Posts Tagged ‘professional development’
The 2nd Annual Global Education Conference Starts today! #GlobalEd11
At 11am EST Alan November (one of many great speakers) kicks off the 2nd Annual Global Education Conference, while it's not necessarily Moodle-focused or -related, it does offer a host of professional development, discussions and top-notch presenters and keynote from around the world. GEC is hosted entirely on Elluminate/Wimba (now Blackboard [...]
Plan to use Moodle? Training may be required
Depending on what state or country you live in you may now have a hurdle if you're interested in implementing/using Moodle in your classroom: required professional development and training. At least one state in the US now have a minimum training requirement for any teacher who wants to "teach an online course in a public school, including a [...]
Huge Professional Development Opportunities in Moodle on the CEET ning #edtechbc
The Community of Expertise in Educational Technology (CEET) social network site is a wealth of information for teachers and Moodlers worldwide. Members share tons of great information, engage in discussions and even do some live events each month. A list of the upcoming "Moodle Meets", which are short (5 day) professional development jaunts [...]
Introduction to Teaching with Moodle (4 week online course in October for as low as $55)
@ONEforTraining is a professional development arm of the California Community Colleges and offers low-cost teacher training via the web. This upcoming course has been offered before by @One and covers the basics of using Moodle in the classroom. For as low as $55 dollars for the 4 week session it's a great deal (non CA institutions are only [...]
60+ simple open courses created in Moodle
If you're interested in learning a new skill or want to check out how simple a Moodle course can be (when using/tapping open resources available elsewhere on the web) you should check out http://www.open-of-course.org/courses/. It's just a collection of simply created OER courses presented through Moodle. Adding a file upload, discussion [...]
eportfolios with google docs by @jenhegna on @Moodleshare
Moodleshare is a great resource for finding free courses to download (and new courses are added every week!). Jon Fila (@Moodleshare) recently posted a new course by Jen Hegna which highlights how to use Google Docs and Apps to create student e-Portfolios. From her post (which made the rounds on Moodlemayhem and elsewhere), I recently [...]
Great District/School Moodle Implementation and Professional Development Resource
If you're school is working to implement or adopt Moodle then you must check out Miguel Guhlin's (@mguhlin) online resource page which includes his presentation about the subject above, course templates and other great resources which speak to the use and adoption of Moodle, some "how to" implement ideas, 1st day tips and other resources that can [...]
3 Tips in 3 Minutes presentation for newbie Moodlers
This intro presentation found on Prezi was created by "Ian (Teacher in China)". It's a great look at a few handy tips for new teachers working with Moodle. Tip 1: Focus on the Middle (remove the blocks/clutter around the edges) Tip 2: Turn editing on! Tip 3: Add Assignments These entry level tips are highlighted with screenshots and [...]
Teacher Documentation at Moodle Docs: a 1st destination for new Moodlers
There's a great resource (recently revised) at Moodle.org's docs which is titled "teacher documentation" but really is a great primer that any new-to-Moodle teacher should be exposed to (immediately). The resource highlights the underpinning of Moodle's principles and structure then provides links to great introduction videos, resources, demos [...]
What’s your Moodle training Strategy? Tips for creating a topnotch training program
The Moodle Feasibility Study we conducted has some great insights to training strategies that schools/institutions take in order to facilitate a higher level of Moodle use (and a more comprehensive use of it's various features). Here are some of the tips and tricks we gleaned from the study/survey, Strategies: It seems that there was consensus [...]
