Month: August 2014
The Moodle Lesson Activity truly is an amazing content creator
Not many Moodlers use the Lesson Activity in Moodle. Mostly because it’s neither a brilliant quiz engine nor a replacement for the book module. But when you combine both these elements and spend a bit of time on…
Read More »How to make technology a successful partner in teaching
From interactive whiteboards and internet-enabled mobile devices, right through to online and cloud-based software, there are a multitude of digital technologies to help learning and teaching which can be overwhelming. For many educators, the truth is that…
Read More »Bootstrap and Moodle and Tables oh my.
With so many installing or creating Bootstrap based themes – I have noticed more and more use the features in course content. You can style quite a bit, and make things look pretty! Source: www.somerandomthoughts.com See on Scoop.it…
Read More »E-learning platform Moodle Mobile arrives on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone
Moodle, for those who did not know, is a popular e-learning platform that has a user base of over 50 thousand registered and verified school sites, serving over 60 million users, in over 6 million courses, with over…
Read More »Key characteristics of learners in a digital age and their influence on the design of teaching and learning
Here I want to discuss one key component of a learning environment, learner characteristics, and in particular focus on the characteristics of learners that are particularly relevant for designing teaching and learning in a digital age. Probably nothing more…
Read More »Sharing: an essential part of web literacy
Mozilla believes that the use of the Webmaker tools and teaching kits within an online training environment helps facilitate participatory cultures where there are “relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement, strong support for creating and…
Read More »10 Tips for Making Blended Learning “Blend” in your Class
There is no downside to blended learning. Students will be incredibly engaged, but do take caution: It will change your way of teaching forever. Source: www.fractuslearning.com See on Scoop.it – Blended Learning Lab
Read More »Why you should care about gamification in higher education
Gamification has serious implications for college students—and perhaps it’s time higher education got serious about implementing game design. Source: www.ecampusnews.com See on Scoop.it – Blended Learning Lab
Read More »20 free data visualisation tools
In this article, I want to focus on tips and tools that are free and easily accessible. There are loads of great paid tools out there, and I use many of them. But it is hard to expect…
Read More »Data Is Beautiful is a hidden gem for gorgeous data visualizations
Data visualization is one of the most delightful trends in media. It’s perfect for skimming and can turn a boring economic analysis into a work of art. Many practitioners are looking for inspiration in this quickly evolving field….
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