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It’s student evaluation time again—and I should be the last professor in the world to complain. With slight exceptions for “caring too much” and courses that meet “too early” (9:10 a.m.), my evaluations are quite good. And yet the student evaluations of teaching (SETs) I’ve received during my decade-long teaching... Via Ana Cristina Pratas No comment yet.
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Ana Cristina Pratas's curator insight,
September 30, 2014 12:50 AM
Abstract Blogs are a useful teaching tool for improving student writing and increasing class
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This post is the second in a 3 part series dedicated to showing bloggers and online educators an easy, step-by-step process for converting blog content into an online course. I’ll share how I converted my blog post into an online course! Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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There's a big difference! SOCIAL LEARNING is how we learn naturally and on a continuous basis - with our friends and colleagues. Social learning doesn't require the use of social media, although it... Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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Whether you’re a digital marketer planning to teach the next generation conversion rate optimization (CRO) or a software developer looking to earn a few thousand a month in passive income, this post will help you get a grip on a few basic pedagogical principles that should guide your course design process. This post was inspired... Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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“I need the content to work on a phone and a tablet as well as on a Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
Michelle Mentzer's curator insight,
January 6, 2015 9:39 AM
Responsive design is one of the most important factors for online courses design and development. Even if our faculty and administration do not immediately see its use, our students demand the flexibility and variety of multiple devices and learning modalities. One only has to observe our current students to see that they are mobile driven and mobile savvy. We have to adapt to the current technologies that they use and learn with, and not expect them to remain at the level of technology that we learned ten years ago. Part of an Instructional Designer's job is to keep current in technology, social media and web apps and tools. Any one up for the challenge?
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Most of us know better than to use technology for technology?s sake. The Shiny New Tech Syndrome is taking the world by storm, and with the added pressur Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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In addition to the already full plates of educators, in-house online content and course development remains a challenge. With a healthy dose of optimism and motivation to better serve their current, digitally-inclined Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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National Teaching Fellow 2012 EDEN fellow 2013 Ascilite fellow 2012 E-pedagogies, social media and open practices Gráinne Conole, University of Leicester … Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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6 social learning needs that can be applied to eLearning. Targeting these needs will result in more effective courses. Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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October 21, 2014 11:35 PM
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This paper presents a study of the use of wikis to support online group projects in two courses at the UK Open University. The research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a wiki in supporting (i) student collaboration and (ii) tutors’ marking of the students’ collaborative work. The paper uses the main factors previously identified by the technology acceptance model (TAM) as a starting point to examine and discuss the experiences of these two very different user groups: students and tutors. Data was gathered from students via a survey and from tutors via a range of methods. The findings suggest that, when used in tandem with an online forum, the wiki was a valuable tool for groups of students developing a shared resource. As previous studies using the TAM have shown, usefulness and ease of use were both important to students’ acceptance of the wiki. However, the use of a wiki in this context was less well-received by tutors, because it led to an increase in their workload in assessing the quality of students’ collaborative processes. It was possible to reduce the tutor workload by introducing a greater degree of structure in the students’ tasks. We conclude that when introducing collaborative technologies to support assessed group projects, the perceptions and needs of both students and tutors should be carefully considered.
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1 The 7Cs of Learning Design Gráinne Conole, University of Leicester, grainne.conole@le.ac.uk Introduction There are now a rich variety of ways in which d… Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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For students who have difficult writing, we recommend online journals to help build reading, writing, and communication skills. Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
Sharilee Swaity's curator insight,
November 17, 2014 12:44 AM
For kids, everything is online now. So, doing a journal online makes sense. It is really important, though, that the journal is in a safe environment, and not shared with anyone but close family and friends. 
Heather Severson's curator insight,
August 10, 2015 10:42 AM
For kids, everything is online now. So, doing a journal online makes sense. It is really important, though, that the journal is in a safe environment, and not shared with anyone but close family and friends.
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Increasingly, educators are turning to Open Educational Resources (OERs) as teaching tools. OERs are free publicly available educational resources that anyone can copy, use, adapt, and re-share. Numerous OERs exist for teachers, but ever wondered if you could create your own? Do-it-yourself OER is n Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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These three "gogies" of effective online learning will help you get a clearer picture of learning and eLearning in the digital age. Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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Ana Cristina Pratas's curator insight,
January 12, 2015 11:23 PM
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A major criticism I have of most educational institutions is that their primary focus is on students' intellectual and cognitive development. Too often individual learner's needs do not enter into... Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
Suzanne's curator insight,
February 1, 2015 6:23 AM
Addressing the whole student in education, not only the cognitive and intellectual development. Applying Abraham Maslow’s theory of a pyramid-shaped hierarchy — physiological needs, personal safety, social affiliation, self-esteem and self-actualization — to education is an ideal way to assess lesson plans, courses and educational programs. 
CTD Institute's curator insight,
February 2, 2015 11:32 AM
This is a must read article! It uses Matrlow s hierarchy of needs to the educational technology reality.
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Taking over someone else's e-learning design: challenges trigger change in e-learning beliefs and practices Via Ana Cristina Pratas
Ana Cristina Pratas's curator insight,
February 10, 2015 5:58 AM
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As universities invest in the development of e-learning resources, e-learning sustainability has come under consideration. This has largely focused on the challenges and facilitators of organisational and technological sustainability and scalability, and professional development. Little research has examined the experience of a teacher dealing with e-learning sustainability when taking over a course with an e-learning resource and associated assessment. This research focuses on a teacher who was inexperienced with e-learning technology, yet took over a blended unit of study with an e-learning resource that accounted for one-fifth of the subject assessment and was directed towards academic skills development relevant to the degree program. Taking a longitudinal approach, this research examines the challenges faced by the new teacher and the way she changed the e-learning resource and its implementation over two years. A focus of the research is the way the teacher's reflections on the challenges and changes provided an opportunity and stimulus for change in her e-learning beliefs and practices. This research has implications for the way universities support teachers taking over another teacher's e-learning resource, the need for explicit documentation of underpinning beliefs and structured handover, the benefit of teamwork in developing e-learning resources, and provision of on-going support. |
