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Webquest: Exploring Online Tools for Motivation, Collaborative Networks in E-learning

Found this great site  from Learningshare.com.  Filled with a rich mine of links from credible sources for teaching and learning via the Net. Includes links to other learning communities, free readiness assessment self-tests, research sites,  everything e-learning.

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Revisiting the Role of Instructional Design in E-learning

After my Big Paper on evaluating learner support for a global, blended learning program is finally passed, marked, bound and archived in Sheffield U  I’ve been doing a re-visitation of old e-learning concepts that flit into the real world practice of designing for learning.  Came across George Siemen’s old article Elearnspace’s post on how instructional design figures in...

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E-learning Metatrends, Key Emerging Technologies 2008

YouTube, podcasting, Facebook, Google Docs, data mashups, collaboration webs, grassroots video. . .the implication for learning, teaching and creative expressions can be found in the 2008 Horizons Report. Many thanks to Angelo Agujo, Philippine E-learning Society’s Board Member, for leading us to this highly exciting, informative...

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10 Ways to Use Your Edublogs to Teach

I just visited Edublogs.org to look for an introductory video for my learners on how to blog. Then I found this list on using the blog for teaching your students:  1. Post materials and resources 2. Host online discussions 3. Create a class publication 4. Replace your newsletter 5. Get your students blogging 6. Share your lesson plans 7. Integrate multimedia of all descriptions 8. Organise, organise,...

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A Harvard Leadership Course for Parents in E-learningforkids.org

Visit http://www.e-learningforkids.org for a pre-screened resource for building skills in math, science, reading, and keyboarding.  It’s a site for parents, kids, and educators, specifically children from 5-12 years old. What’s intriguing is the free leadership course for parents from the famed Harvard Business School Publishing.   Parents, if you haven’t tried e-learning, take this...