Gee’s (2007) description of semiotic domains reminds me of what my language peers refer to as multiple literacies; that’s the literacy required to perform a task beyond reading, writing, and arithmetic.  Semiotic domain refers to the ability to detect the signs, symbols, merit, value, and language of a particular activity in order to function properly […]

  In my opinion, the blended format offers the best learning situation. It’s like a web-enhanced course on steroids. You’ll get to meet with the students in person, share all types of great resources online, and continue discussions online instead of having the conversation end when the face-to-face class ends. The three most important things […]

 Do you think that problem solving, critical thinking, and creative thinking are synonymous? In order to solve problems effectively and efficiently, you need to use creative thinking and critical thinking.  Jonassen (2000) created a typology of problem solving.  He identified 11 types of problems: logical problems, algorithms, story problems, rule using problems, decision-making, trouble-shooting, diagnoses solution, […]

Learning is the acquisition of knowledge, skills, abilities, as well the acculturation of values, attitudes, and emotional reactions (mindset). Learning is determined from the following observations: completion of a new behavior/task, change in frequency/speed/intensity to said task, changing the complexity of a task, and responding differently to particular stimulus. Moreover, learning can be inferred from […]

  I created this list for instructional designers working with faculty in higher education who are moving their courses online for the first time.  This is not a comprehensive list but rather a checklist for talking points.  I hope you find it helpful! Will the course shell be shared with others in your department? What are […]

In my opinion, the blended format offers the best learning situation.  It’s like a web-enhanced course on steroids.  You’ll get to meet with the students in person, share all types of great resources online, and continue discussions online instead of having the conversation end when the face-to-face class ends.  The 3 most important things I’d tell […]

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Originally posted on Learning2gether:[audio mp3="http://learning2getherdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/2014aug31dawnbikowski-64k.mp3"][/audio] Download mp3 here: http://learning2getherdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/2014aug31dawnbikowski-64k.mp3 On Sun Aug 31 Learning2gether was honored to meet with Dawn Bikowski discussing gaming and language learning Dawn discussed projects she’s working on for teacher training by putting digital gaming into her MA teacher training courses, including pedagogical grammar and teaching reading & writing. She…

(This is a repost of the EVO2015 Call for Participation from Nina Liakos.) Dear EFL/ESL Educator, Since 2001, the Electronic Village Online, a project of TESOL’s CALL Interest Section, has been offering free online professional development sessions to language teachers world-wide. It is my pleasure to announce the Call for Participation for the Electronic Village Online (EVO) 2015. This year, […]

Note: The following blog post is an excerpt from my qualitative case study with 11 Saudi college-aged students conducted in 2014. Contact me if you’re interested in reading the entire paper. I conducted a single instrumental case study to understand the digital game usage of the dominant culture of English language learners (ELLs) at my […]

What does your syllabus say about your online course?  I just completed a research project developing a rubric  to identify the potential for a community of inquiry in online college courses.  Then I used the rubric to review 23 online course syllabi from my university’s College of Education.  I found a high amount of cognitive presence in the […]

I’ve been blogging since 2011.  I noticed I had 61 blogs listed in the category for e-Learning.  Here’s a collection of my best effort to help others understand how to improve online learning and your professional online image as an eLeader. Face-to-Face to Online Course Development Checklist From Face-to-Face Teaching to Blended Format How to […]

Note: This is a review of my professor’s article on knowledge. Johnson, R. B. (2008). Knowledge. In L. M. Given (Ed.), The Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods (pp. 478-482). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. In his article, Johnson (2008) addressed the typologies of knowledge, affective variables, standardization, debates, and its history. Knowledge is often defined […]

This week's challenge is to create a photo slider, so I trotted out some photos I took in Turkey and enjoyed the journey. Read more...

In an update to last year's post, I wanted to share some of my go-to free tools I use for e-learning. Read more...

If you haven't already let your Storyline files go full-screen and playerless, here's how to do it. Read more...

I did a makeover of my quirky passport demo - taking it from Storyline 1 to a jet-fueled Storyline 2. Read more...

This week's challenge is create some cool buttons. Thanks to Jeff Kortenbosch - I did! Read more...

When do the challenges get really challenging? When they go on vacation and make me go too. Read more...

This ELH Challenge is to create a little something to help teach punctuation, so I made a tic-tac-toe game out of it! Read more...

I turned my Tic-Tac-Toe game into a customizable template - and you can grab it right here! Read more...

Filed under: e-learning, Gaming, Research Tagged: CALL, EFL, ESL, gaming, MMORGs

Dweck (2009) identified students’ beliefs about learning as their mindsets. Those who underestimate their ability to learn may have a fixed mindset, while those who believe that they can learn by establishing attainable goals and applying effort to learn have a growth mindset. Students with a growth mindset want to know the right answer. They want to be corrected; […]

The following suggestions are recommended in meeting the Americans with Disability Act. "No otherwise qualified individual with a disability …shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance… (Section 504, […]