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Moodle Training and Courses - HowToMoodle. Moodle Certificates. Hybrid Pedagogy's MOOC MOOC – A MOOC to Learn About MOOCs. "We are unaware of anyone who has done a MOOC specifically about the MOOC phenomenon.

Hybrid Pedagogy's MOOC MOOC – A MOOC to Learn About MOOCs

A MOOC that explores unhesitatingly — even a bit recklessly — the potential, pitfalls, drawbacks, and advantages of this approach to teaching and learning. MOOC MOOC aims to expose all of us to the grand experiment of MOOCs by participating in that grand experiment, albeit in a concentrated, one-week format" (Morris, The Truth about MOOC MOOC). The Goal of MOOC MOOC While the idea of a MOOC MOOC may seem confusing, it really isn’t. It was designed by the creative minds at Hybrid Pedagogy to explore the concept of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) by allowing educators to participate in a MOOC about MOOCs.

The writers on the Hybrid Pedagogy site have been openly critical of the MOOC concept in the past, particularly Jesse Stommel in The March of the MOOCs: Monstrous Open Online Courses. What I Learned For starters, my supposition that MOOCs can’t inspire creativity may be wrong.

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A Global Community for Education Leaders. Flipclass and Gamification. Courses. 6 questions to ask a job interviewer - Ask Annie. To stand out from your competition, says an executive coach, you need to start a real, memorable conversation.

6 questions to ask a job interviewer - Ask Annie

Here's how to do it. Dear Annie: I've only been out of college a few years, and I was hired into my first real job (which I still have) by an on-campus recruiter at a career fair, so I don't have much experience with interviews. Now, I'm looking around for something a bit more challenging. I have some tech skills that happen to be in demand right now, so I'm getting interviews, and they've mostly gone pretty well so far. My problem is with the part of the discussion, usually at the end, when the hiring manager says, "Do you have any questions? " Dear J.J.: "If you talk to recruiters and executives who are actively hiring, they will tell you they get three types of questions: no questions, bad questions, and -- very rarely -- memorable questions," says Andrew Sobel.

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Blogs. The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have. By EdTech Team Updated on march 2, 2015 : The original list that was created in 2011 comprised 33 skills , after reviewing it we decided to do some merging and finally ended up with the 20 skills below.

The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have

The 21st century teacher should be able to : 1- Create and edit digital audio Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :Free Audio Tools for Teachers 2- Use Social bookmarking to share resources with and between learners Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : A List of Best Bookmarking Websites for Teachers 3- Use blogs and wikis to create online platforms for students Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : Great Tools to Create Protected Blogs and Webpages for your Class 4- Exploit digital images for classroom use Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :Web Tools to Edit Pictures without Installing any softwareTools to Convert Photos into Cartoons.