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The iPad: a tool for teachers

Paul Left — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:44:32 +0000

To what extent can the iPad be a useful tool for supporting the work of teachers and lecturers?

Six tips for setting up a small-scale e-learning site

Paul Left — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:13:57 +0000

While a small-scale e-learning site has the potential to be more flexible and adaptable than a large institutional setup, it's important to start it off on a sound footing to avoid wasting time and money.

Getting started with PBWorks wiki

Paul Left — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:16:56 +0000

Here's a 3-page PDF document on how to get started with PBWorks, an easy-to-use wiki which provides some good features for developing and formatting content.

8 tips for online learning community activities

Paul Left — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:47:23 +0000

In a purely social community, collaboration and communication can be very open and unstructured. But when incorporating online community approaches into courses, we normally need to adopt a more structured approach to meet needs of the curriculum and the learners.

Open source synchronous classroom

Paul Left — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:30 +0000

BigBlueButton is an open source and easy-to-use tool for running a synchronous virtual classroom, including chat, audio, video, presentations and shared desktop.

Evaluating online community activities

Paul Left — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:05:10 +0000

Structured online events can play an important role in maintaining a sustainable online community. This article gives guidelines on evaluating such events to improve their effectiveness.

Planning online learning activities: problems with technology

Paul Left — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:18:35 +0000

Online learning activities (especially synchronous ones) often disappoint participants because of simple problems with the technology. Some simple preparations can help avoid problems and deal with those that arise.

Writing online – tips for teachers and learners

Paul Left — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:41:27 +0000

There are a number of pitfalls when using an online editor, such as those found in blogs, wikis or LMS software. But most problems can be avoided by using a few simple techniques.

Language codes for Twitter

Paul Left — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:08:44 +0000

A coding system such as the commonly-used two-letter language codes would make it much easier to find Twitter posts in languages other than English.

The iPad in education

Paul Left — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:33:01 +0000

My advice to teachers: if you are using Web 2.0 tools or an LMS such as Moodle, you may not find a shiny new iPad is a suitable platform for creating and editing content.