As I observed in my last post Moodle 2 is substantially different from its predecessors and now more suitable for use as a social networking tool. In this post I want to go through some of the technical aspects of making a Moodle more social. Some of these relate specifically to Moodle 2 while others [...]
I was recently asked by a VET college to advise about setting up Moodle as a more social area for the students. They wanted it to be a place where the students could not only practice writing but also a place where they could upload photos and videos from field trips, exchange visits and so [...]
I spend a great deal of time facilitating courses helping teachers learn how to integrate ICT into their everyday practice. Although I have facilitated such courses in blended format with a great deal of face to face input, most of the time now I find myself facilitating 100% online. There are worries of course about [...]
The challenge for week 2 of the mobile learning course, MobiMOOC was to come up with ideas for mlearning courses. I have two possibilities in mind. The first is the old inappropriate transfer from an old medium to a new medium in that I have an existing course which can be delivered face to face, [...]
It is quite a step to move the concurrent design (CCD) process from a technical product to the design of a course (CCeD) and it is even more of a step to move the CCD process online. But this is the aim of the UnderstandIT project and we took our first steps last Friday with [...]
The sessions for the 2011 round of EVOnline workshops aimed at EFL teachers have been released. Although you cannot sign up until the beginning of January it is a good idea to browse the available options so that you can decide which ones you want to join. The organisers recommend that you join no more [...]
Is it possible to transfer an industrial design process to the development of e-learning material? This is what I and a group of other European partners are going to try out using the VITAE course as a trial product. Earlier this week I made a very quick trip to Trondheim in Norway to attend the [...]
Edublogs is a leading brand in the edublogging field though I must say that their free version has become so restricted and full of advertising that it is difficult to give teachers a flavour of what it has to offer. However one great thing about Edublogs is that they started the Edublogs Awards seven years [...]
Some time ago I reviewed Mark Pegrum’s book ‘From Blogs to Bombs – The Future of Digital technologies in Education’ for the International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments. Recently I received hard copies of the journal edition but the review is also available online.
Last school year I experimented with Ning in various ways including using it to house a course I was teaching with three classes and recommending it as a way of extending the conversation for the schools service of a local attraction. Ning is a personalised, scalable, social networking site which you can configure for your [...]
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