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Engaging online learners 4

Learning with e's

It's not an easy prospect, especially when you are some distance away and all your communication is being mediated through technology. The next two posts will focus on some of the methods used to engage students for other purposes, for example, reflection on practice, problem solving, creating content and performing learning.

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Engaging online learners 5

Learning with e's

For the uninitiated, synchronous communication occurs in the same timeframe, and interaction is more or less simultaneous (think video, telephone or live text). Asynchronous communication is time-shifted - e-mail, text messages and standard mail (correspondence courses were one of the first forms of distance education).

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ELEARNING AND PRESENTATIONS: In Search Of Free-to-Use Images

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

Some images will be labeled Creative Commons Zero.     In this scenario, you can perform what is known as a “reverse lookup” that will find similar images and/or websites that are already using the image (a possible indicator that the image is protected by copyright). But, not so fast! Be sure to put in the legwork.

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How to Maximize Collaboration in Instructional Design

CourseArc

As instructional designers create eLearning courses, they must perform a variety of jobs to deliver the final product, including (but not limited to): Project Management. Even if you’re a “star performer” who can do it all, the extensive scope of some projects coupled with pressing deadlines often requires additional assistance.

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ELEARNING AND PRESENTATIONS: In Search Of Free-to-Use Images

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

Some images will be labeled Creative Commons Zero.     In this scenario, you can perform what is known as a “reverse lookup” that will find similar images and/or websites that are already using the image (a possible indicator that the image is protected by copyright). But, not so fast! Be sure to put in the legwork.

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Connected pedagogy: Shared minds

Learning with e's

I posed some questions for educators to address, and proposed that much of our technology in recent years has been used to connect and to communicate. From the telegraph, through the telephone and radio and television, to 21st Century satellites, smartphones, the Internet and social media, all were designed to communicate. Wheeler, S.

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Imagined futures 5: Robot teachers

Learning with e's

They get to know their charges well, finding creative ways to help them to learn optimally, engaging them with methods and activities designed to draw out the best performances. Good teachers continually reflect on their practice, think critically and act creatively. Note the illustration with the large screen TV from 1958.

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