Let’s change education with video: The Khan Academy on TED
TED talks are always worth watching, so it’s difficult to recommend any particular one. However, if you’re interested in video in education, though, take a look at Salman Khan’s TED Talk
Category Archives: online learning
The web and assessment
I’ve noticed a couple of interesting takes on online information and cheating in exams, today. The BBC reports on Danish pupils who are permitted to use the Internet during their exams ‘They can access any site they like, even Facebook, but they cannot message each other or email anyone outside
Free webinar tips download
I have been running webinars for both business and e-learning purposes for some years. Of course the word “webinar” is a fairly new one. Here’s how I define a webinar: A webinar is a seminar that is held online live at a set time with a speaker/leader (or speakers) and
Remote managers and reflection: this time last year
Once a month I like to look back on what I was blogging about this time last year and in previous years. It often prompts reflection on how things have – or have not – changed and where I have moved on to. In July 2009 I was looking at
Case studies: Twitter for learning
Those of us who use Twitter as a Personal Learning Network tool (PLN) don’t need convincing that Twitter is useful for learning. There are innumerable resources discussing this, and even more describing and explaining how to use Twitter for personal learning and for social learning. Jane Hart covers the basics
SocialLearn (OU Conference session)
At the OU Teaching and Learning Conference I was fascinated by a talk on SocialLearn by Simon Buckingham Shum. SocialLearn is the Open University’s social learning solution that is currently being developed. It aims to be a social learning space which can integrate existing tools in the OU and the
Seven top tips for building your professional learning network with Twitter
Twitter really can take up your whole day! It’s a whole continuing professional education all by itself, if you follow the right people and follow up on links to blogs and websites that people point out. So if you want to have a life as well as reading Twitter (let
Digital quilts and more
In June last year (2009) I was Remembering digital art and writing and reminiscing about my time as a digital writer and artist working for the trAce Online Writing Centre. trAce did some excellent creative online writing and digital art projects including several Digital Quilt projects, the first being the
Moodle for workplace learning
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
Reflection on influences on reflection
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