Tag Archives: e-learning
Are teachers hiding behind computers?
I can’t believe it’s been such a long time without a blog post! I’ve had many ideas I’ve wanted to share but I’ve also had the busiest spring term ever and I guess it has something to do with the … Continue reading
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AACE E-Learn: thoughts on blended learning
Image: Terriseesthings Wednesday’s keynote speaker, Dr. Michelle Selinger from CISCO, made me remember all the steps and stages of development with education technology I have experienced during the 11 years I’ve been working with it. She talked about a new … Continue reading
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AACE E-Learn 2010: Day 1
Image: Two Ladies and Two Cats I’m currently attending AACE E-Learn 2010 in Orlando, Florida. It’s great to meet colleagues from all over the world and share thoughts on what’s going on in education. Today we had a very good … Continue reading
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Africa – the next center of e-learning innovation?
I’ve now given a week of staff training at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education. During the first week we’ve had an introduction to e-learning, we’ve talked about pedagogical planning of an online course and we’ve taken the … Continue reading
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Professional blogs – a treasure too frequently overlooked in higher education
Image: Matt Elsberry I teach professional English for first year BBA students who specialize in computer systems, web design, information networks and software development. These are some really bright students, they have graduated from high school with good grades, they … Continue reading
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Autumn term 2009: Awakenings, Social Media and New Perspectives
This is my last day at work this year. The autumn term 2009 has been a very eventful one – hectic, actually, to say the least. It’s not just that there’s been a lot of work, but the changes in … Continue reading
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Authentic learning environments and working life requirements
Image by Geekgirly Greetings from Turku, the historical capital of Finland! I’m attending a national language teachers’ conference here. Today I gave a workshop on using web-based technologies for authentic language learning. There was a lot of discussion and I … Continue reading
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Self-directed learning + Full teacher control = Impossible
Image by rp72 If you are a teacher in higher education, I’m sure you cannot escape the discussion evolving around social media these days. It’s just everywhere. Some teachers are really enthusiastic about the whole thing whereas others wouldn’t hear … Continue reading
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Social Media in Education – Where did the “Social” go?
Image by edwindejongh A few days ago I attended a seminar on the use of social media in education. I had high hopes in advance – especially as the participants were informed that the venue had changed as there were … Continue reading
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Learning environments’ new clothes – or how to localise e-learning?
Image by Wonderlane Today I attended a Cross-cultural User Experience Seminar at Tampere University of Technology. The approach of the seminar was mainly from the viewpoint of product design and international marketing. There were really interesting talks about user experience … Continue reading
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