbook; " Michael Allens Guide to eLearning." MORE >>

The email sent to participants at the beginning of the project will outline the guidelines of the project and provide access to the project web site which serves as a resource to participants throughout the project. This step of the process is initiated through an email from the facilitator describing the guidelines of the project and providing access to the project web site. This allows the facilitator to provide formative feedback to the group before they potentially go too far down the wrong path. The details of each step of the process are described in the table below. MORE >>

The textbook definition provided by the Buck Institute for Education in the "Project Based Learning Handbook" described PBL with the quote below: A systematic teaching method that engages students in learning knowledge and skills through an extended inquiry process structured around complex, authentic questions and carefully designed products and tasks. Project based learning achieves what a lecture cannot by providing the opportunity for the learner to practice using the necessary resources so that when they do come across a problem they are prepared to solve it on their own. MORE >>