Moodle is well-known as a virtual learning environment in schools, colleges and universities. What is perhaps less well-known is that Moodle can also be used as an online learning space within a corporate environment, yet even those who use it may not recognise it, as it’s often hidden as part
When I heard about the Hay Festival’s Most Beautiful Tweet contest as judged by Stephen Fry I did wonder what they were talking about. A tweet can be informative, interesting, surprising, witty, engaging, well-written, poetic – but beautiful? Still, the Hay Festival’s director, Peter Florence described it thus: “The definition
It’s amazing how much continuing professional development you can do for free. The web has always been a great place for sharing knowledge and expertise, and there are new ways to do this appearing all the time. It’s almost always the case that someone will have written a blog post
I’ll definitely follow you on Twitter if… … you catch my attention! There are several ways to increase one’s number of followers on Twitter – it’s been shown for example that a profile picture of a smiling head photo is more likely to attract followers than a depersonalised icon, Twitter
With the way Facebook changes almost daily, it’s good to get some useful information from those who make it their business to keep up to date with it and particularly with the way that groups and “fan” pages work, an area that has changed a lot recently (along with Facebook
What is reflective learning and how can one develop one’s own reflective practice and that of one’s students? These are the questions I have been considering while I have been reading the book “A Handbook of Reflective and Experiential Learning: Theory and Practice” by Jenny Moon and participating in an
This blog used to be called Periodic Fable – which I thought was a very clever name for a blog from a writer who’s also a science graduate. I still think it’s a great name, but it doesn’t cover what I write about, which is e-learning and online communities, with
Ning has added two good features for helping your network avoid spammers. Better moderator tools are essential if Ning is to compete in the market for paid-for community platforms. I’m glad to see that they’re beginning to offer good value with their well-priced new services. The first new feature prevents
Back in November 2009 I wrote about the planning necessary for a successful webinar and suggested that one of the most important thing to do before a webinar is to test and test again – the software, your equipment and the speakers’ equipment. If possible all attendees equipment should be
Donald Schön (1983) suggested that the capacity to reflect on action so as to engage in a process of continuous learning was one of the defining characteristics of professional practice. He commented on the “Technical Rationality” type of model of professional training — which involves “charging students up” with knowledge