FLIPPED. Free Social Teaching and Learning Network focused solely on education. Khan Academy. Five Best Practices for the Flipped Classroom. Ok, I'll be honest.
I get very nervous when I hear education reformists and politicians tout how "incredible" the flipped-classroom model, or how it will "solve" many of the problems of education. It doesn't solve anything. It is a great first step in reframing the role of the teacher in the classroom. It fosters the "guide on the side" mentality and role, rather than that of the "sage of the stage. " It helps move a classroom culture towards student construction of knowledge rather than the teacher having to tell the knowledge to students. It also creates the opportunity for differentiated roles to meet the needs of students through a variety of instructional activities. 1) Need to Know How are you creating a need to know the content that is recorded? 2) Engaging Models One of the best way to create the "need to know" is to use a pedagogical model that demands this. 3) Technology What technology do you have to support the flipped classroom?
4) Reflection 5) Time and Place. SOCIAL. Secure Social Learning Network for Teachers and Students. Learn English, Spanish and German for free. Teacher 2.0 - Your Personal and Professional Growth. Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching. The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2011 — So Far. I usually just do a year-end list on Web 2.0 Applications For Education and many other topics, but it gets a little crazy having to review all of my zillion posts at once. So, to make it easier for me — and perhaps, to make it a little more useful to readers — I’m going to start publishing mid-year lists, too. These won’t be ranked, unlike my year-end “The Best…” lists, and just because a site appears on a mid-year list doesn’t guarantee it will be included in an end-of-the-year one.
But, at least, I won’t have to review all my year’s posts in December… As usual, in order to make this list, a site had to be: * accessible to English Language Learners and non-tech savvy users. * free-of-charge. * appropriate for classroom use. * completely browser-based with no download required. It’s possible that a few of these sites began in 2010, but, if so, I’m including them in this list because they were “new to me” in 2011. You might want to visit previous editions: Feedback is welcome.
Mind-reading robot teachers keep students focused - tech - 29 May 2012. An automated system that detects when online pupils are distracted or snoozing and then uses tricks to keep them alert WE ALL remember dozing off during a boring class at school.
A robotic teacher that monitors students' attention levels and mimics the techniques human teachers use to hold their pupils' attention promises to end the snoozing, especially for students who have their lessons online. Tests indicate the robot can boost how much students remember from their lessons. Intelligent tutoring systems that use virtual teachers to interact with students could play a crucial role in the expanding field of online education. The trouble with online courses is that it is usually impossible to know whether the student is concentrating and engaging with the lesson. "We wanted to look at how learning happens in the real world," says Mutlu.
The robot teacher first told a short story about the animals that make up the Chinese zodiac, in order to get a baseline EEG reading. More from the web. Free eLearning books. Since I am a great fan of open source software (Open Source Authoring Tools for e-Learning, Free and Open Source Web Conferencing Tools for e-Learning) and active member of online communities I created the following list with free e-Learning books. 41 Free e-Learning Books – (Update 10/11/2011)=> If you have read any of the following books I will highly appreciate if you share your opinion with the e-Learning community.
=> If you know a free e-Learning book that is not included in the list please I will highly appreciate if you write a comment with a link to that book. ————————————————————————————————————– 75 Tips to Reduce eLearning Costs – eLearning Guild (Update 10/11/2011 suggested by Christopher Pappas) In this complimentary eBook, eLearning Guild members reveal imaginative ways to cut eLearning costs, and share insights on how to optimize your resources to get the job done more efficiently and effectively, without sacrificing quality. => Resources Who are the Intended Readers? Moodle.org: open-source community-based tools for learning. Classroom 2.0. The Edublog Awards.