Flipped classroom Khan Academy Trains Teachers to Use Its Videos and Tools Khan Academy, best known for its free online library of math video tutorials, is using the summer months to offer in-person teacher trainings in places like Chicago, New Orleans and Redwood City, California. That might seem strange for an organization whose mission is to leverage the Internet to offer high quality learning to anyone, but Khan Academy has been piloting ways to integrate their videos into classrooms are ready to share what they’ve learned. Continue Reading Before Reading or Watching Videos, Students Should Experiment First A new Stanford study shows that students learn better when first exploring an unfamiliar idea or concept on their own, rather than reading a text or watching a video first. Continue Reading Flipped Classroom 2.0: Competency Learning With Videos Continue Reading What Will Work in New Blended Learning Experiment? Continue Reading Five Smart Habits to Develop for Back to School Continue Reading Continue Reading
compil #learning_201109 - oAnth #education #edu #elearning #pedagogics #TED#video (~20min) Salman Amin 'Sal' Khan talks at TED 2011 Salman Amin 'Sal' Khan (Bengali: সালমান খান) is an American educator and founder of the Khan Academy, a free online education platform and not-for-profit organization. #education #edu #pedagogics #Denmark #freeschool#docu 1970s #b&w #video (~30min) We have to call it school 8 Tips To Use Gmail as an eLearning Tool In this in depth Gmail guide for eLearning professionals, I'll walk you through how to successfully use Gmail to develop and implement deliverables that help learners to connect, communicate, and collaborate in online learning environments. Gmail is, without a doubt, one of the most oft-used applications online. People from across the globe utilize Gmail to stay in touch with friends and family, keep track of upcoming events, and carry out business tasks on a daily basis. However, Gmail is also an invaluable tool that can be used by eLearning Professionals to enhance learning experiences in any educational or training setting. But how can eLearning professionals take full advantage of Gmail? Check the following 8 Gmail Tips and do not hesitate to add yours by leaving a comment! As you can see, Gmail has a wide variety of uses in eLearning. Get 2 Free eBooks Get the eLearning Industry's Articles in your inbox.
The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture Due to Khan Academy’s popularity, the idea of the flipped classroom has gained press and credibility within education circles. Briefly, the Flipped Classroom as described by Jonathan Martin is: Flip your instruction so that students watch and listen to your lectures… for homework, and then use your precious class-time for what previously, often, was done in homework: tackling difficult problems, working in groups, researching, collaborating, crafting and creating. A compiled resource page of the Flipped Classroom (with videos and links) can be found at The advantage of the flipped classroom is that the content, often the theoretical/lecture-based component of the lesson, becomes more easily accessed and controlled by the learner. It is important, though, not to be seduced by the messenger. The problem is that educators, as a group, know how to do and use the lecture. The Flipped Classroom Model Experiential Engagement: The Activity Summary
Websites That Make You Smarter Khan Academy Carl Rogers, core conditions and education contents: introduction · core conditions · carl rogers on education · rogers’ influence · further reading and references · links · how to cite this article Carl Ransom Rogers (1902 – 1987) was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and is best known as the founder of ‘client-centred’ or ‘non-directive’ therapy. Rogers initially studied theology – and as part of his studies acted as the pastor in a small church in Vermont. However, he turned to clinical and educational psychology, studying at Teachers’ College of Columbia University. Core conditions Thorne argues that it is not too simplistic to, ‘affirm that the whole conceptual framework of Carl Rogers rests on his profound experience that human beings become increasingly trustworthy once they feel at a deep level that their subjective experience is both respected and progressively understood’ (1992: 26). Exhibit 1: Carl Rogers on the interpersonal relationship in the facilitation of learning Realness in the facilitator of learning. Key texts
Students use StudentChomps Introducing the enhanced Blackboard Learn. Today's active learner expects to be able to easily connect online with their different communities – including their education community. However, they want to keep their academic and personal lives separate. So we worked with students, educators, and administrators to develop a global learning network for Blackboard Learn. This network connects users at Blackboard Learn institutions around the globe and enables them to learn from each other through social, informal means – complementing the more formal classroom and online course experiences. This network connects learners at Blackboard Learn institutions around the globe and enables them to learn from each other through social, informal means – complementing the more formal classroom and online course experiences.
Marketing - Western Michigan Personal narrative plays an important role in Mike Garver’s teaching style. Garver, a professor of marketing at Central Michigan University, often uses anecdotes from his own life in his lectures, according to one of his students. “It’s a good way to, in his words, ‘Put a movie in your mind,’ ” says Mike Hoover, a senior at Central Michigan, who is currently taking Garver’s course in market research. So when I ask Garver about his efforts to excise the lecture from the classroom and blow it to smithereens, he naturally begins telling me a story. In this one, it’s 1998, and Garver is fresh out of grad school and into his first teaching job, at Western Carolina University. He’s giving a lecture on “the principles of marketing” to 100 students. “I gave one of the best lectures I had ever given,” Garver says. After class, Garver remembers his supervisor affirming the young lecturer’s confidence -- before blowing it apart. I tell Garver it’s obvious that he is in marketing.
5 Reasons Why Learning Analytics are Important for eLearning In this post I will highlight some of the most significant arguments for why Learning analytics have the power to improve eLearning in education and training. In addition, I will go over the basics of learning analytics, to offer an in depth look at how it can effectively enhance learners’ overall eLearning experience. A major aspect (and a great challenge at the same time!) of instructional design and eLearning development is to know the behavior of your learners. This way, you can create an eLearning experience that offers the most benefit for the learners and ensure that every component of the eLearning course is helping them towards achieving their objectives and goals. One of the most effective ways to collect this invaluable data is through learning analytics. The Basics of Learning Analytics Learning Analytics are, in essence, the collection of data that is gathered while learners are engaging in the eLearning experience. References: How can I use analytics to benefit my students?
How Khan Academy Is Changing the Rules of Education | Magazine Matthew Carpenter, age 10, has completed 642 inverse trigonometry problems at KhanAcademy.org.Photo: Joe Pugliese “This,” says Matthew Carpenter, “is my favorite exercise.” I peer over his shoulder at his laptop screen to see the math problem the fifth grader is pondering. Carpenter, a serious-faced 10-year-old wearing a gray T-shirt and an impressive black digital watch, pauses for a second, fidgets, then clicks on “0 degrees.” Carpenter, who attends Santa Rita Elementary, a public school in Los Altos, California, shouldn’t be doing work anywhere near this advanced. But last November, Thordarson began using Khan Academy in her class. Initially, Thordarson thought Khan Academy would merely be a helpful supplement to her normal instruction. “I’m able to give specific, pinpointed help when needed,” she says. The result is that Thordarson’s students move at their own pace. For years, teachers like Thordarson have complained about the frustrations of teaching to the “middle” of the class.