See on Scoop.it - Moodlicious From an instructor’s perspective, there is a great deal of thought that goes into the creation of a new course in Moodle — everything from the template and color scheme to the best way to relay contact information. One of the most important considerations, however, might also be one of […] The post How To Make the Most of a Video Introduction for an Online Course appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Moodlicious Reports are a powerful tracking feature in Moodle LMS. They generate valuable information regarding the learners’ activity at the course level as well as the LMS site level.   By default, many types of reports are available in Moodle LMS. In this blog, I would like to share some of […] The post 4 Valuable Reports From Moodle appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Blended Learning Lab Blended learning models— the combination of teacher-led and online instruction— may improve education by enhancing personalized learning in schools and freeing teachers to focus on helping all students develop higher-level learning skills. However, successful implementation of these models requires adequate infrastructure, reliable technology, quality software content, and changes […] The post New Research from SRI International Offers Insights into Blended Learning Models appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Blended Learning Lab When it comes to teaching with technology, or even teaching in general, most faculty could use a little support. To provide the resources, ideas and inspiration faculty need to become better instructors, higher education institutions typically create some form of Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), devoted to […] The post 3 Ways to Get Faculty Up to Speed With Technology appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Digital Literacies There are a lot of different kinds of literacy that are important, that we actually teach or talk about teaching in school. Today I’m advocating for a kind of literacy that I don’t hear discussed a lot: Visual Communication.   Really, we could broaden this to digital communication, because […] The post Visual Communication is a Tech Literacy appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

See on Scoop.it - Digital Literacies With the vast amount of content that is shared on the Internet, content curation is becoming an essential digital literacy skill for teachers and students. See on www.fractuslearning.com The post Developing Digital Literacy Through Content Curation appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Can we really measure happiness? How does educational attainment vary across ZIP codes? What does math have to do with charity? Which team has the better athletes, Yankees or Red Sox? These are just a few of the wide-ranging questions that students are asking -- and attempting to answer -- by ana... The post How to Help Your Students Develop Data Literacy appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Reading a wide range of blogs can give pupils access to new thinking, often from their peers or near-peers, delivered in accessible, bite-size ways. Once you’ve started reading a variety of blogging sites, the next step is to start writing them - learning 21st century literacy as you do so - not ... The post The 4-step beginner’s guide to blogging in the classroom appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Teaching students about the internet can be bit confusing. Teachers often shy away from teaching core technology concepts because of this perceived complexity. Without a game plan and the proper visuals it can be very tricky to explain an abstract system like a computer network. The word "inter... The post Considerations For Teaching Students About Browsers And The Web appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

The rapid pace of technological change has become the norm in modern digital and information landscapes. Most operating systems, including both Microsoft and Mac OS, change every year or two; mobile devices develop annually with increasing sophistication; and new social- and cloud-based software ... The post RAIT: A Balanced Approach to Evaluating Educational Technologies appeared first on Patric Lougheed.