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Welcome to the Moodle MOOC on WizIQ

Dr. Nellie Muller Deutsch — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:15:13 +0000

Guests on Moodle MOOC
Martin Dougiamas, the founder of Moodle, will be speaking at the opening ceremony on May 31 at 9 PM EST New York and at 9PM Perth (Australia) time. In addition, there will be other guest appearances by Stephen Downes, who will be talking about connectivism and teaching/learning online and MOOCs on June 15, 2013, and Bryan Alexander , who will be presenting on June 22, 2013.… Read the rest

10 Ways in Which Online Students are Being Engaged Right Now

Dr. Nancy Zingrone — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:59:43 +0000

There is so much personality flowing out from the teachers and trainers who use WizIQ, that learners cannot help but feel eager to learn.

WizIQ is a busy place. There is a lot of fantastic teaching going on, from Elementary and Middle School Biology to Organic Chemistry, Technology and Programming Online to Online Language Learning; you name it.… Read the rest

10 Online Tools to Master Language Teaching

Sylvia Guinan — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:57:09 +0000

You can’t have fun teaching online without getting your hands dirty!!

As an online teacher, a great part of my work involves utilizing the best educational tools for my content creation, content delivery, or to encourage active learning with students. I will describe them based on the needs of online teachers and/or classroom teachers who wish to integrate what they do with online technologies.… Read the rest

Can We Really Trust Nathan Heller’s MOOCs?

Navleen — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:53:52 +0000

“An avalanche is coming. The one certainty for anyone in the path of an avalanche is that standing still is not an option.”

As much as I would like to agree with all that is said in a wonderful publication called “An avalanche is coming: Higher education and the revolution ahead”, I can not help but think beyond the calamity and into the aftermath.… Read the rest