Tag: onlinelearning
What Do Online Educators Do: More Connected and Not Limited to Any Place or Time
As I mentioned in the previous post, there appears to be a lot confusion about what education is...
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What Do Online Educators Do: Tools of the Trade
Many years ago, when I was describing my job as a tech specialist at my school to an in-law she...
Read MoreApple Ed Event: Apple Announces iBooks 2, iBooks Author & iTunes U (app). QuarkXpress & Schoology Pee Their Pants
I just watched the Apple Education event keynote and I’m very excited about what I saw. If...
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Using AOL IM with iChat
With MobileMe going away some think that we’ve lost one of the automatic ways for us to...
Read MoreA Grade As Motivation or Unnecessary Made Up Measure
Pretty much every month someone in class has a problem with Zander’s chapter about Giving an A. This month’s dialogue questions the motivational power of grades (with little Beatles whimsy thrown in for good...
Read MoreLit Reviews Are Like Talk Shows
We’ve had more than a few confused and frustrated students have a difficult time with the process of putting together their Lit Review and all of the re-editing requests that come with the process. The following is my...
Read MoreMoodle is NOT a Verb, or is it?
This was my last week teaching Full Sail/emdtms’ LMO (Learning Management Systems) course and I couldn’t end our time together without a little conversation about Moodle. Enjoy. Moodle is not a verb, or is it?...
Read MoreDigication Revisited
As I continued to explore online teaching/learning platforms for my LMS course (Learning Management Systems), I revisited Digication, a platform that I used my last year teaching middle school technology and media classes. The...
Read MoreThe Role of Technology in Education
Over the past few weeks I’ve been working with my Full Sail EMDT students teaching and learning more about online learning management systems. I’ve been using online tools for teaching and learning for over nine...
Read MoreWhy Should We Let You Into Our Doctorate Club?
Last time I talked to Dr. Sparks (“Sparky”) we were enjoying a late night dinner at the Old Ebbitt Grill following a week roaming the streets of DC and the halls of power with my Pepperdine cadremates. He...
Read MoreRelevant Media vs. Cool Stuff – Online Learners Pick the Former
One of my students recently wrote about his experiences as an online curriculum development person who works for an online university that has a division that partners with traditional higher-ed institutions to help them bring...
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