I have a confession. I don’t have much of a patience to watch a long tutorial video. In fact, videos for me are only compelling when they are telling stories, engaging me, teaching me something super relevant. In general, tutorials are informative, but I find most of them boring. However, I’ve just watched a 30-minute video […]
Openness has always been dear to me. Open source learning. Open minds and voices. Open courses. Open=opportunities for growth, connections and constant movement. I just got to know about the launching of School of Open, so here’s our chance for immersion in the wild magical world of openness. The School of Open has launched! Take […]
I’ve been following #etmooc with interest, but with the hectic first week in our Electronic Village Online about neuroscience in Education (#brainELT), I haven’t been much of a contributor, but an active listener. What I’ve been trying to explore with much interest and anticipation is how a MOOC develops, unfolds, how conversations start and persist, […]
January 14th. A date to remember for two very good reasons. It is the launching of #etmooc , with an amazing line-up of organizers, the wonderful team of “conspirators ”
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I’ve produced this quick video as a Wrap up for the online course I am teaching, Web Tools for Educators at Casa Thomas Jefferson. In the beginning of our online session, teachers are generally in a state of lethargy and disorientation. They are never sure if they should endure in the digital experience or quit. […]
Curt Bonk is on my list of inspiration when it comes to online teaching and learning. I’ve gotten some neat ideas for my online classes from his book Empowering Online Learning: 100+ activities for reading, reflecting, displaying and doing. If you are really interested in becoming more proficient in you online teaching/tutoring/mentoring skills, you might […]
Since the beginning of our existence, our main goal is connection, learning, survival, evolution. This is what we still pursue nowadays, meaningful connections, lifelong learning to become better human beings. Well, if it’s not everyone’s goals, at least these are mine, and I know a bunch of inspiring educators, like the Webheads, who pursue exactly […]
More and more, I’ve been interested in finding and testing possibilities of using mobile devices in the classroom – flip cameras, smartphones, recorders, tablets – everything which is at a student’s reach. When I had a group of teens, it was simply natural to explore what was at my students’ fingertips, as for them it […]
When we work in the eLearning area, we have the regular instructional design issues, plus some others related to technology and interaction in an arena in which we rely on hypertext in its many forms and shapes and the human interactions for a successful learning program. eLearningnetwork.org is one place I go for inspiration and […]
This Sunday, November 14th, 13:00 GMT, join us for an open talk about elearning.Where? http://bitly.com/webheadsroom In a speedgeeking fashion and Webhead-way, we´ll have quick overviews on essential issues related to elearning. It should be was a lot of fun! Materials and recording available athttp://brazilbridges.pbworks.com/w/page/32550995/elearningspeedgeeking
I´ve taken many online courses, and it strikes me that it is always the same old tell-me-something-about-you kind of forum. There are so many interesting ways to get started with a group online that I couldn´t possibly list it here. There is video, voicethread, slideshare,a blog post, intriguing questions, among others. However, I want to […]
More and more I find myself looking for ways, activities, resources that will help me connect with my online students in meaningful ways. It’s always a challenge, but when you hit it, the results are extremely rewarding. When you get your students to respond to a challenging, extra activity, heaven. Just like in any classroom, […]
Yesterday was delightfully exciting. Never have I worked so hard and intensively in different projects for the school I work for and my volunteer work in the communities I’m part of . No complaints. All the effort has been paying off. First, I got to know that our proposal to present in the TESOL international […]
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