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Seven Things I Learned This Year

Tony Karrer

LMS and Learning Tracking Still Struggling While LMS solutions continue to get better, more powerful, more diverse, I continue to find myself searching for just the right solution for particular needs. I was also struggling for clients who needed very simple learning tracking but with some customizations. for more on this.

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Generation next

Learning with e's

They will have no memories of the 20th century, which just happens to be the same century their lecturers were born and educated within. Lecturers tend to teach in the same way they themselves were taught. It's sometimes hard to see how listening in lectures, attending seminars, and sitting exams promotes these skills.

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What makes an inspirational teacher?

Learning with e's

Almost a third of those who voted said they were inspired by those lecturers who were genuinely excited about their subject. Inspirational teachers intervene at the right point, and know instinctively how to change the emphasis and direction of learning, bringing students back on to track by motivating them to succeed.

Lecture 99
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Designing a PowerPoint Screencast Using Camtasia

TechSmith Camtasia

YouTube now offers Creative Commons-licensed videos , which are automatically safe to use. If the content you’re interested in doesn’t come with a Creative Commons tag, it helps to know the fair use guidelines that allow the use of works without permission for teaching purposes. year, month day). Retrieved from [link].

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Going off road

Learning with e's

Veering off the beaten track is something I often do. Beaten tracks are too 'safe' and restrictive for me. I always have an idea of what I'm going to cover in my lectures and seminars, but I rarely write anything down, preferring to keep several ideas in my head so that I can respond quickly and flexibly if the situation demands it.

Lesson 40
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The power of love

Learning with e's

This mini series on love was inspired by a lecture from a colleague entitled ''What''s love got to do with it?'' The key take away from his lecture was that all good relationships have a basis of love and good teaching needs good relationships. In my two most recent posts I considered the role love plays in education. Unported License.

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Designing a PowerPoint Screencast Using Camtasia

TechSmith Camtasia

YouTube now offers Creative Commons-licensed videos, which are automatically safe to use. If the content you’re interested in doesn’t come with a Creative Commons tag, it helps to know that the fair use guidelines which allows the use of works without permission for teaching purposes. Screen name]. year, month day).