Do you know what empowers Eliademy? The passion of the founders, investors, employees, partners and volunteers that share the same vision as us: "democratise education with technology" or simply put - making education available to all people. Eliademy, Coursera, Udemy, Khan … Continue reading →

American Association of School LIbrarians (AASL) just announced the 2014 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning. They foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover. Media Sharing Digital Storytelling Manage & Organize Social Networking... Read More ›

Kallan at Elearning@ UWE (University of the West of England, Bristol)Blogger in Middle-earth was nominated Blog-o-the-Month at ISTE Island's Blogger's Hutt last week (ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education).Now it’s been awarded Blog Post of the Week! I will not be able to get my headphones on if my blog gets any more accolades! E-learning Planet’s Pick of the Week has awarded my exploratory post, Visitor to Second Life, the honour of Blog Post of the Week!They are sure that any visitor, who has not explored Second Life yet, will become too curious not to visit it after reading my post.I also got a commendation from Scott Merrick for that same post.He reckons I haven’t really splashed around enough about my nomination for Blog-o-the-Month. There are notable elearning icons on the nomination list.So here’s the splash. Kallan at Blogger's HutFly across to Blogger’s Hut on ISTE Island now, and register your support for this blog. I need your vote!If you need to register with Second Life first, the registration is easy.I recommend it. Pick up your avatar and teleport to Blogger’s Hut. Blogger in Middle-earth has the blue square on the polling board.I share E-learning Planet's Pick of the Week with Michael Hanley's E-Learning Curve Blog. I congratulate Michael for being awardedBlog of the Week for his five blog posts on podcasting for e-learning.You should check out his blog.( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 5 ) ( 4 ) < - related posts - > ( 2 ) ( 1 )

Explore the new Army OneSource Virtual World and stay connected to Family and friends! This virtual environment allows you to collaborate, learn, socialize, host or attend training sessions, and participate in daily events. By using a customizable avatar, a virtual self-representation, participants can access a variety of Army services by simply exploring the virtual world. Army OneSource programs are also at your fingertips in this three-dimensional environment. The Army OneSource Virtual World was built specifically to serve Soldiers and their Families and features each Army Resiliency in their own virtual region.As part of Army One Source Virtual World, the Virtual Resiliency Campus offers Community members engaging and enjoyable ways to build strength in the five areas of Resiliency: Spiritual, Family, Social, Emotional and Physical.The Army OneSource Virtual World regions are open to Army Soldiers, staff, volunteers, Veterans, Family and friends. All you need is an existing Army OneSource login! https://www.myarmyonesource.com/CommunitiesandMarketplace/VirtualWorlds/ArmyOneSourceVW/default.aspx

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Kallan on the computer - elearning at UWE - ASPIRE Reading RoomLearner motivation differs in each learner according to circumstance. Yet a common factor shared by many elearners, of all ages, is their isolation.My continued study of distance learners and elearners makes me aware that isolation is experienced by a significant cohort within that group. (By distance learners, I mean those who are not necessarily following a course with an e-component).Adult and younger learners have so many different circumstances. The disposition of the adolescent, for instance, creates a cohort of its own.A few recent visits to Second Life (SL) has confirmed for me how important the support met within an elearning environment is to the elearner.I am new to SL. There is so much there to learn. During the explorations I made intermittently over a period of only a few days,I visited many different and interesting places.Because of the significant time difference between New Zealand and the rest of the world, I often found that I navigated my avatar across islands on my own, for I was the only visitor on these islands.For me this can be a lonely experience, especially when one of my goals is to improve my skills in communicating and sharing with other SL visitors. However, in New Zealand there is a growing interest in SL. Luckily I did meet people. It's significant that most of the friends I've made in SL are actually from New Zealand (in real life).My friends are all extremely helpful, and nearly all are fun and interesting to be with. They provide the necessary components of friendship and sharing elearners so often need.Kallan with Arwenna Stardust whale-riding at KoruFor as much as the asynchronous environments of a blog, wiki or Internet forum can provide much enrichment, and they do, the almost instantaneous feedback and feeling of companionship that’s experienced in a synchronous environment is astonishing.A few of my SL friends are also learning about SL as, like me, they too are new to the environment. We share our experiences and fun, as well as our gliches and difficulties. All this is so necessary for facile learning. It is for me in SL.And here may lie a difference, I think, between using a blog or wiki, and using a synchronous environment in learning. I’ve found that the new visitors, newly rezzed in SL like myself, are a lot of fun to be with. The sharing that happens is also something that impresses me.Not that this doesn’t happen in blogging. It most certainly does. But the immediacy of the interaction and the almost tangible nuances of the personal contact in a synchronous environment like SL is breath-taking. At least, it is for me. It's magic!( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 5 ) < - related posts - > ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 )

I recently read a Facebook entry by one of my "tween" relatives that disturbed me.  She probably thought it was an innocent remark but to a predator it could have been interpreted differently.  I wanted to find the right words to convey what I thought and provide some good education resources for her and her mom.  In surfing the web, I found a website with some interesting statistics: Did you know that..?26% of children report having a public social networking profile.Children of all ages are lacking digital skills -confidence is often not matched by skill!12% of 9-16 year olds say they have been bothered or upset by something on the internet… however, 56% of parents whose child has received nasty or hurtful messages online are not aware of this.One in eight parents don’t seem to mediate their children’s online activities…while 56% of parents take positive steps such as suggesting to their children how to behave towards others online.44% of children think that parental mediation limits what they do online, 11 per cent say it limits their activities a lot.Here are some safe Internet resources I found - please share them with your children, family and friends.We all have a role to play in ensuring that every child is safe online.A Parents' Guide to Facebook a soup-to-nuts guide to Facebook privacy settings, profile settings, group settings. http://bit.ly/90P9P3NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources to help teach children how to be safer on- and offline. The program is designed for children ages 5-17, parents and guardians, educators, and law enforcement.http://www.netsmartz.org/ParentsPBS Kids offers the Webonauts Academy in which elementary school students can learn about safe online behaviors. http://pbskids.org/webonauts/Through the Wild Web Woods games teach children about potential dangers online and how to avoid them. http://www.wildwebwoods.org/popup_langSelection.phpAT&T's Safety Land is a nice game through which kids learn and practice recognizing danger on the Internet. http://bit.ly/1aqjjz Own Your Space free, 16 chapter ebook designed to educate tweens & teens about protecting themselves & stuff online. http://bit.ly/ohTkIqMicrosoft's Safety & Security Center - videos, PDFs, & PPTs  for learning about & teaching computer & web safety. http://bit.ly/ffNhD1 

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Supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) is the leading global membership organization for open, distance, flexible and online education, including e-learning, and draws its membership from institutions, educational authorities, commercial actors, and individuals. ICDE was founded in 1938 in Canada as the International Council... Read More ›