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Engaging online learners 1

Learning with 'e's

Let's start with collaborative online spaces. It relates to critical writing on wikis, but it can be applied to just about any collaborative online learning space: There is a spectrum of wiki activities that can be used to encourage critical thinking in writing. References Gunawardena, C.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

Learning with 'e's

One of the most popular activities on our wiki based learning programmes was called ‘goldmining’. In this activity, each of the students took individual responsibility to seek out, evaluate and then post useful websites and online learning resources that were deemed indispensable to the group. Continues tomorrow.

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Nostalgia will NOT get my PhD finished….but it is a nice diversion

Learning Confluence

Wikispaces is topical right now given the announcement to close – I am still wondering how I can archive 200+ wikis before July… BTW – there is a dead link in the post, the Flat Classroom 2007 wiki is here – [link]. tools and disrupt class activities.

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Learning technology teacher development blog: Online Video: For Language Development

Nik Peachey

Skype Part 2 Online Workspace. Using wikis for teacher development. Using wikis with EFL students. Creating a Wiki. collaborative learning. (4). distance learning. (1). e-learning. (4). learning. (2). mobile learning. (5). online learning. (2). ► May. (8).

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes. How might we bring these important elements to the online learning experience in the next school year?