Teaching knowledge wiki | Teaching English | British Council | BBC
"The teaching knowledge wiki is a collection of definitions of ELT terminology. Each entry includes a definition, an example illustrating the concept and information about how the concept can be applied in the classroom context." (subsite of BBC/British Council Teaching English site)
Online Survey Software - Web Survey Tool - SurveyGizmo.com
Offers 14-day free trials that will revert to a basic free plan, recommended by Ray Tolley: http://efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/2009/10/surveys-are-whiz.html
CompendiumLD learning design software
Overview of "a software tool for designing learning activities using a flexible visual interface" (What is CompendiumLD?, 2009.10.17)
RPX: Instant OpenID and Data Portability
Explains RPX login interface for logins with IDs and passwords from familiar third-party accounts
24 page list sorted by name (or most recent)
Using System Restore from the Vista Windows Recovery Environment
How to automatically repair Windows Vista using Startup Repair
How to automatically repair Windows Vista using Startup Repair
Table of Contents
Overview of the Windows Vista Repair options
How to perform an automatic repair of Windows Vista using Startup Repair
Advanced Tools overview
Conclusion
E-Learning Journeys: Connectivism Explained
introduces video on the Networked Student
E-Learning Curve Blog: Discovering Instructional Design 5: Stages in the Affective Taxonomy
Goal statements (sometimes called purpose statements) are often used with the Affective Taxonomy. They answer the question, "Why does the student need to learn this material?" Goal statements reflect the instructional designer's empathy for the learner's motivation and attitudes, which should enhance the outcome of the lesson (see Table 1).
eFolio in the UK: What is Reflection?
Unsubstantiated reflection is thus a possibly useless activity. However, by using an e-Portfolio to both present a project and also substantiate reflective argument with evidences is, in my opinion and experience, the only true and effective method in this web2.0 world. (final ¶)
E-Portfolios for Learning: Conversation with Teacher Educator
Describes another teacher educators decision to abandon a "rigid commercial system" and adopt WordPress blogs for blog portfolio developments (and possible replication in other learning and teaching venues
E-Learning Curve Blog: Exploring Podcasting for E-Learning (and new podcast episode released)
I'm exploring the medium of podcasting at the moment. I've previously discussed podcasting in general here, but in my view there can (and should) be more to the medium than the well-trodden 'single voice-over discusses topic' - what I call the 'fireside chat' - podcast format. To undertake this successfully demands a theoretical understanding and competency in a number of domains.
I will outline the technical aspects of creating, recording, producing, and distributing podcasts at a later time, but for now, I want to investigate some aspects of audio delivered via podcast as a learning channel.
E-Learning Curve Blog: Podcasting for E-Learning: Putting it all together
I've been discussing one of the lesser-covered aspects of podcasting: delivering effective voice-over narration. So far, we have covered three of the four 'P's' of engaging your audience:
Pace - click to view article
Pitch - click to view article
Projection - click to view article
Today, I will talk about the Art of the Pause.
E-Learning Curve Blog: Podcasting for E-Learning: Critically Analyzing Podcasts
Touches on technical aspects of podcasting including podcast structure, technical elements, and content
E-Learning Curve Blog: Podcasting for E-Learning: Editing and Producing Podcasts
So far in this series of posts about Podcasting for E-Learning from the E-Learning Curve Blog, I've covered a lot of material, including:
A Brief History of Audio in Education
The Four 'P's' of narration
Introduction to Audio Production
Digital Audio Basics
Now, it's time to look in some depth at editing and producing podcast content.
E-Learning Curve Blog: Podcasting for E-Learning: Audio Editing + Audacity
Familiarizes new users with digital recording environment
E-Learning Curve Blog: Podcasting for E-Learning – Tour of Audacity’s User Interface
Translate tape editing metaphor to digital recording tool
E-Learning Curve Blog: Podcasting for E-Learning: Setting Audacity Preferences
Illustrated guide to preparation for recording
E-Learning Curve Blog: Podcasting for E-Learning: Recording with Audacity
Step by step illustrated guide
Recipes4Success: Citation Maker
Tech4Learning. (2009). Citation Maker. Recipes4Success. Retrieved September 30, 2009, from http://myt4l.com/index.php?v=pl&page_ac=view&type=tools&tool=bibliographymaker.
DigiTales - The Art of Telling Digital Stories
Generates Digital Media Scoring Guides for student and teacher use
