At my recent connecting online 2013 webinar on the WizIQ platform, I presented a topic called “How do you promote your courses online”? A burning issue was the question of finding paying students. Much of the webinar talk revolved around building up an online presence and reputation.… Read the rest
I’ve always been fascinated by the potential of using movies to teach. Over the years I’ve come up with many ideas for this. I’ve also recently been inspired by colleagues who have written books on the subject or who have created online movie utopias for ELT.… Read the rest
What is learning and what is the best way to approach it? Listening to lectures, watching videos, listening to podcasts, or reading text may not be as effective and meaningful as learning through active learning.… Read the rest
Metaphorically speaking, knowledge is light. If I ask you to take it literally, it will be easy for me to get into the science of it.
Light, as we know it, shows wave-particle duality. Einstein proved that light is not just a wave but is made up of small particles or packets called Photons.… Read the rest
Lost in a cloud of resources?
When people think about learning or teaching a language, the first thing I consider is content, materials, or curricula. In the past, this mostly meant published language learning books, cassettes, or cds for audio input.… Read the rest
I just returned from a month in Nicaragua, where I was traveling with my 3 year old daughter. I work online and can be anywhere. There was no way that I was staying in New England all winter.
There are places where the people are relaxed, the sun is shining and the cost of living is 1/3 of what it is in the US or Canada.… Read the rest
“Love has no culture, boundaries, race and religion. It is pure and beautiful like early morning sunrise falling in lake.”
Santosh Kalwar
Bearing in mind concepts of love, diversity, and mutual respect, you may get a useful message from this short animation created by my seven year old son.… Read the rest
WizIQ releases the Virtual Classroom plugin for integration with the latest Moodle version 2.4. If you have already upgraded to Moodle 2.4, you can try the new WizIQ plugin for Moodle now. And, if you are going to upgrade to Moodle 2.4, you would now be able to download and install the WizIQ Virtual Classroom plugin for your LMS or teaching website.… Read the rest
The Apprehension
“Virtual Classroom is a great tool for e Learning but its use is still limited, say, if I wanted to create a few groups amongst my students in a physical classroom for some brainstorming activity could it be possible in your virtual classroom?”, asked one of the professors during the Teacher Training conducted by Team WizIQ at Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi for Certificate Course in Business Management or CCBM.(Read all about this course in my previous post).… Read the rest
When you are working for the people, true satisfaction comes when the same people recognize your efforts and honor you with laurels.
The Government of Punjab conferred WizIQ with The Shiksha Ratan Award for the Best Virtual Classroom for the year 2013 at the State Education Summit Punjab, held on February 7-8, 2013, in Chandigarh.… Read the rest
