Andrea Edginton was tepid about teaching when her academic career began six years ago. She had gained scant lecture experience in her PhD program and was annoyed by students who showed little motivation in class. On joining the University of Waterloo’s school of pharmacy, where 40 percent of her time would be spent teaching, she [...] The post What is blended learning? appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Moodle 2.8 introduces a new Events Monitor tool that can notify teachers and admins when certain patterns of behaviour are detected. Source: www.youtube.com See on Scoop.it - Moodlicious The post Moodle 2.8 Release Highlight: Event Monitor appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Twice a year, in May and November, I have the privilege of announcing the latest major Moodle release that bundles up all the work from Moodle HQ and the whole community over the previous six months. Today we are releasing Moodle 2.8, the best version of Moodle we’ve ever produced and a very solid step [...] The post Moodle 2.8 is now available! appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Open Badges is a new digital reward system which allows students to verify their skills, interests and achievements and store them all in one place.  The badges are awarded by completing a series of tasks or meeting a set of criteria for which students must supply evidence. Source: teachwithict.weebly.com See on Scoop.it - Blended Learning [...] The post Give recognition for your student’s achievements - Award them Open Badges appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Electronic portfolio projects have great potential to impact learning, assessment, and professional development. Yet expanding e-portfolios campuswide and sustaining the program isn’t easy. Here are four pitfalls to watch out for. Source: campustechnology.com See on Scoop.it - Blended Learning Lab The post 4 Common E-Portfolio Mistakes to Avoid — Campus Technology appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Historically speaking, studies of literacy have undergone two major shifts over the last four or five decades. The first shift took place in early seventies and eighties with the publication of a series of works such as The Literacy Myth (Harvey Graff, 1979), The Psychology of Literacy (Scribner & Cole, 1981), Literacy in Theory and Practice ( Brain Street, 1984),The Uses [...] The post The 11 Skills Underlying 21st Century New Literacies appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Introduction to Learning Analytics - presentation to the Universities Scotland Learning and Teaching Committee, 3rd December 2014 Source: www.slideshare.net See on Scoop.it - EdTech 2.0 The post Introduction to Learning Analytics - presentation to the Universities Scotland Learning and Teaching Committee | Sheila MacNeill appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

In conjunction with Bryan Smith, Chris Kenniburg and the funders, The REMC organization of Michigan, we have just completed phase 1 of development for an exciting new Social Learning course format.   The Moodle plugin is called "eCommunity" and will transform the collaboration and sharing of knowledge within a course. Delivering this vision required a [...] The post First of its Kind Moodle Plugin Encourages Social Learning - Synergy Learning appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. Grounded as it is on brain research and extensive research into how people learn self-determined learning is particularly popular among those interested in innovative approaches to learning. This edited book is the perfect primer on [...] The post Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0 appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

This info graphic shares some interesting tips on how to use audio effectively in eLearning courses.Read more › Source: blog.commlabindia.com See on Scoop.it - EdTech 2.0 The post 3 Tips to Use Audio Effectively in E-learning Courses - An Infographic appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Moodle 2.8 provides evolutionary improvements to Gradebook, including a more modern Grader interface that scrolls well on all devices including touch screens… Source: www.youtube.com See on Scoop.it - Moodlicious The post Moodle 2.8 Release Highlight: Gradebook - YouTube appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Moodle 2.8 provides evolutionary improvements to Gradebook, including a more modern Grader interface that scrolls well on all devices including touch screens… Source: www.youtube.com See on Scoop.it - Moodlicious The post Moodle 2.8 Release Highlight: Usability appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Done right, blended learning breaks through the barriers of the use of time, place, path to understanding, and pace to allow each student to work according to his or her particular needs—whether that be in a group or alone, on practice problems or projects, online or offline. It preserves the benefits of the old and [...] The post Blended Learning Is About More Than Technology appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Once I decided I was going to teaching Digital Citizenship to my 6-8 middle school students it’s was brought to my attention of producing student reflections & insights through creating blog posts on teacher given scenarios. This is a great methodology that allows teachers to see students reflections, insights, as well as allowing students to [...] The post Teaching Digital Citizenship through Scenarios (Blog Posts). appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

If you build courses in Moodle, then this post is for you. Today, I’m going to provide you with some time saving techniques to use when building your Moodle courses. - See more at: http://www.moodlerooms.com/resources/blog/save-time-when-building-your-moodle-courses#sthash.Ol7tfwEs.dpuf Source: www.moodlerooms.com See on Scoop.it - Moodlicious The post Save Time When Building Your Moodle Courses appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Effective Practice with e-Portfolios uses the outcomes of recent significant projects and examples from current practice to explore how e-portfolios can add value to personalised and reflective models of learning. Drawing on the work of key national agencies and organisations and on excellent practice and recent initiatives by institutions and professional bodies, the guide illustrates [...] The post Effective practice with e-portfolios | Jisc appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

21st-century classrooms can’t underestimate the value of digital citizenship. Here are 9 traits of good digital citizens you can share with your students. Source: www.brilliant-insane.com See on Scoop.it - Digital Literacies The post 9 Traits of Good Digital Citizens - Brilliant or Insane appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Blended learning is the use of both face-to-face and eLearning approaches to deliver learning experiences (as opposed to direct instruction). Whether you’re mixing a formal learning management system with in-person lectures, or a flipped approach that combines YouTube videos with in-class group work and individual instruction, these are all examples of blended learning. The infographic below [...] The post 10 Drivers Of Blended Learning In Education appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

This book is available as a free reference book for learning Moodle 2.7 LTS released under Creative Commons Sharealike license. Source: moodle.org See on Scoop.it - Moodlicious The post Free How to use Moodle 2.7 book appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

The future’s biggest online movements in education are taking shape today.   Amid the shifting sands of online education, which trends can we expect to set the tone for e-learning in the year ahead?   Online options are growing, and the classroom format is changing to incorporate the technology. There are a few trends on [...] The post 10 Online Learning Trends to Watch in 2015 [#Infographic] appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Mobile cloud learning, a combination of mobile learning and cloud computing, is a relatively new concept that holds considerable promise for future development and delivery in the education sectors. Cloud computing helps mobile learning overcome obstacles related to mobile computing. The main focus of this paper is to explore how cloud computing changes traditional mobile [...] The post Mobile cloud learning for higher education: A case study of Moodle in the cloud appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

This study seeks to understand how to use formal learning activities to effectively support the development of open education literacies among K-12 teachers. Considering pre- and post-surveys from K-12 teachers (n = 80) who participated in a three-day institute, this study considers whether participants entered institutes with false confidence or misconceptions related to open education, [...] The post Developing open education literacies with practicing K-12 teachers appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Presentation by Kristina D.C. Hoeppner at the iMoot, the International MoodleMoot, on 15 May 2015. Slides available for download at https://www.slideshare.net/4nitsirk/m... Source: www.youtube.com See on Scoop.it - Moodlicious The post Mahara: ePortfolios for Moodle users appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Here is a short two pages PDF document from ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) which features the six major fluencies (standards) students need to develop in the 21st century classroom. Each of these fluencies is broken down into various skills all of which work in unison to cultivate the target fluency. From all [...] The post The 6 Major Skills for 21st Century Students appeared first on Patric Lougheed.