Today I participated in an Elluminate session by Alex Hayes on moblogging Some introductory thoughts and prompts from Alex are available at http://alexanderhayes.wikispaces.com/17082006 Before the session started we were sent some SMS and MMS messages which…

link to website from Alex Havalais about a uni course that incorporated blogging as a learning activity: “I asked students to reflect about what they had learned over the course of the semester, and though I didn’t ask about blogging specifically, many of…

link to website Using SMS as a way of providing connection and community for first year students Louise Horstmanshof Griffith Institute for Higher Education Griffith University Abstract: “Technology provides one means of meeting the challenge of providing…

link to website Communication dynamics: Discussion boards, weblogs and the development of communities of inquiry in online learning environments [11 Oct 04 Updates: Small edits & hyperlinked references] Online learning environments (OLEs) are now critical to…

link to website By Brent Muirhead “Introduction Interactivity research studies involving online classes reveal that students value their opportunities to communicate with their peers and instructors. The author will briefly highlight student expectations for…

preview Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring: How to Facilitate an Effective Mentoring Process, Revised Edition By: Murray, Margo Published By: Jossey-Bass link to website Simply Brilliant ISBN: 0273654187 Publication Date: March, 2003 Author(s): Fergus…

link to website by Susan Gelade, Tom Stehlik The impact of urban, regional, and remote location on Indigenous vocational education and training (VET) students’ aspirations and outcomes is examined in this report. It finds the availability of desired courses,…

elearnspace by George Siemens “For learners, a negative experience is catalogued as a “I can’t do that” statement…and if not questioned, it is perceived as a fact in future encounters. We need to actively promote debriefing in all learning…

link to website Free Groupboard Registration By filling in this form you will be able to put a free Groupboard onto your web page. The only limitations on this version are that you cannot resize the Whiteboard, the number of users logged on and…

link to pdf file By: Geraldine Lefoe, University of Wollongong Cathy Gunn, University of Auckland John Hedberg, University of Wollongong Abstract: “The University of Wollongong opened a new campus and two new access centres on the south coast of NSW,…

pdf file LSDA - UK “New ways of motivating adults to become active learners are needed if the goal of getting more people involved in education or training is to be achieved, says a new report from the Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA). The…

Wimba - Tools Voice Direct Wimba Voice Direct is vocal communication in real-time. It’s like a conference call through a computer, without fear of firewalls. Voice Direct can be used for interactive discussions or

This Quick Guide looks at effective online facilitation and its importance in online teaching and learning. From the Flexible Learning Framework

::: XPLANA.COM ::: Exploring how we can learn and teach with technology JAMES FARMER 09.09.03 10:07PM Subverting the Discussion Board I like things that I can use in a whole ton of ways. I don’t like things that tell me exactly how I should use them. Take,…

IRRODL: Learner Support Services for Online Students: Scaffolding for Success Stacey Ludwig-Hardman Western Governors University, USA Joanna C. Dunlap University of Colorado at Denver, USA Abstract “A critical component of an effective retention program for…

Models of Collaboration By Timothy Butler and David Coleman “In this guest editorial we examine five models for collaboration that vary from barely interactive to intensely interactive. Granted the CS definition for collaboration requires some level of…

link to website “So, how do we motivate our online participants? Keep this list in mind when designing your online courses and interacting with your learners and you may be amazed at what a difference a little motivation makes.”

LearnScope Frankie Forsyth - Thu, 7 Aug 2003, 10:40 Welcome to the discussion about the high and low lights of online facilitation. List of tips in no particular order here

Blogging Across the Curriculum Quoting Alan(?): “From Quinnipiac University comes this gem: Blogging Across the Curriculum. Pattie Belle Hastings from the Interactive Design Department shares this resource that rose from her 2002 experiments on using student…

LearnScope Resource Centre article Elearning has an unacceptably high drop-out rate, says this article. So George Siemens organised a group of online educators put themselves through a (non) course of discussion to address the problem. They created this…

Tasmanian Communities Online As at Oct 30 2002 there are: 1. Currently 345,000 Tasmanians living outside the Hobart / Glenorchy / Clarence metropolitan areas have easy access to an Online Access Centre located in their community. This represents about 75% of…

Learnline - NTU’s Online Learning Community Links to: Learner’s Toolbox - Information for students studying off campus. Study Skills online - Information about study skills strategies. Info Smart - Develops information literacy skills. Also Teaching and…

Learning through Asynchronous Discussions Experiences from using a discussion board in a large undergraduate class in Hong Kong By Narasimha Bolloju, Dept of Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong, and Robert Davison, Dept of Information Systems,…

Virtual Cafes This pdf describes a learners experience of a “virtual cafe” used in a uni course. This includes the ways in which the process was facilitated.