My notes from my review of 

http://moodlemeets.learnnowbc.ca/mod/wiki/view.php?pageid=36

Quality / Effective Online learning has the following 

• clear assessment 
  • rubrics for marking made transparent to students 
  • clear and responsible / realistic deadlines 
• clear outcomes 
  • need to be made clear to the learner from the start what the course aims to…

Very insightful summary from Verena Roberts @verenanz The Peeragogy Handbook (K - 12 peeragogy)

Teachers have a reputation of working in isolation, of keeping their learning to themselves and on their own islands. They are also known for generously sharing resources with one another. It is this latter trait that is becoming increasingly important as the role of the…

Became perhaps a bit too ambitious of late .. but am trying to realize the following 2 things at the same time.

Quality in Online Learning 

One is to learning more about how to realize Quality in Online Learning and I've opted to visit the LearnNowBC site to take in an already closed course "Ensuring Quality in Online Distributed Learning" but still populated with…

Celebrating 40 Years of Digital Learning!

Scroll down the page which the link below opens and see a selection of articles re tec in teaching from the last 30 years.…

 TESOL's Electronic Village Online (EVO) 2012 has already started 

 Here is the summary but you can read more about it on the MachiEVO Course wiki: http://machinevo.pbworks.com/w/page/47494320/MachinEVO…

This collection of school social media/use of technology policies appeared on the Facebook for Educators site http://facebookforeducators.org/sample-policies. What is the policy where you woirk - indeed, is there a policy?

Heather

Hi

I've just discovered Nik Peachy's ScoopIt compliation - fascinating articles - thanks Nik!

http://www.scoop.it/t/learning-technology/

Heather

Hi

I just read these stats re soc media connectedness of top US colleges: http://mashable.com/2011/09/13/social-media-universities-colleges/

I think it'sd be quite an interesting project if we could replicate this for our own institutions - at least related to UAE ones where many of us are based - or even in my case as my institution has 'tec' in its title, comparing the…

Have you seen this?

Any comments? Any tips to add?

http://emailcharter.org/

Thanks to Tamas Lorincz for posting Nicky Hockly's notes dispelling a few mobile learning myths on Facebo!

Here's the link: http://www.emoderationskills.com/?p=565

What is technology and connectivity doing to you - yes, YOU?!!!

Find out - read this ... http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/digital-overload-too-much-data-costs-businesses-billions-0701/

Hi 

Great CV ideas here!

Would we 'dare' to try them? Take a look! (http://mashable.com/2011/05/20/social-media-resumes/#146372-Sell-Yourself--Literally)

Heather

Has everyone done this?

For anyone who wants to check out the results so far of  Nik Peachey’s  2011 Survey into…

Thanks to my chum Hazel Own (ex HCT-Dubai) who posted this on Facebook.

Emirati ladies' responses and experiences with technology.

http://www.ethosconsultancynz.com/profiles/blogs/technology-for-emirati-teacher

Hi

In our continuing exploration of QR Codes, here's an article from the Gulf News: http://gulfnews.com/business/technology/a-barcode-that-will-hold-its-own-in-3d-world-1.793032

It mentions a project called Digital Dubai - more info at this link: …

Hi

This looks like a great resource of ideas for using QR Codes.

http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/qrcode/

Heather