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TCC08: Second Life: Teaching Tips from the Virtual Frontier

Experiencing eLearning

Teaching object creation–she has samples of each stage, gives them the textures, they can walk through each step with an example. Technorati Tags: secondlife , education , avatar , identity , teaching , cynthia+calongne. Learning environment should include. communication tools. variety of course delivery methods.

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Webinosh with Dr. Will Thalheimer: Smile Sheets

Learning Visions

Look for a sample smile sheet on Dr. Thalheimer's site (type smile sheet in the search field). Technorati Tags: smile_sheets Thalheimer talked about ways he's been trying to make smile sheets more effective so that they can be used to tell us something valuable about the learning experience. Make a point of sitting in.

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TCC08: Extreme Makeover: Course Edition

Experiencing eLearning

Blog has examples of resources, data visualization, favorite tools (most free, some paid). She gave an example of a course where you could watch 170+ slides, or you could watch the slides while listening to the audio of the instructor reading the 170+ slides. Multimedia–you can find things online. Navigation = curb appeal.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Great New PaperVision Examples - 3D in Your Browser

Mark Oehlert

» February 28, 2008 Great New PaperVision Examples - 3D in Your Browser Ive blogged before about PaperVision.in fact, its one of those items that still gets hits long after its been posted.

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TCC08: Wikis and Blogs and Tags: Oh Why?

Experiencing eLearning

Wikis as classic example of collaborative tool. Gave an example of faculty handbook created with wiki (using MediaWiki). Technorati Tags: tcc08 , tcc2008 , wiki , blog , diigo , privacy , education , writing. Google Docs. Create a sharing community. Important to teach students collaborative skills to prepare for work.

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TCC08: Cultural Diversity in Online Education

Experiencing eLearning

Example with researching the Hague Convention countries. Technorati Tags: diversity , online+education , culture. Instructors can relate content to international current events, even with a set syllabus. Clearly assuming their audience is all instructors in how they are approaching this. Reach out to the students, celebrate them.

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Commenting Self-Audit

Experiencing eLearning

For example, this comment I left on our team blog for work was absurdly long. Technorati Tags: comment08 , conversation , blogging , comments. I’ve broken all of those at one point or another, but I think I actually do pretty well usually. I can certainly work on being more succinct in both my comments and posts though.